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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: chillyhiker on October 04, 2012, 07:15:24 PM

Title: how to best spend $5000
Post by: chillyhiker on October 04, 2012, 07:15:24 PM
So I have 5  grand to spend on an outdoor wood boiler not including the pipe and exchangers but will get that as I go along. After all my reading I would like a gasification unit mainly for the fact I would burn less wood but they all seem out of my range. any suggestions?
Title: Re: how to best spend $5000
Post by: Scott7m on October 04, 2012, 07:24:06 PM
The cheapest gasification on the market is an impressive unit, called an elite 100xt.  Check em out at profab.org

There $7195 with coupon.  It's hard to get a descent regular stove for 5k, much less a gasser
Title: Re: how to best spend $5000
Post by: MattyNH on October 04, 2012, 07:34:01 PM
Well you can only do what your wallet says lol..Well If you don't live in a epa phase 2 state go for the old style boiler...Cheaper..Yeah you might burn more wood..But hey, You still get rid of the oil/propane man
Title: Re: how to best spend $5000
Post by: chillyhiker on October 04, 2012, 07:42:52 PM
Thanks Matty and scott for your quick replys...I have considerd a traditional one but  Im worried ill regret it latter. I currentlly heat with an indoor wood stove,last 3 years, so the only thing ill be saving at this point ( at least I think so) would be the amount of wood I burn...
Title: Re: how to best spend $5000
Post by: MattyNH on October 04, 2012, 07:55:54 PM
You wont regret it..I have the old style boiler..How much wood do u burn now?..I have a wood stove in my house..I burn the same now as if i was still running my wood stove in my house and that doesnt even include hot water when running wood stove.. So 8 cord of wood plus oil for hot water with wood stove...OWB 8-9 cord, hot water no oil man..No brainer there!
Title: Re: how to best spend $5000
Post by: netwerx-r-us on October 06, 2012, 07:29:15 AM
you might take a look at the Hoss models by Tennessee outdoor furnace, In my opinion they  are nice units , others may disagree, kind of like buying a car everyone has their preferences , I,m not selling them but looking myself , compare apples to apples , gassification will cost a bit more