Wood burning stove and fireplace

A heating apparatus for burning wood or the like comprising a housing having therein a combustion chamber, a flue opening in an upper portion of said housing, support means for mounting inside of said housing above the combustion chamber and below the flue opening a removable insert structure, said removable insert structure having a raised central portion, and draft control means for automatically controlling the draft into the combustion chamber in response to the temperature sensed by a temperature sensor.

A heating apparatus adpatable for use as a convection heater, a hot air heater or a hot water heater for burning wood or the like, comprising:

• a housing having herein a combustion chamber for combustion of wood or a similar solid fuel, a flue opening in an upper portion of said housing, a selected removable insert structure, the selected removable insert structure being removably mounted inside of said housing above the combustion chamber and below the flue opening, said removable insert structure being selected to be at least one of the group of a baffle plate, air-air heat exchanger or an air-water heat exchanger, an air inlet in a lower part of said housing for supplying air to said combustion chamber, and draft control means mounted on said air inlet for automatically controlling the draft into the combustion chamber in response to the temperature sensed by a temperature sensor, and a second air inlet in a lower portion of said housing, said second air inlet being in communication with a duct, said duct opening in an upper portion of the combustion chamber for supplying air to the combustion gases whereby the combustion gases are more completely burned to produce additional heat.