Thanks Gentlemen!
Boilerman, to answer your question. The primary reason is to move the wood and wood mess outside. Also to keep the fire away from house. I keep about 3-4 cord downstairs and move the rest in during late winter if and when needed. The owb would free up some space.
Probably the other fuel would have to be pellets. Live in north western Maine. A couple pellet mills with in a 2 hour drive.
I presently heat my hotwater with electric. Figured I could heat the water during the time that the owb is fired up.
I have thought also about a gassifier wood stove in the cellar. But that brings me back to having wood in the cellar etc. etc. I also do not like the fact that to get the best burn with a new indoor gassifier I have to split the wood small. They say about the size of a playing card on the end.
Your right it is more of a hassle setting up the wood owb. But I could burn alot of my own wood. I know it is pine but if dry it should be fine, though less burn time. A pound of wood is a pound of wood, some slight diffences between hard and softwood.
I presently have about 13 cord of hardwood, good rock maple , ash, yellow birch drying in the field.
I am not set on an OWB but have been thinking that may be my better choice. I am willing to look at other choices also. I would just like to get the mess, bark, dust, smoke away from house and potential safety issue of the fire.
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