Outdoor Wood Furnace Info

All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: RSI on March 08, 2017, 11:26:09 AM

Title: Wind
Post by: RSI on March 08, 2017, 11:26:09 AM

Been really windy here the last few days. I was following a truck with a shipping container on it this morning and it looked like the back wheels on one side looked like they came off the ground a couple times. The news reported a truck blew over on the same road a couple hours later. Also there was another truck that blew over not far away.

A house burned down, blamed on an OWB. http://www.channel3000.com/news/home-shed-destroyed-by-fire/384132546

Title: Re: Wind
Post by: E Yoder on March 08, 2017, 11:30:46 AM

Said ash from the chimney??
I wonder if they emptied ashes that morning.....

 I did see a fellow catch the woods on fire burning lots of paper. I think there were burning pieces flying out the chimney.

Title: Re: Wind
Post by: RSI on March 08, 2017, 11:52:21 AM

Hard to say from that description. It is about 35 miles away from me. If it was closer I would drive past to see what kind of boiler it was.

Title: Re: Wind
Post by: intensedrive on March 08, 2017, 09:48:22 PM

Crazy winds.  Gusts over 65 mph here in West Michigan for at least 5 hours straight.  Power outages everywhere, even worse on the east side of the state.  Not even possible to keep the boiler running in any manner.  Throw wood in ashes in a few hours.  Close to a record on wind here..absouletly  wild.. trying to run a outdoor boiler in these conditions is obsurd.  With the cold front moving in and homes projected to receiver power as late as Monday my heart goes out.

Title: Re: Wind
Post by: intensedrive on March 09, 2017, 07:42:04 AM

http://fox17online.com/2017/03/09/wood-burner-explodes-inside-ionia-home-goes-flying-towards-neighbors-house/

Title: Re: Wind
Post by: woodbutcher on March 09, 2017, 08:33:42 AM

Looks like some home made piece of junk.

Title: Re: Wind
Post by: mlappin on March 09, 2017, 10:38:52 AM

Quote from: woodbutcher on March 09, 2017, 08:33:42 AM

Looks like some home made piece of junk.

yeah, highly doubt their homeowners insurance would cover any damages if it did hit the neighbors house.