Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: Retired on February 01, 2012, 10:48:23 AM
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This is my first post on this Forum. I'm no stranger to burning wood ( 40 years experience ) but 0 experience with an OWB . I'm impressed with the amount of information thats available on this forum . As my name suggest I'm retired and of course money is tight, I would like to install a OWB so that I can heat my House - water - and shop. I have been doing research on different brands, I found one that "looks" good It's made in Manitoba Canada by HEAT INNOVATIONS they call it The Homesteader . They offer 3 different models starting at $ 5500.00 picked up at the dealer in northern Michagan. ( I'm in Ohio ) 250.000 btu 240 us gals. 7 ga. steel fire box door size 18 X 36 with a ash pan 3'x3'x5' fire box will heat 5000 sq ft. 8" chimney. Heat Innovations has been in business 20 + years and the dealer in Mich. has been in business 5 years . They gave me the names of 3 different buyers to contact ( I havent yet ) Just hoping that one of you guys knows something about this stove OR can recommend a different stove in this price range. Thanks for the help.
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First thing is how big and what is the heat loss of the house and shop. Also how many people living in the house for the dhw?
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Things I personally like to see is a good warranty, shaker grates, and being able to buy from a knowledgeable dealer. That's as important as anything. So many companies have folks who sell the stoves, but do not install or carry parts. You want to find a dealer that does this for a living and doesn't do this on the side. Going with small stove manufacturers at this point in time I think is more risky than ever. With new EPA regulations coming in, most of these companies will be closed in the next few years.
I private messages you retired
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VERY, VERY GOOD ADVISE, Scott :post: :post: :post:
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First thing is how big and what is the heat loss of the house and shop. Also how many people living in the house for the dhw?
My home is a large well insulated farm house 2 story ( we don't heat the upstairs ) New vinyl siding - Tivec house wrap - new thermo pane replacement windows - walls are insulated with blown in fiberglass and there is 20" of fiberglass in the attic. Just the wife and I use the DHW. right now we are heating the down stairs with a wood stove in the kitchen, we are heating about 1200 sq ft with no problem. The shop is 24x36 864 sq ft. It has an insulated 8' ceiling and I will have too insulate the walls. We don't heat the upstairs because we both like a cold bed room for sleeping and there is enough heat loss thru the ceiling and up the stair well to prevent freezing . most of the time it's about 55 upstairs when it's really cold out.
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There are many options, the homesteader is a stove that never really took off, not many of them out there. I would reccomend a more well known company.
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Welcome to the site Retired, as Scott said there are many options in OWB but they are limited if your state has passed the EPA phase 2 law or what ever it is called.
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Bull, your correct but Ohio don't have any laws yet. My point about it being risky is the fact that most of the companies who don't have a LOT of experience in cord wood gassers will soon be a thing of the past..
I truly believe in 2-3 years there will only be a small handful of companies left.