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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Wood usage
« on: June 19, 2008, 01:22:25 AM »
Hmm, we also have a 20-25,000 gallon swimming pool and after seeing this post at YouTube http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NlVon8q6LMU&feature=related we figured we might be able to do the same. Bet it gulps wood though. Wish I could get in touch with that chap and find out some more!
Anyone here heating a swimming pool and how much wood does it gulp?
We by the way are not in the cold climate that James U is in so wouldn't use as much but it still gets a bit chilly in the south west of England (UK).
Anyone here heating a swimming pool and how much wood does it gulp?
We by the way are not in the cold climate that James U is in so wouldn't use as much but it still gets a bit chilly in the south west of England (UK).
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Burning Wood Chips??
« on: June 19, 2008, 01:18:58 AM »
Can't talk about an OWB as we're looking in to getting one. BUT, I do regularly put wood-chips on my log burning stove in the living room (I believe you guys in the USA call it a fireplace insert). It burns very slow and damn hot!
I can only imagine that as an OWB is a scaled up version that it would work. In fact we were planning to do exactly the same with our OWB if and when we get one set up.
I can only imagine that as an OWB is a scaled up version that it would work. In fact we were planning to do exactly the same with our OWB if and when we get one set up.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Wood usage
« on: June 18, 2008, 03:44:39 AM »
Ahh! 1000 gallons at about 10 cords. That more or less ties up with my 2500 gallons estimated info (research only) being in the region of 20 cords but I still look like it could be more like 25 upwards!
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Wood usage
« on: June 18, 2008, 02:43:28 AM »
Wow, 500 gallons at 10-12 cords for RX7415 and 1000 gallons at 120 cords for Husky455. A variation between 50 gallons per cord and 8 gallons per cord!
Was one a typing error or are OWBs just so varied in their wood guzzling?!
We had been led to believe that 2400 gallons would be replaced by about 15-20 cords about 120 gallons per cord! Big difference.
Any more out there who can shed light on this massive difference between a cord of wood in an OWB being somewhere between 8 gallons of heating oil and 120 gallons?
Was one a typing error or are OWBs just so varied in their wood guzzling?!
We had been led to believe that 2400 gallons would be replaced by about 15-20 cords about 120 gallons per cord! Big difference.
Any more out there who can shed light on this massive difference between a cord of wood in an OWB being somewhere between 8 gallons of heating oil and 120 gallons?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Wood usage
« on: June 16, 2008, 03:32:22 AM »
Hi all,
Some of you will recognise this question from elsewhere but...
For those of you who have used oil in the past and have swapped to an OWB, how much wood do you use compare to heating oil? In other words, if you were using say 500 gallons of heating oil before, how may full cords are you using now as a replacement (also what OWB are you using). I know they eat through the wood, but just how much?
There are loads of 'equations' out there that will 'help' you work out how much wood equals how much oil etc, but this is theoretical BTUs and not real life experience which we all know is a completely different thing.
By the way, I'm not putting any numbers here as I'm yet to get an OWB, this is all in the name of ressearch for me and informing others.
B
Some of you will recognise this question from elsewhere but...
For those of you who have used oil in the past and have swapped to an OWB, how much wood do you use compare to heating oil? In other words, if you were using say 500 gallons of heating oil before, how may full cords are you using now as a replacement (also what OWB are you using). I know they eat through the wood, but just how much?
There are loads of 'equations' out there that will 'help' you work out how much wood equals how much oil etc, but this is theoretical BTUs and not real life experience which we all know is a completely different thing.
By the way, I'm not putting any numbers here as I'm yet to get an OWB, this is all in the name of ressearch for me and informing others.
B
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