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Anderson farms

03-04-2006 03:31:40




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Does anybody have one of those wood stoves that are out side that pump hot water into your house to heat it? I am thinking of putting one in and just wanted to hear some pros and cons. Also what brands do you guys have?




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Keepen warm in Michigan

03-27-2006 17:59:20




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 Re: wood furnace in reply to Anderson farms, 03-04-2006 03:31:40  
We bought our outdoor wood burner last January (05) and just love it. It is a Auqa Therm 345 model it will heat up to 5,000 sq feet.We heat our house my photo studio and also our hot water.It has a auger system for the ashes which is a great idea. You get no waste with this system. In a weeks time we get maybe a half of a 5 gallon bucket of ashes. I have a friend who has a timberwolf outdoor burner that doesnt have a auger system he scoops out three wheelbarrel loads full a week. This system is also a forced air system. The 1" poly pex al tubing, insulation and cover is costly but well worth the investment. The pipeing is very easy to put together just unroll it duct tape the insulation on and your ready to go. We also ran ours threw a roll of black under ground tubeing. You just start it threw the roll tie a rope around the black tubeing and push n pull it didnt take long to do. Since we got our burner we have filled up our 500 gal. propane tank ones verses 3 times a year. We also used about 25 face cords of wood this year and we started it up on October 1st. Would I buy another one? YES!!
Would I buy another brand? No.

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Sid

03-12-2006 21:18:02




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 Re: wood furnace in reply to Anderson farms, 03-04-2006 03:31:40  
Checked into it. Just the furnace alone was more than a gas furnace with Central air. Brother likes his. Neighbor likes his. But remember you still have a fire hazard. Neighbor had his woodpile catch on fire and it was noticed by a passerby just as the shop building caught fire. Neighbor heats his house shop andhis domestic hot water as well.



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Sid

03-12-2006 21:17:58




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 Re: wood furnace in reply to Anderson farms, 03-04-2006 03:31:40  
Checked into it. Just the furnace alone was more than a gas furnace with Central air. Brother likes his. Neighbor likes his. But remember you still have a fire hazard. Neighbor had his woodpile catch on fire and it was noticed by a passerby just as the shop building caught fire. Neighbor heats his house shop andhis domestic hot water as well.



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Sid

03-12-2006 21:15:57




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 Re: wood furnace in reply to Anderson farms, 03-04-2006 03:31:40  
Checked into it. Just the furnace alone was more than a gas furnace with Central air. Brother likes his. Neighbor likes his. But remember you still have a fire hazard. Neighbor had his woodpile catch on fire and it was noticed by a passerby just as the shop building caught fire. Neighbor heats his house shop andhis domestic hot water as well.



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JMS/MN

03-05-2006 12:32:31




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 Re: wood furnace in reply to Anderson farms, 03-04-2006 03:31:40  
Had one since '88, hooked to shop and old house. Under $4500 total, buildings 50 and 120 feet away. Still hooked up to shop. Aqua-Therm brand, many others available now. Large door takes long logs, no splitting, wet or dry wood. Keeps all the mess of wood outside, including fire danger. Tend 2x day in coldest weather. Pellet and corn models available now.



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phillip d

03-04-2006 08:43:12




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 Re: wood furnace in reply to Anderson farms, 03-04-2006 03:31:40  
Hi ANDERSON FARMS,our neighbour has one of those and they love it for some silly reason or another.It takes at least 3 times as much wood to heat 2 houses as it used to take to heat 1.The low chimney belts smoke across their yard,they had to build a $hed to keep their wood dry all total,they claim to have $pent 12-15 000 dollars to connect two houses up.Don't get me wrong,i'm not just jellous because i can't afford one too,if i could,i still wouldn't.

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Maple Leaf

03-10-2006 06:53:20




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 Re: wood furnace in reply to phillip d, 03-04-2006 08:43:12  
He's right about the smoke. Just like an interior woodstove, it's still important to try and use dry wood. Bought a Pacific Western 18 months ago, replacing the old one that finally died past fixing. Paid $4500 delivered. The underground line is expensive, and insulate it well - or you'll lose too much heat before it gets to where it's going. Insurance companies seem to like the fire hazard outside. House and workshop, both a bit leaky, and bad ground insulation, and my friend used 26 cords of mostly black ash, the winter of '04-5, particularly cold that year. He also used the wood wet, and the creosote got so bad he had to burn it out. That's a nasty fire!
I'm much happier with mine, but wood used this year (milder than last) will still be around 11 or 12 cords of poplar, birch and black ash. 10 cords of hardwood around here is around $800 delivered.

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