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Jcl

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He 5000 gas
« on: March 12, 2011, 12:27:57 PM »

So winter is almost over thinking of buying a He 5000.  Whats  the burn time using a He5000.   i work 12 hour shifts gone from my house 14-16 hours was wondering how long they  will run between loads and how much wood you think you have burned this year!      thanks
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Re: He 5000 gas
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2011, 02:39:39 PM »

Most any gasifier will go that long easily. Majority of regular units will do it also with a big enough firebox.
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Re: He 5000 gas
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2011, 06:47:42 PM »

i was just  wondering coming from a force hot air wood stove to a new He 5000. How many cords of wood i will need for the next year.  have been doing 3 cords a year.       
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Re: He 5000 gas
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2011, 07:45:39 PM »

This is my first year with a HE5000.  I usually get 12 -14 hours of burn with mine. I am also fairly exposed to wind, which does not treat mine well.  I seem to go thru more wood when windy than when bitter cold.  I would suggest a wind break or enclosure of sorts to help with the time.  I am in a 1600 sq ft farm house with minimal insulation and my wife keeps it at 75+   24/7.  I figure I have chewed thru about 5 full cord since mid October.  But I also had some wet stuff in the mix that didn't perform well.  All in all I am very pleased with my HE5000.  Others have had their problems over time according to this site.  I do not know what year 2 + will bring me, hopefully no troubles. 

Just my penny worth of knowledge and opinion from a newbie to the sport.
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Re: He 5000 gas
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2011, 07:27:32 AM »

I "had" a HE5000 for almost 2 full winters. I just sold it and purchased a larger unit (non-gasser) to handle my heat load. The Wood Doctor is a well built unit that did what it claimed to do, but as with mostly all OWB's the heating potential claims where a "bit" overstated. It was undersized for my application and because it worked so hard to keep up, I was stuffing it full it 3 times a day and having to wait till 11pm or so at night to fill it to get an overnight burn. When it got cold out, the fan "never" shut off. This I feel was my major problem because I think most of my heat was going out the chimney. I will also agree, wind seemed more of a factor than temp on the performance of the boiler.
Don't get me wrong, I feel the HE5000 is a superp boiler and would recomend one as long as you are going to heat within it's limits. (this stands for any boiler).
I saved over 11k in propane bills in 2 winters with mine.......it owed me "nothing" when I sold it.
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