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GUSWHIT

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Re: PORTAGE AND MAIN BL34-44
« Reply #30 on: January 03, 2018, 02:09:20 PM »

Waiting on a quote for a garn now.  Looking at a heatmaster g200 also.  Really want to be able to tie into existing lines with out a lot of screwing around.  Plumber buddy told me to get a gas boiler, he's not my friend anymore! LOL
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Re: PORTAGE AND MAIN BL34-44
« Reply #31 on: January 03, 2018, 06:14:31 PM »

As much as I like my furnace, if I had gas available I probably would have gone that way as it isn't expensive here compared to propane, oil or electric heating. I have lots of wood available thanks to Dutch Elm disease and now Emerald Ash borer. But sometimes, just sometimes it would be nice to just turn up the thermostat and not have the extra work.
If I were you, I'd at least get a comparative estimate on the gas boiler vs the Garn, just for the hell of it.
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Re: PORTAGE AND MAIN BL34-44
« Reply #32 on: January 03, 2018, 07:06:09 PM »

I've heard good things about Garn. Their designed for the very thing your looking at doing. Ive considered going that route a time or two, but i just don't want to give up the space in the garage.  In your situation it sounds like it might be a good solution.
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Re: PORTAGE AND MAIN BL34-44
« Reply #33 on: January 04, 2018, 10:21:20 AM »

As much as I like my furnace, if I had gas available I probably would have gone that way as it isn't expensive here compared to propane, oil or electric heating. I have lots of wood available thanks to Dutch Elm disease and now Emerald Ash borer. But sometimes, just sometimes it would be nice to just turn up the thermostat and not have the extra work.
If I were you, I'd at least get a comparative estimate on the gas boiler vs the Garn, just for the hell of it.

Well, I only have L.P. available.  A gas boiler would cost me right at $3,000.00 but then of course I'm tied to the propane price gouging, but I should have some left over cash from selling the furnace.  I have a firewood gig selling to 3 state parks and I have enough surplus from that to keep my home burner feed without costing me any real money so that is one of the things influencing me.  Most people around here that burn wood, process it themselves, so it isn't like I have a market to sell to those people.  I really don't want to do that anyway as people that buy wood seem too particular to be putting up with a p#$%k like me. 
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Re: PORTAGE AND MAIN BL34-44
« Reply #34 on: January 04, 2018, 11:50:38 AM »

Gotcha. I thought I read that in one of your posts that you have a firewood business but wasn't sure.
Also my bad when you mentioned gas, I assumed natural gas, not LP.
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Re: PORTAGE AND MAIN BL34-44
« Reply #35 on: January 04, 2018, 01:32:36 PM »

I have nat gas available, its fantastic for drying corn, won’t pay for it to heat the house or shop when we always have fencerows that need cleaned and dead trees in the woods.
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Re: PORTAGE AND MAIN BL34-44
« Reply #36 on: January 04, 2018, 03:24:50 PM »

So since you have a G200 and used it for awhile, what are your thoughts about putting one inside?  I can see a garn no problem because I would think that most times when it is running I would be home and its basically running to bring the massive storage back up to temp not a maintain storage temp.  I have heard another say after he installed a hood to vent the smoke off from the inside that he has no issues but his building isn't a sealed garage as I am talking about either.
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Re: PORTAGE AND MAIN BL34-44
« Reply #37 on: January 04, 2018, 06:24:39 PM »

I’m personally not a fan of a OWB installed indoors, lots of pictures can be found of a burnt boiler, shed and wood supply. Of course to be fair a lot of house fires are caused by indoor forced air units.
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Re: PORTAGE AND MAIN BL34-44
« Reply #38 on: January 05, 2018, 01:49:08 AM »

A thought-
The Garn unit is a batch burning unit with a very large tank . Batch burning is possible by running a big swing in water temps. Depending on what type of system you have a big swing in water temp may or may not work. Radiant or other low temp emitter works great, copper baseboard not so good, at least with typical sizing. Without utilizing the big temp swing you'd be firing more often, makes it hard to use the temp swing it's designed for.
 Not intended as a criticism of the Garn unit as they are great units from what I've heard, just something for planning.
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Re: PORTAGE AND MAIN BL34-44
« Reply #39 on: January 08, 2018, 11:11:51 AM »

No one has gotten back to me from Garn, I've contacted them through their Web support 2 times and called 1 time.  You know if it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all! 
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« Reply #40 on: January 08, 2018, 11:37:21 PM »

don't feel bad...I contacted them this summer before I bought my G200 and I just now got an email back from them!!! literally 3 days ago with a price list and info on the models I was looking at !!!! LMAO
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Re: PORTAGE AND MAIN BL34-44
« Reply #41 on: January 10, 2018, 03:18:17 PM »

Would you mind sharing the pricing you got?  I was looking towards the junior.
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Re: PORTAGE AND MAIN BL34-44
« Reply #42 on: January 10, 2018, 07:43:59 PM »

WHS 1000 H - 12,995

WHS 1500 H - 14,995

WHS 2000 H - 16,995
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Re: PORTAGE AND MAIN BL34-44
« Reply #43 on: January 11, 2018, 10:18:41 AM »

Thanks, Not doing that!
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Re: PORTAGE AND MAIN BL34-44
« Reply #44 on: January 11, 2018, 04:10:06 PM »

lmao!!
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