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[PitMan]

You can save yourself a few hundred buck through walmart with free shipping.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Shelter-Furnace-SF3042-140-000-BTU-Outdoor-Wood-Coal-Burning-Forced-Air-Furnace/33450920

Thanks for looking bud... but I have a Menards close to me and I have a truck and trailer and a tractor with forks to get it where i need it in the yard. So that would end up being several hundred more.

[Scott7m]

Thanks guys. I have looked for used boilers and it isnt looking good for my area. I get that some of the cheaper boilers are close-ish to the same price but they are much much more costly to hook up... right?

No not really....   you could buy that small boiler and hook it up for less than u would think.  U mentioned bear cub, this unit is every bit as good. 

Im not a fan of forced air, youd be better off paying the bill the next couple months than going the air furnace route

Ive to see anyone buy one who was happy

[PitMan]

Thanks guys. I have looked for used boilers and it isnt looking good for my area. I get that some of the cheaper boilers are close-ish to the same price but they are much much more costly to hook up... right?

No not really....   you could buy that small boiler and hook it up for less than u would think.  U mentioned bear cub, this unit is every bit as good. 

Im not a fan of forced air, youd be better off paying the bill the next couple months than going the air furnace route

Ive to see anyone buy one who was happy

Like how much less than I think? From what Im seeing install kits are like $1,000ish right?

[hondaracer2oo4]

Forget the 'Install kits'. They are packaged together to make money for them, not save you money. This is the wrong time of year to look for used boilers. Spring/Summer/Fall is when they will be for sale on craigslist. If you plan on putting a fha stove in you will have it close to your house correct? If so that means that you can do the same with the owb and have a short run of inground piping to run. The inground piping can be pricey but if you do a short run it won't cost you much at all. Good stuff is 14 bucks per foot. Cheap stuff is 6 per foot. If you had it only 15 feet from your house you are looking at $200 for piping in ground, a Water to air HX which should be around $200, a pump for around $125 and misc. fittings etc which we will call $100. So that is $625. Now put in a sidearm or plate heat exchanger on your electric water heater for around $100 and save an additional $50 a month because you won't need the electricity for the water anymore.

[jerkash]

PitMan - I like the idea of waiting to next year and going with the boiler.  These folks on this board know what they are talking about.  Well, most of them anyway!! 

Good luck in your decision.

[racnruss]

We hooked up an outdoor FA Fire Chief on my F in Law's house a couple years ago.  It worked well for him but short burn times are the norm.

Last year we replaced the Fire Chief with a Hardy H2.  He got it used with pipe for $2500.  We put it right next to the house, right where the Fire Chief was sitting.  To the untrained eye, they almost look exactly the same.  Anyway, no underground pipe, just right in the basement window where the ductwork had been.  The Chimney even transferred over.

Now he has over 12 hour burns and hot water too.

If you are determined to hook up the FA, shoot me an email because I've hooked up a bunch of those too.

[dparker]

Yes, there are retailers where they can be purchased in the size you specify. Titus products is one vendor that carries back draft dampers. You will have to find a Titus rep in your area and discuss with them. I am from the Washington DC area and there is another vendor in Maryland called CG Woods and they too can get whatever size back draft damper you need. The dampers normally come as a slip in installation. You will have to cut an access door at the point you will want your damper and install some light gauge angle on all four interior sides of your ductwork in order to fasten the damper.
Hope this helps.

[baldwin racing]

You can save yourself a few hundred buck through walmart with free shipping.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Shelter-Furnace-SF3042-140-000-BTU-Outdoor-Wood-Coal-Burning-Forced-Air-Furnace/33450920

Thanks for looking bud... but I have a Menards close to me and I have a truck and trailer and a tractor with forks to get it where i need it in the yard. So that would end up being several hundred more.

Pitman if you could put a wood stove in your basement look at Thermo-control (www.nationalstoveworks.com) forced hot air units model 500 is $2500 with 20 year nonprorated warranty I have info and know the owner if you need info...
Kelly