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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Looking at gasifiers. Need assistance.
« on: July 18, 2011, 07:33:30 AM »
So I can't seem to get a strait answer anywhere. We've been looking at the WD HE-8000 as the possible choice since it seems to be highly recommended, but I can't seem to get a quote from anyone on the cost of the furnace itself so I know how much we're going to be looking at spending. I sent an email to WD because their website lacks a list of dealers and have yet to hear back from them.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Looking at gasifiers. Need assistance.
« on: July 14, 2011, 02:53:52 PM »
Thanks for the replies, guys. It's nice to have some good, solid products to look at.
The other thing I noticed is that it seems like it's impossible to find people online that actually sell these things and get an price estimate on the actual gasifier itself. Any suggestions on where to start looking there?
The other thing I noticed is that it seems like it's impossible to find people online that actually sell these things and get an price estimate on the actual gasifier itself. Any suggestions on where to start looking there?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Looking at gasifiers. Need assistance.
« on: July 13, 2011, 12:41:04 PM »
So, like many other people, I'm looking to break away from the strangle hold of gas companies and seeking out other alternatives as the price keeps rising. Our most recent quote was $400/mo for this coming winter on natural gas.
While googling these alternatives, I came up short most of the time. Lots of advertisements for different OWFs that seemed sketchy at best and not a whole lot of real, truthful information about them, so I googled for forums and found this site and have been reading up quite a bit of information but was left with more questions for each answer I got.
The first thing I found is that we'd have to get a gasifier, which isn't a big issue because of it being a more efficient and puts off less pollution. Big bonuses in my book, and when I think of the money I'm saving and how it will pretty much pay itself off in about two years of usage, I don't mind the small extra cost.
My questions are based on getting started from scratch and switching our heading system over.
The first issue is, we're looking to heat two houses with this. The first is about 3,200sq ft, the second is around 850. They are about 60 feet apart from each other and the furnace would be going in our back yard between them.
Second was about brands. Obviously we want something high quality, but I've not been up on what brands are good to go with, and as I said before, a lot of what google was pulling up had websites more fitting for infomercials.
Third, in the first house, we use the natural gas furnace to heat the hot water for showers, sinks, etc during winter months. Would it be possible to do the same using an outdoor furnace or is that getting into a whole other area of frustration that isn't worth dealing with and just use the hot water tank year round that we use for summer months?
I also read there is a certain type of wood that you have to use with a gasifier, but I didn't get too far into reading up on that yet.
Anything else I should know as a newbie while trying to decide if this is the correct route to go?
Oh, and some other information that may be useful:
We live in central Pennsylvania, very rural area, town of about 1000 people or so.
Our heating system in both houses is currently Hydronic. The larger house uses natural gas while the smaller uses propane.
Thanks heaps in advance.
While googling these alternatives, I came up short most of the time. Lots of advertisements for different OWFs that seemed sketchy at best and not a whole lot of real, truthful information about them, so I googled for forums and found this site and have been reading up quite a bit of information but was left with more questions for each answer I got.
The first thing I found is that we'd have to get a gasifier, which isn't a big issue because of it being a more efficient and puts off less pollution. Big bonuses in my book, and when I think of the money I'm saving and how it will pretty much pay itself off in about two years of usage, I don't mind the small extra cost.
My questions are based on getting started from scratch and switching our heading system over.
The first issue is, we're looking to heat two houses with this. The first is about 3,200sq ft, the second is around 850. They are about 60 feet apart from each other and the furnace would be going in our back yard between them.
Second was about brands. Obviously we want something high quality, but I've not been up on what brands are good to go with, and as I said before, a lot of what google was pulling up had websites more fitting for infomercials.
Third, in the first house, we use the natural gas furnace to heat the hot water for showers, sinks, etc during winter months. Would it be possible to do the same using an outdoor furnace or is that getting into a whole other area of frustration that isn't worth dealing with and just use the hot water tank year round that we use for summer months?
I also read there is a certain type of wood that you have to use with a gasifier, but I didn't get too far into reading up on that yet.
Anything else I should know as a newbie while trying to decide if this is the correct route to go?
Oh, and some other information that may be useful:
We live in central Pennsylvania, very rural area, town of about 1000 people or so.
Our heating system in both houses is currently Hydronic. The larger house uses natural gas while the smaller uses propane.
Thanks heaps in advance.
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