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1-5 years

31 (66%)

6-10 years

10 (21.3%)

11-15 years

4 (8.5%)

15+ years

2 (4.3%)

Total Members Voted: 47

[userdk]

Feel free to comment on what brand you have, what steel it's made out of, what design it is, how long it's lasted,any repairs, and etc. If warranty issues, how did it go? Feel free to comment.

[userdk]

I got the idea from the forestry forum. Check out their results.
http://www.forestryforum.com/board/index.php/topic,80109.0.html

[mlappin]

Homemade knock off of a central boiler, mild steel 5/16" firebox going on 15 years old.  Slightly bigger than a 5036.

[slimjim]

13 year old Wood Doctor, still running as a backup, inefficient as hell but what a great work horse, I changed 1 solenoid about 6 years ago when lightning fried about all our electronics in the house, sadly I will be removing it in a few weeks in order to make room for a new G-400 from HeatMaster, I will then replace the bottom of the tank and probably re sell it this summer.

[aries9245]

6 yrs lil powerhouse boiler 16 gauge steel using 35 gallons rv antifreeze could not handle my house since day one 5 hr max burn time ... I pooped a hole I the back of the fire box while loading  after many hrs of attempting to repair it I decided to cut my loss....

[BoilerHouse]

6 years on a home built.  Been happy with it. Hope it lasts many more, but if it doesn't, I'm already thinking about build 2.0

[flippo]

Aqua-therm s-275, 2006 model year and trouble free

[mag1266]

First one was a pacific western. had it for 6 years till it started leaking. would fix one hole then it would leak somwhere else.
currently using a heatmor 200css 8 years no problems.

[kommandokenny]

18 months no leaks yet
Great topic   I wondered what the avg life span would be on my stove?
I guess if you keep the rust at bay, and don't fire a chunk of Oak through the back wal,,,l 12-15years??

 
kk

[coolidge]

Optimizer 250.    2010 model.   Replaced regiular wear and tear items. Saving me 3000 a year.

[boiler]

Pacific Western #1 Stainless purchased from local dealer new   nov 20 2002    Dec14 2006        full of holes          pacific western   GONE              Wood Doctor WD14000 BoilerPlate Steel   Jan 3 2007      Oct14  2010       100% Replacement Warranty  new stove on the way   N/C                 Wood Doctor WD 14000 Boiler Plate Steel      Dec 1 2010      May12 2014   Water dripping out loading door   WELDED JUNE 2014 at my cost $2368.00    THANKS FOR NOTHING ARTHER!

[MattyNH]

Aqua-Therm S-275..This is my 8th winter..Install in 2006..No problem with it at all..Just your normal wear and tear through out the yrs.. like door gasket replacement, fan flapper replacement and a relief valve replacement..and recently the spring that lifts the flapper when the fan is on...Its been a great boiler for me..

[johnmn]

2001 aqua therm no major problems just normal replacements

[walkerdogman85]

Hardy H-4 installed March of 2012. No problems as of now.

[hockeyguy]

5th year with CB 2300. Factory upgrades were done when I got it.
I've only replaced wear items- 2 solenoids, firebox door gaskets and refractory on reaction chamber door. Been a good boiler.
After year 4 I broke even on my investment. This is finally payback year and hope to get at least 5 more years out of it.