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Lou from Wi.

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just a couple of pictures of our /and daughters wood supply for the winter.Been splitting and hauling it up the drive ways, both drives are climbing night mares unless one had 4x4 vehicles for winter climbing. lol.Every year the chore gets a little tougher for me and what I'm able to do to help. Love the wood heat. Beats the Arabs out of a ton of money.Victor sure works his tail off with his continuous work projects.We are on the last loads to haul up to my daughters, and should be finished by the week end (baring rain) so another year has come and gone. Keep warm and healthy.Regards LOU & VICTOR.
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Good work and looks like a convenient place to store your woodpile. But I hope having that much next to the house doesn't cause a mouse or bug problem.
 
I used to do that, then I got smart and bought a Quadra-Fire wood pellet stove. I heat my 5460 square foot house with 4 ton last year and it was the warmest year I have had in the house since I bought it. Easier, Cleaner, Less work, Cost me about 1000.00 for the year. I'll be hard pressed to go back to wood.
 
I think you have to "have it in your blood" to be an avid firewood user. What's work to some is enjoyable to others, like healthy exercise. And it's hard to substitute a natural wood fire. Dad used firewood while I was growing up (especially in his shop stove) and I've been doing the same ever since, am 67 yrs. old.
 
I burnt wood all my life as well and I must admit I did like the exercise when cutting but, I don't miss the dirt and mess in my house anymore and I don't miss carrying arm fulls in every few hours, and I don't miss building a fire every morning since the stove I had was not big enough to hold the fire over the night.
 
I'd worry more about my insurance agent stopping by for a visit.

I've done work for at least one insurance company that would automatically cancel a homeowner's policy over firewood stacked that way, even in lesser amounts.
 
Oo how glad I am to have an outdoor wood boiler. Wood stays outside so no mess in the house or basement. Can cut the wood up to 40" long which means a lot less individual pieces of wood to handle. Also no need to stack it like that to dry out as it dries out nice in the stove ha.

And yeah if I had that much wood that close to the house my Insurance agent would cancel me in a hurry.
 
Why would they cancel the insurance?, that firewood is less flammable than than most houses, not to mention the contents of most houses.
 
You forgot one little example. wait a few years and then the wood gets smaller in size so you cant lift em to put wood in the boiler. The tubing inside the boiler bursts and pressure relief valve sticks shut. No Heat in the extreme cold weather. Now out comes the installer with a big bill. lol. Our wood is stacked against cement block. have a water source for fire protection also extinguishers. Insurance company is well satisfied with our operation.Wood heat does produce dust no mater what heat source is used. Wood furnace/v/s Outside boiler.Nothing like going out in sub zero to feed the boiler at all hours of the day or night huh?Any way thanks for your reply?? LOU.
 
I can see the benefit of pellet burners. Especially
when age creeps up on a fellow. We have a new oil furnace less then 5 years old. Price of heating oil skyrocketed to un believable prices. Would cost us two years of wood cost .Have 2 two hundred gal oil tanks that now stand empty with the exception of enough for overnight heating ,in case the wood furnace dies down.Thanks for the reply. Something to think on if I get to be another 2 years older. Regards LOU.
 
I totally agree. The warmth of wood is hard to beat. Been working up wood since 1970, and I'm 76 years old. Thank you for your reply Regards Lou.
 
Goose Just gotta tell you my story, We was insured with a company who had a local agent write our policy. He came out and said we had to use a drywall section above the wood furnace to be able to write the policy. We did that and all was well UNTILLLLLLLLLLLL, a new directive came down to him telling all who had non painted structures would be dis qualified from Home owners policies. I raised he-- and told him that they were insuring old homes that had knob and tube wiring and new siding or a coat of paint on old houses. They were insuring potential fire hazards.When that came known to the agents company, letters went out to all customers wanting to know if their houses contained any knob & tube wiring requiring electrical contractors to investigate the homes electrical service., etc. Fire can occur with this situation along with chimney fires due to neglect .One must be prudent and aware of such items to be on the safe side. Regards LOU.
 
Thanks, That is Victors and daughters work. Both are now working on daughters wood supply, Almost finished. 7 more truck loads to go. Regards LOU.
 
What is the capacity of the oil tank/reservoir?

What kind of oil/fluid do you use in the tank?

Looks like your log splitter does a pretty good job.
 
(quoted from post at 09:10:07 10/12/11) You forgot one little example. wait a few years and then the wood gets smaller in size so you cant lift em to put wood in the boiler. The tubing inside the boiler bursts and pressure relief valve sticks shut. No Heat in the extreme cold weather. Now out comes the installer with a big bill. lol.
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Never had any trouble getting wood in the boiler. No tubing inside the boiler its just a large water jacket with a wood stove inside it. No pressure as its an open system. I installed it myself so I know the system inside and out. Short of a leak the only thing to fail is a zone valve which has a manual lever to open it in the event of a failure.

I'll take this system over my old dragging wood inside the basement system. Boiler is cleaner, and much easier to keep full of wood. As for going outside I have to go out to plow the snow and feed the animals so its easy to toss a log in the stove. I can stack it full and leave for 2 days in the dead of winter and come back to a warm house and a stove that is still burning, so no need to go out and fill the stove a at "all hours of the night". Forced draft to control the fire and allow it to burn the air is heavy and hard to get a conventional stove to draft. Forgot to even mention the lack of a fire hazard in the house haha.

Had your system for years and then converted and you couldn't pay me enough to go back to a fire inside.
 
Forgot to mention the OWB being able to burn just about anything without worry of creosote buildup or a chimney fire.

I burn hardwood, softwood, rotten wood, construction lumber, particle board. If it burns and will fit in the stove it give me heat.
 
Thanks James,
The tanks has a capacity of around 17-18 gallons of fluid,we use Farm and fleet hydraulic oil,just changed oil and filter this year.Fluid was just like new,no dirt or metal particles in it at all. Not too bad for another of our project we did in 04.Over built it a little,but always figure if a little is good, then a whole lot is better,LOL.

So far we haven't found anything that it won't go thru,Knotted elm, oak,goes thru like butter.
We used to split by hand,glad to have a splitter now.
Thanks again,
regards,
LOU
 
Really happy for you, around here,we seen quite a few OWB have fires from creosote,lost the whole burner.For us,we aren't newbies to burning wood,most of the other idiots are too stupid to keep an eye on their flues for creosote build up,and keep tight on burning them until a fire takes their house.
Our inside wood furnace has no trouble keeping the house about 78-80 degrees during the coldest part of the year,outside temps we seen around 40 below zero,and we stay warm without having to go out and feed the furnace in the cold.As long as your happy with yours, we're happy with ours, to each his own.
 
Cole, Now that's a wood pile!!!!!!!!!!How big of an area do you heat. ? We are 1872 Sq.feet .Keep it 74-76o in dead of winter. Love the tractors.Wish I was younger, would come and give you a hand. lol.
What part of Mo are you located, and do you cut and split that much wood every year? Lots of nosey questions I know ,but from the looks of that mountain of wood, I feel lucky. Nice pictures. Hope you get the beans in. Regards LOU.
 
I live in north central mo, between kirksville and colulmbia, I heat a 32X40 shop, its insulated, but no celing, doors have air leaks. Most years not that much, but it was cool mid sep, so I got started, all dead oak, and the home made splitter works like a charm, its got its own motor, the 14 just pulls it around. Thanks for the comeback.
 
Nice stacking job Lou! I noticed your horseshoe - glad to see that you have it hung correctly. I see lots of them improperly hung.

I've burned wood all of my 62 years, except for about 15 years when I was a young man and thought "I will never burn wood again". Since 1976 it's been only wood heat. We burn the stuff that hangs out in the field and snatches your hat when you drive by. Best wishes and keep warm!
Paul
 
(quoted from post at 17:10:07 10/12/11) You forgot one little example. wait a few years and then the wood gets smaller in size so you cant lift em to put wood in the boiler. The tubing inside the boiler bursts and pressure relief valve sticks shut. No Heat in the extreme cold weather. Now out comes the installer with a big bill. lol. Our wood is stacked against cement block. have a water source for fire protection also extinguishers. Insurance company is well satisfied with our operation.Wood heat does produce dust no mater what heat source is used. Wood furnace/v/s Outside boiler.Nothing like going out in sub zero to feed the boiler at all hours of the day or night huh?Any way thanks for your reply?? LOU.
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I don't know what boiler your talking about, at worst mine needs fixed once a day, since my trucks parked right at the boiler I fix the fire when I go out to start my truck. In this weather, every 3 days.

Fixing a boiler isn't rocket science. Heck I built my own boiler.
 
Paul, Thanks for the reply.Wood is just one way to stop the cartel and speculators from hiking up the price of heating oil, and forcing home owners to pony up the cash.Wood heat is the next best thing to oil we have found. Oil is convenient,just turn up the thermostat and listen to the furnace sucking up ones hard earned cash.When oil was less then$2.65 per gal, it wasn't too drastic a price,but then it went to over $4,00per gal. No relief in sight for downward cost yet. Wood heat forever, if it doesn't come down. Regards LOU.
 
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