f the Neighbors - when they buy my oil then they can complain

 

What is the problem? the stack not high enough?

 

they are too close and burn stuff like tires and crap...

 

wow did this go off topic very fast. IMPRESSIVE!

 

Steve,

I pitched the idea to my wife and this outside furnace might be a serious idea for us.

I just have a few ??? if you don;t mind since you are the wood guru

Is that price of 5-7k, is that installed and ready to go you think?

Can I totally eliminate my oil furnace and tank if I have this installed?

Buring round the clock like you say, how many cords of wood per season would you suppose I would burn in aproximatly 1300-1400 sq ft. home?

Can I burn pine in it safely?

How much does it cost to have a lumberjack come and chop down trees in my yard and then leave it for me to split/stack myself?


I know it's alot of questions, but I was thinking of them the whole night while I was in class

 

everything and i mean everything you ever wanted to know about OWB (outdoor wood burners) can be found here

http://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/f...s/viewforum/21/

this section is just for outdoor wood burners

but as far as i know

yes 5 to 7k installed is about right and do you have forced hot water now or forced hot air? these run with forced hot water - if it was me i would tie it into my current furnace just in case say you guys want to leave for a week - the house will still have heat

most guys say 5 to 7 cords.. there is log guy by me that sells 5 cords of logs for 350.00 and you'll have a lot less work because you can cut/ split much bigger

Yes you can burn pine - it's an old wives tale that you can't- that's really all they burn out on the west coast - when dry it burns hot and fast hence the reason people like hard wood - good heat and it takes a log time to burn - i should have at least 2 cords of pine when i cut / split the one that was dropped in the spring

lumberjack prices vary - i got lucky and had a HUGE pine dropped for 300 BUT it was a 3k job all day long.. i bet if you do details with the tree guys they would cut you a break - also it's great to be friends with tree guys because they would drop logs for free so they don't have to pay to dump it

 

edit - i stand corrected an OWB can be connected to any existing heat

http://www.centralboiler.com/applications.php

and a listing of epa approved ones

http://www.epa.gov/woodheaters/

 

Cool, we actually know a lumberjack so that might help. I wonder if they like big stacks of pancakes like on TV...

I have forced hot air right now. Am I looking at extra cost to set that up?

How tough is it to get one of these fires lit? Especially if you are saying I can use green wood.

Must be easy to clean the chimney, huh?

 

ya it's a short stack to clean

i would get a good fire going first with dry stuff and then toss in the green wood

best advise i can give you is talk to a few dealers and people who own them

 

I think there is a guy on Route 6 Dartmouth who was selling these things, Jeff.