Read my above post .....Thanks for the suggestions though.
Just change the one long metal duct and that changes everything.
I use a small stove in a 1k sf ranch.
My stove is rated for 1,200 sf but is a double burn chamber. Older stove but of new design by Dovre 400. We burn 3-4 full cords of hardwoods a year and the house stays between 65-75 down to zero outside.
Crappy wood windows with aluminum tracks with external aluminium storm windows, junk! Aluminum siding with a thin layer or Styrofoam under it, junk! R sumtin in the walls with 3/8" sheetrock, junk! Good bones a 5/12 pitch. 1973 built rancher over five courses of cinder block with a sand floor covered in plastic. Changing that after soda blasting the wood now that most of the fiberglass insulation is out. Switching it up to insulated block covered with two inch foam up to the last course then a big crawl space dehumidifier and a sealed controlled environment. I have moisture issues under there but no rot just mice and spider crickets everywhere. The stove heats it right through the decking now. Stays near 40-50F under there most times in winter. Might add a side water tank to the stove so I have free hot water and send all the hot from my electric tank to a potable circulator and around to exchangers if needed. Pex works good for that.
Going to keep swapping out windows starting this year on the ends. Wind load is big here on my north gable wall. Changing those two windows first and adding a front door there. Porch is next and a dummy wall to the side for curb appeal. A dummy wall off to the side in front of the south side raise wood deck area will make it look better and hide the side yard now the back yard. They built it facing the neighbors house as a MIL sweet of sorts. At one time the neighbor decided she wanted her mom right next door facing her or so the story goes. We have five neighbors that border our property and our house sits sideways on the lot not facing the street like most homes do.
Weird deal but I have eight square of south facing roof to cover in solar panels. The good ones are starting to be updated now days. I'll be buying a bulk bunch this winter for my home.
We have a gasoline generator.
City water plus sewer, sucks.
Wood heat rules. We never fire oil burner hot air heat.
AC quit about six years ago right before I got sick. Been running shakers for now. I did get a newer 22 seer reefer unit last year for this place. 2.5 ton 2015 unit with the new stuff in it. Need to purchase a newer or revamp my A coil. The original unit is a 1974 that ate a few hard start kits lol. It does run but not very well. She done wore out.
