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Bill 706

11-01-2006 23:16:19




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HI I just hooked my new wood boiler . all smoke and ash is outside . I get plenty of hot water and keeps the house at 70 deg havent used much wood yet gas to furnace and water heater is shut off.just hope i can get enough wood for winter Bill In mid michigan




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Midwest redneck

11-04-2006 07:26:56




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 Re: outdoor boiler in reply to Bill 706, 11-01-2006 23:16:19  
Where in Michigan are you at? I am near Flint. I have about 1 full cord of firewood will sell you cheap. I wont be burning firewood anymore due to I got a corn/pellet burner.



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BILL706

11-04-2006 22:37:41




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 Re: outdoor boiler in reply to Midwest redneck, 11-04-2006 07:26:56  
I live in Gaines mi just south of swartz creek, e-mail me back with price. bill



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B-maniac

11-04-2006 18:22:05




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 Re: outdoor boiler in reply to Midwest redneck, 11-04-2006 07:26:56  
I live just east of Mt. Pleasant MI. , where are you? I have a dilema. I live in/own woods so wood is no problem. I heat with nat gas and only runs $600-$800 a year to heat. Do I cut and sell wood to pay the heat bills or buy a boiler and heat with wood? With the first option,I have no expensive stove to rig up or pay for before seeing any gain. If it takes 5 years to pay for itself,it will more than likely need repaired at that point. I just think I would be better off selling wood to pay for nat gas. I would have all the wood you need to buy in that case

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redrunsdeep

11-03-2006 16:15:22




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 Re: outdoor boiler in reply to Bill 706, 11-01-2006 23:16:19  
My brother just got a kernal burner outdoor corn boiler for country corn burners in dansville mi

one heck of a unit heating 3000 square feet about 1-2 bu. a day in the 30"s temps we been haveing.

sure beats spliting hauling and chopping wood lots of guys we talked to with the wood boilers say you better have a heck of a supply of wood when it gets cold.



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Michael H In PA

11-02-2006 10:59:53




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 Re: outdoor boiler in reply to Bill 706, 11-01-2006 23:16:19  
Our house had a Hardy, which lasted 10 years before we sent it back to the factory to repair some leaks in the boiler tank. They did a nice overhaul while it was there, and it came back in great shape. The bill was about a grand. I expect it will last another 5 years.



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Joe in MN

11-03-2006 05:05:14




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 Re: outdoor boiler in reply to Michael H In PA, 11-02-2006 10:59:53  
Michael --- most generally --- it's the Welds that come lose, to keep that at a low rate, keep your water Temp. as low as possible and always check the water level and keep it full as possible, also check the p.h. factor and keep it close to 8.5 --- that should help you in the future ole wood burner in PA.



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projacktech

11-02-2006 08:24:40




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 Re: outdoor boiler in reply to Bill 706, 11-01-2006 23:16:19  
I was wondering about the life expectency of these boilers. can anyone comment? I have used wood stoves all my life but have no experience with wood boilers. They seem expensive if they dont last a very long time. Also, can they be installed by the homeowner?



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Joe in MN

11-03-2006 05:14:23




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 Re: outdoor boiler in reply to projacktech, 11-02-2006 08:24:40  
Life expectency is determined on many factors, the Make of Boiler is important --- the less Welds you have, the less problems you'll have. also the thickness of the steel and the water P.h factor, and keeping it full of water is important, also, make sure you clean the ash out with a vacuum after the heating season and clean the stack out regularly... I have mine in service now for 7 years and not a bit of trouble, so it's like anything else, the better you care for it --- the better it will care for you...

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Butch(OH)

11-02-2006 07:00:54




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 Re: outdoor boiler in reply to Bill 706, 11-01-2006 23:16:19  
We have a Woodmaster, was just installed this summer so have limited info but so far I see no downside unless your are buying firewood. Ours has been heating the house and my shop plus our water since mid Sept and i"d guess we have used a cord.



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Joe in MN

11-03-2006 05:36:35




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 Re: outdoor boiler in reply to Butch(OH), 11-02-2006 07:00:54  
Butch --- you may want to call Woodmaster Factory (1-800-932-3629) and talk to Lynn, I believe adding on to your smoke stack will void your warranty, Regards, Joe



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Butch(OH)

11-03-2006 20:03:21




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 Re: outdoor boiler in reply to Joe in MN, 11-03-2006 05:36:35  
No kidding? I wonder why when the book says to add to the chimney and gives stack heights dpending on how close it is to a neighbor. I will call, thanks.



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Joe in MN

11-04-2006 05:49:00




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 Re: outdoor boiler in reply to Butch(OH), 11-03-2006 20:03:21  
Thanks Butch --- When I first got my WoodMaster installed, I added on to the smoke stack, and it created more tar in the boiler, so I called Lynn and asked how to keep the least amount of tar out, and he asked me if I added on to the smoke stack and I said yes, he said that will cause a problem with the warranty, so I took it off, just want you to know --- it may have changed sense then, don't know... Regards, Joe

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Joe in MN

11-01-2006 23:59:05




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 Re: outdoor boiler in reply to Bill 706, 11-01-2006 23:16:19  
what make and model do you have Bill, We have a Wood Master and it's doing the job for me, I heat the [ Home @75 - 4 car Garage @70 - domestic hot water @120 - and swimming pool @88, ] I burn 10 cords per year, now Bill, you have to think ahead, and cut your wood in the summer if your going to keep warm in the Winter, or buy it and lose. (I've had our's for 5 years now) It's the best I've done to keep warm, some have inside wood heaters and there cheaper, but you have the mess inside, and you have to put wood in them every 4 hours or they go out, for me --- once a day -- that's for me, how about you ?

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Bill706

11-02-2006 21:46:43




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 Re: outdoor boiler in reply to Joe in MN, 11-01-2006 23:59:05  
Joe:Hi I have a timberwolf 3500 its working great!!! i have about 8 face cords of wood stocked up and getting more so i dont run out. Your right once a day is the way to go . good luck with yours ,hope you have a warm winter. Bill706



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jlray

11-02-2006 06:07:09




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 Re: outdoor boiler in reply to Joe in MN, 11-01-2006 23:59:05  
Joe: How big of pool do you have and is it inside? If inside, Do you have issues with humidity? I have just move into a 3000 sq.ft home with forced air Electric heat. It's a killer. I have a 20,000 gallon pool inside. The former owner pasted away so I have questions that I can't get answered. Does the make of your stove also make outdoor corn burning boilers? jray



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joe in MN

11-02-2006 13:19:48




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 Re: outdoor boiler in reply to jlray, 11-02-2006 06:07:09  
Our Therapy pool is 1600 gallons Inside, humidity is a problem and you have to keep a de-humidifier going, you do have a problem with Electric heat, that's expensive for sure, No -----, WoodMaster Boilers don't have corn burners, but you can buy corn burners for out side boilers if you don't have the wood.. hope that helps, Regards, Joe



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jlray

11-02-2006 13:48:07




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 Re: outdoor boiler in reply to joe in MN, 11-02-2006 13:19:48  
What do you keep your humidity at? The pool area has its own heating system with a humifiyer built in I just don't know what to set it at. What I would really like is a burner that can burn anything. Wood, Corn, Waste oil. At presnt time I have an endless sorce of Waste oil for free.
I have moved in a small Timber Line and it heats the house really good, but I'm feed up with all the mess in the house.

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Joe in MN

11-03-2006 05:32:51




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 Re: outdoor boiler in reply to jlray, 11-02-2006 13:48:07  
jlray, humidity should be no higher then 40, there must be some kind of adjustment on your system, unless you don't have a DE-Humidifier in the system, They don't make a boiler that will burn Everything, but you can have it made by a boiler maker, if you have unlimited waste oil, that's the way to go, just go to Google and put in Waste oil heaters, and you got tons of them at your finger tips. Let me know if I can be of any help... Joe

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