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Author Topic: Outdoor forced air wood furnaces  (Read 2842 times)

MattyNH

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Outdoor forced air wood furnaces
« on: February 19, 2012, 10:21:38 AM »
I was browsing Craig's Lists and came across this, A waterless outdoor wood furnace..www.airstove.com  Anyone ever seen them? Pretty neat pictures on them
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Re: Outdoor forced air wood furnaces
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2012, 10:27:59 AM »
not a fan.....   They waste wood, nothing to store heat in, so they have to burn harder, harder to control inside temps in the home.  All that I've saw had people's clothing smelling like creosote within a couple years of use. 

I have replaced a couple of them and I am not impressed by any means
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Re: Outdoor forced air wood furnaces
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2012, 04:31:50 PM »
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not a fan..... 

Ayuh,...    Agreed,...  Hot water is much easier to manage than hot air....
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