Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: CountryBoyJohn on November 19, 2018, 05:34:47 AM
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Finally got my video finished of loading up my old 10k and bringing home my new G200!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpAZ9-Ib3qg&t=38s
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Nice video! :thumbup:
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Yup, great video.
Made me jump when that rear wheel started coming up. :)
Is it fired up yet? I wanna see flame!
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Yes, I'm burning. I've been burning for about 6 weeks. Dramatic drop in usage. I'll try to get a first impressions video up soon.
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hey pal, im looking at moving up from my mf 5000 to the g200, is there any up grades from the 2018 to 2019 in case my dealer as any left over 2018 models at a good price.
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I've been eyeballing these things a few years now. I have my Heatmor 200 CSS that works just fine, heats the house fine, etc. But, the Heatmaster G200 is on the short list as a future replacement if I ever have issues. I'm not totally sure about moving on to a gassifier, though. A lot of the wood I burn is not seasoned more than a couple of months and I usually load 2x a day max. Would a G200 handle wet wood? How do you burn in them? Just load them and leave it alone? I started a fire in my Heatmor in October and is hasn't been off since. Is that how a G200 works, too?
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They can burn some wet wood but you gotta have a little dry to help it along. Once I start burning I only stop every 6 weeks or so to clean the fire box out good. Also I scrape the ashes out from underneath or push the wood down because it bridged over a little when you see smoke. I load it twice a day I could do once a day but I find it creates more creosote.
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I’ve burnt nothing but ash tops in mine for months at a time that weren’t anywhere near as dry as I had hoped, 30-40% moisture. With wetter wood it needs split down smaller so it can make coals as fast as they are depleted, also plan on a lot more creosote formation and higher usage with wet wood.
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I've been eyeballing these things a few years now. I have my Heatmor 200 CSS that works just fine, heats the house fine, etc. But, the Heatmaster G200 is on the short list as a future replacement if I ever have issues. I'm not totally sure about moving on to a gassifier, though. A lot of the wood I burn is not seasoned more than a couple of months and I usually load 2x a day max. Would a G200 handle wet wood? How do you burn in them? Just load them and leave it alone? I started a fire in my Heatmor in October and is hasn't been off since. Is that how a G200 works, too?
If you just keep cutting the same amount of wood you do now, you should be much more than 3 months ahead after a little while.
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I can cut wood earlier and have it drier. I was just curious how it handled wet wood.
So basically, I just have to add wood? I don't have to light a fire every day and watch it burn. I can literally just fill it a couple times a day. Set it and forget it kind of deal?
Do you think it would decrease my wood consumption by 50%? I'm using about 10 cords a year right now.
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I just stack wood, shake the turbulator handle, and walk away.
I do keep my wood in a shed. And I cut my wood down by at least a third (compared to conventional) and I keep adding SQ footage to heat.
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hey pal, im looking at moving up from my mf 5000 to the g200, is there any up grades from the 2018 to 2019 in case my dealer as any left over 2018 models at a good price.
I waited for the latest and greatest. I know they upgraded the sight glass. I think there was a change in the controller compartment and a fresh air vent for the fan motor in the back. Outside of that, I don't know what the difference are, except for the paint scheme.
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I can cut wood earlier and have it drier. I was just curious how it handled wet wood.
So basically, I just have to add wood? I don't have to light a fire every day and watch it burn. I can literally just fill it a couple times a day. Set it and forget it kind of deal?
Do you think it would decrease my wood consumption by 50%? I'm using about 10 cords a year right now.
Here is a video I shot about my usage. I doubt many will get as big of a savings account I did. But, you will see a reduction no doubt. It burns like a conventional, in that you load it and it cycles on and off. I load every 10-14 hours. I don't go 24 like I did with my conventional.
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Here is a usage comparison video.
https://youtu.be/KVUscQe0fWk
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I can cut wood earlier and have it drier. I was just curious how it handled wet wood.
So basically, I just have to add wood? I don't have to light a fire every day and watch it burn. I can literally just fill it a couple times a day. Set it and forget it kind of deal?
Do you think it would decrease my wood consumption by 50%? I'm using about 10 cords a year right now.
Here is a video I shot Whit my usage. I doubt many will get as big of a savings account I did. But, you will see a reduction no doubt. It burns like a conventional, in that you load it and it cycles on and off. I load every 10-14 hours. I don't go 24 like I did with my conventional.
Are you filling the firebox all the way to the top? How much charcoal is usually left when you load it?
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I don't load full every load. In fact, this winter has been so mild here I have yet to fill it to the top. I load what I need to get 10-14 hours. I try to load so that when I'm ready to re-fill, I have a bed of coals and a couple small charred pieces left. I probably keep my coal bed deeper than most, and that is because I struggled at first to get my coal bed established and then didn't load enough wood several times. I guess you could say I'm a little gun shy.