Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: wood nut on April 25, 2010, 07:03:46 AM
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Was looking at a legend owb does anyone have one or have any info you may know about them.
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I have been doing a little research on them also, I live in michigan and have been unable to find one anywhere near me. I can tell you they are basically a Taylor waterstove with a few modifications. The guy that builds them used to work for Taylor for 10 years before starting his own company and they are built in North Carolina right near where the Taylor stoves are made. I am told they are a little wider, have more room in the back enclosure where the pumps go, and the siding is a little different, but are basically a Taylor stove. There are so many different kinds of OWB on the market now it is mind boggling drying to figure out which gives you the most bang for your $. Right now I am leaning towards one of the gassifiers!! Happy Hunting !! :bash:
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That's about all i know too. I have seen one and its looks real nice was wanting someone that had one to reply with some info.
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I have a Legend and really like it!!! It has been very efficient for me. I started burning it on the 1st of Nov. and am still currently burning just for dhw or if it gets down in the 30's I'll turn my bypass off and let the water go through my furnace coil and heat the house up. That furnace bypass is a very good extra feature that everyone should have. I went through about 7 cords of wood so far. We are heating 3600sq.ft. of house including basement and 1200sq. ft. of garage with 12ft. ceilings set at 60 degrees. We heat 2- 50 gal. hot water heaters and also have the water lines ran to our hot tub but haven't had the courage to tie into it. I sure don't want to screw it up. I haven't had problems at all with the Legend. I bought mine through the Midwest distributor. He is out of Minnesota and has been great to work with. Everything he promised has been fulfilled and very quickly and efficiently,. I have been very happy with him!!!! The Legend has passed the energy efficiency test and qualifies for up to a $1500 tax credit also. I was told it qualified at 77%. It smokes very little, mostly after refilling.
I am truly very happy with it so far and that could change next year although I hope it doesn't!!!
And just for the record I am not a dealer. My goal is to run it till May 1.
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Thanks for the info. Do you build your fire directly on metal in firebox or did you line with firebrick?
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I have the 6180. It holds 500 gallons of water and I do burn right on the metal. I guess you could put fire brick on the bottom. I never really thought about it. It didn't come with the fire brick but I think you could purchase it and lay it on the bottom. The 6180 doesn't have a grate or an ash pan. They do have a model that does have a shaker grate and an ash pan and you can burn wood or coal in it. But it was quite a bit more money.