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We also informed ourselves about the fireplace and its compatibility with Kfw 40+. In our current house, we heat our living area exclusively with the fireplace. That means in winter, it is really cold without it, and you feel the need to turn on the fireplace. I think in the new house, the heating simply must not be set as high as in the other rooms, otherwise there will be no need (and no benefit) to want to turn on the fireplace.

I don’t know how well insulated your current house is. With KFW 40 you simply have a very low heat demand. The water flowing through the underfloor heating is rather lukewarm. It must be similar with the fireplace. A really heavy masonry stove would be ideal. I would also not choose the viewing pane too large, because a lot of heat is radiated through the glass. Acquaintances made the mistake of building a panoramic fireplace (glass on three sides). It quickly becomes unbearably warm in the room. Then either the room is ventilated, which is of course economically senseless, or only very little wood is burned, which quickly leads to a sooty pane.

I don't know how well insulated your current house is. With KFW 40 you simply have a very low heat demand.

A really heavy masonry heater would be ideal.

With the combination of a modern insulated house and a heavy masonry heater, we now have 2 winter experiences and are extremely satisfied - both regarding the type of warmth and the energy consumption. That does not mean that others would be satisfied with it, because the furnishing also plays a role in the use of the masonry heater as well as the intelligent positioning. If the room is fully furnished, the radiant heat possibly cannot warm the opposite wall. Having a window opposite the stove is also not very meaningful - the radiant heat just goes out. We have and need no other heat source besides the masonry heater in our living area. [ATTACH alt="tempImageiQTLka.png"]64855[/ATTACH] [ATTACH alt="tempImagezw3Bh2.png"]64856[/ATTACH]

Did they install the storage stones? We are also considering whether we want to build a panorama fireplace or just two-sided...