How's Your Yurt Handling The Cold?

[tnyurt]

I added a 3 ton free mini split heat pump a few weeks back and it works well. Keeps it 70 plus if I want and we have had some teen weather in tennessee. My 30' is on a concrete pad and I put 5/8 inch foam flooring down which keeps the cold away. It has wood grain printed on it and looks great. No condensation problems for me. We don't live in the yurt, it is used for retreat group space. Love the site by the way

[Bob Rowlands]

The stove I'm using is of a small fireplace 'insert' style, airtight design, approximately 1.5 cu ft firebox, and rated at 27K btu wide open. It will not begin to heat my uninsulated 16' yurt when the temps are well below freezing to zero. It is a good thing I'm not living in there with that paltry heat source.

When I fully stoke the stove, and leave the door and damper open for maximum heat output, I burn alot more wood than with the stove damped down.

Insulating the yurt would certainly make a big difference. From what I've read, Mongolians use felt as

insulation

, and probably are able to heat their 5 meter yurts with a stove similar in size to mine. Since I'm not gonna felt the yurt, a stove twice the size is in the works.