Water-bearing stove connection

Hello,

I am considering replacing my wood-burning stove with a water-bearing one. Behind my wood-burning stove, the heating pipes also run. Can the stove be installed at any point in the heating circuit? As far as I understand so far, it is installed in the return flow of the heating circuit.

I would be very grateful for tips.

The house is from the 70s and uninsulated?

How often is the stove operated? If you have a competent heating engineer, it could be done, but in terms of control technology, it is a nightmare and often not worth the effort.

Thank you for the quick response. Yes, the house is from 1968, uninsulated, with a new gas boiler from 2010. I was thinking of a pellet stove that can also be fired with wood and is water-supported. During the day, I always lower the temperature to 17 degrees and from around 5 p.m. I start the stove because I get free wood. The idea is to preheat the apartment with pellets before I come home and then continue heating with wood. Currently, I have about €1200 heating costs per year for 160 sqm including a 50 sqm granny flat where a retiree lives and heats continuously.

There are a few things to consider.

The question is, which pipes run along there? Cross-section? Whether you connect the stove to the supply or return line, I don't know. But theoretically, the stove has its own pump.

Also check with your chimney sweep before buying about the annual inspection costs. I've heard something about 150-309 euros. I can't say if that's true.

Hello

A water-bearing stove always requires a buffer tank.
At least 50 liters per kW of water-side heating output; only this ensures a generally sufficient
and constant heat extraction as well as an adequate circulation water volume. You can’t just
connect to the supply and return lines like that.
Furthermore, a fresh water and wastewater connection for the thermal drain safety device is necessary.

Olli

That's exactly what I keep talking about... it sounds great, you can use the waste heat instead of just letting it dissipate... but usually no one says beforehand that until that point, you have to invest so much that it takes about 15 years to break even, and until then the system might possibly give out.