convection circulation wood heat storage

I am installing a hot water heater as a heat storage above a wood fired, forced air furnace, with a hot water loop. will this serculate by convection only?  or will I need a serc. pump to assist?
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if you put a drawing we might be able to help you.

If laid out for proper convective circulation, it might work. The bigger the connecting pipes, the more likely it will be to work. A pump will make it work faster.

What will be best for your situation depends on the exact details of the installation and what you want from it.

The wood furnace stands about 48" high, I plan in using a gas hot water heater for the heat reservoir. on a stand 54" high (so I can pass through under it). This will dictate 3/4" piping. eventually I may install a larger tank as I intend to incorporate a solar heat collector into the system eventually. It looks like I can input photos and drawings as attachments, is that right?

Eric Sandberg wrote:The wood furnace stands about 48" high, I plan in using a gas hot water heater for the heat reservoir. on a stand 54" high (so I can pass through under it). This will dictate 3/4" piping. eventually I may install a larger tank as I intend to incorporate a solar heat collector into the system eventually. It looks like I can input photos and drawings as attachments, is that right?

Yes you can attach photos just click the "attachment" below if you put photos I can edit the photo so you will know exactly where and what to put and explain to you why.

Here is the data plate for the Forced air heater, with a hot water loop.