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[rawright]

i am looking at a woodmaster,shaver or natures comfort.johnson is to expensive.any info would help .thanks rawright

[PhinPhan]

Hey rawright welcome to the message board.

I bought a woodmaster 4400 this past spring and this is my first year using it and I couldn't be happier with it, I get great burn times.

If you have any specific questions please ask them.

[rawright]

thanks for input .glad you like it

[Dirtslinger]

I have a woodmaster 4400 just installed this year and its great no problems 14 hr burn time when it was below zero
I should have done it years ago.

[rawright]

dealers give all good responses,i am glad for this info group of users,i have been told to add water daily,weekly ,yearly.get ash pan,do not get one.large water jacket to hold more heat longer,smaller jacket cycles better.any other questions i should ask let me know thanks.rawright

[Dirtslinger]

dealers give all good responses,i am glad for this info group of users,i have been told to add water daily,weekly ,yearly.get ash pan,do not get one.large water jacket to hold more heat longer,smaller jacket cycles better.any other questions i should ask let me know thanks.rawright

Most dealers will tell you what you want to hear
Your best bet would be to ask around on this forum talk to guys that have them and go from there.
Just keep asking we will tell you what we know.
Good luck

[pdboilermaker]

dealers give all good responses,i am glad for this info group of users,i have been told to add water daily,weekly ,yearly.get ash pan,do not get one.large water jacket to hold more heat longer,smaller jacket cycles better.any other questions i should ask let me know thanks.rawright

I have a woodmaster 4400 for 3 years now and love it.  I have had to replace the fan and the door gasket.  I chose a model that holds a little water like 125 gallons.  To me, the idea of having a lot of water didnt really make sense from an effeciency standpoint.  I mean, you are going to take all of the btu's out of the wood, circulate it to the house and back, have some heat loss there.

My point is, you must have less heat loss if you store the btus in the unburned wood rather than the circulating water.

[willieG]

dealers give all good responses,i am glad for this info group of users,i have been told to add water daily,weekly ,yearly.get ash pan,do not get one.large water jacket to hold more heat longer,smaller jacket cycles better.any other questions i should ask let me know thanks.rawright

I have a woodmaster 4400 for 3 years now and love it.  I have had to replace the fan and the door gasket.  I chose a model that holds a little water like 125 gallons.  To me, the idea of having a lot of water didnt really make sense from an effeciency standpoint.  I mean, you are going to take all of the btu's out of the wood, circulate it to the house and back, have some heat loss there.

My point is, you must have less heat loss if you store the btus in the unburned wood rather than the circulating water.
 
i have no idea if you are right or wrong, but i have heard an argument the other way as well...every time you choke your furnace down or start it up you lose BTU's in the form of smoke (unburnt btus) up the chimney  so maybe a lot of water and a longer burn is better

i dont know and i can't prove either way so i will keep my opinion to myself.....(but i am thinking of a bigger storage tank in the basement)