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[WoodHeatIrritatesMyWife]

    I live in eastern Ontario.  Running on my 8th winter with an outdoor boiler.  Simply put if you want to live in canada and heat with wood there is no easier better way to do it.  Our home is cleaner.  Our family is healthier because we don't have wood stored indoors.  We are not breathing in fine whits dust ash particles every time you have to take ashes out.  We heat 2 homes and all our hot water.  Our entire home is warm.  Always!!   Doesn't matter if get home at 6 in the evening or 3 in the morning stumbling drunk...house is warm!!  Easy to put wood in anyone can fill the furnace for u n close the door.  No need to have someone going in ur home and putting wood in playing with drafts etc.

Two homes,, that's pretty wild, the neighbour and you just decide to split the difference?

[Jeff5036]

I bought the house next door.  It's small place 580 square feet with full basement.  Gutted and redid it all with new drywall and floors.  Use it as a party shack & man cave. 

[aries9245]

I was heating with propane for years until I was tired a paying over 7k a year in propane 8 yrs ago I bought my first OWB and here we are 8 yrs later I wouldn't change a thing (just maker a better choice of boiler in the beginning)  but when I used propane my house was cold now it stays at 74 deg all the time wife and kid Luv it..

[kommandokenny]

I replaced an indoor wood forced air unit that was plenty warm but made the inside covered with fine ash and smelled like smoke, not a nice fireplace smell.  The Mrs hated then mess and smell so just installed a OWB about a month ago. I currently only have to feed it once a day with temps ranging from occasional mid 30's during the day 10F at night.  I have a water to air he in my plenum and the wife is complaint its to warm if we go above 70-71 and with two teenage kids we did a 30 plate water to water he and I have yet to run out of hot water after back to back to back showers and laundry and dishes.  We have minimal smoke during idle or full burn cycles just when the blower first kicks on.

Yeah, I'm considering whatever way I go, to have a plate just for these very reasons   THanks.

Read this other post about the hot water kafuffle at my place.
It wasn't plumbed right for a plate exchanger at the HWT.
I'm putting in a side arm W/W exchanger now.

One fella has a plate and side arm hooked up .

.http://outdoorwoodfurnaceinfo.com/forum/index.php?topic=6915.0

kk

[Shrek1112]

Mr. Kommandokenny, I followed your ordeal and felt bad you missed out on all those hot showers and electric savings.  My plate exchanger is hooked up on the outgoing side of the water heater before going through the water to air exchanger in the FAF.   I have turned the gas off to my LP water heater and now the tank is just a cold water storage tank, it is a simple set up that seems to work well or me. 

[WoodHeatIrritatesMyWife]

Read this other post about the hot water kafuffle at my place.
It wasn't plumbed right for a plate exchanger at the HWT.
I'm putting in a side arm W/W exchanger now.

One fella has a plate and side arm hooked up .

.http://outdoorwoodfurnaceinfo.com/forum/index.php?topic=6915.0

kk

I just read your plate problems.  I'd be getting my money back on the plate 10, or a difference that on the 20.  If you paid for it, you should have it, or the money back.  I realize it's probably not very much, but still. 

I also thought that the incoming hot water hit the plate first and then went to the furnace, so I don't understand those T's.

Either way, I hope you get it sorted out.

[kommandokenny]

Yes Its getting worked out,,,
 the wood master installer up here must be reading these posts, as he offered to come out and switch my plate xchanger for a sidearm.
The plate exchanger will not work with my plumbing .
So redo the plumbing, or try the sidearm siphon.
May work, as we don't use a lot of hot water......but we do bath!!

kk

[userdk]

Domestic Water

[ijon]

I think its got to do with the pex going into the bottom of the hot  water heater. To me that is like a sidearm hookup. Cold water in, and out to the top of the hot water heater tank.

[kommandokenny]

I think its got to do with the pex going into the bottom of the hot  water heater. To me that is like a sidearm hookup. Cold water in, and out to the top of the hot water heater tank.

Ya gotta read the whole thing .
I plumbed HWT two different ways as per.the forum
Neither worked.
It has to do with a 3/4 inch pex loop off the main 1 'line to the furnace.
Boiler water to the hwt is on a separate circuit and not moving fast enough to heat the domestic water in the exchanger.
My Guy had it hooked up like a siphon at first . I switched it and it was worse.
Anyway a side arm may siphon better and solve the problem, or I re plumb and use one continuous loop from the boiler to the appliances.
Again, take the time to read the whole 5 pages, as you won't get it by picking out a paragraph or two.
Cheers
KK