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Re: Why an Outdoor Wood Boiler Is Efficient and Less Costly

2015-09-01T16:53:25+00:00

ant wrote:
The idea of stilling indoors with a woodburner fills me with dread.

LMAO.

I did think it was a bit odd.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Tue Sep 01, 2015 4:53 pm

Re: Why an Outdoor Wood Boiler Is Efficient and Less Costly

2015-09-01T23:00:06+00:00

I have lived rural and seen the abundance of agas and rayburns.

I meant city life.

Just space heating.

The idea of stilling indoors with a woodburner fills me with dread.

Statistics: Posted by ant — Tue Sep 01, 2015 1:49 pm

Re: Why an Outdoor Wood Boiler Is Efficient and Less Costly

2015-09-01T11:19:37+00:00

I think they are perhaps more common than you think in the country.

The latest biomass log boilers are supposed to be very good. Mate of mine has a wood chip boiler. Pellet boilers are becoming popular too. The pellets are recycled scrap wood.

We have two fireplace type woodburners for the winter.

Sorry are you planning to convert for your house or for a still?

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Tue Sep 01, 2015 11:19 am

Re: Why an Outdoor Wood Boiler Is Efficient and Less Costly

2015-09-01T09:39:54+00:00

Everyone is right. I have three woodburners. The smallest is used all winter. The other two are used occasionally. I fuel the small one mostly on skip wood and sawdust mixed with biodiesel byproduct. It is great for me but would all dissapear if everyone tried to do it. So I occupy my resource niche happily and for the most part quitely.

What would make it more efficient is an outside source of combustion air to avoid sucking all the hot room air up the chimmeny. Hence the popularity of outdoor boilers in Canada. You can duct air in though for even greater efficiency. I keep meaning to get around to that...

Statistics: Posted by ant — Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:39 am

Re: Why an Outdoor Wood Boiler Is Efficient and Less Costly

2013-05-01T23:44:00+00:00

Not enough for half the county to cut them down for fuel

Statistics: Posted by Ian3266 — Wed May 01, 2013 11:44 pm

Re: Why an Outdoor Wood Boiler Is Efficient and Less Costly

2013-05-01T02:24:06+00:00

I have lived in wiltshire for a year,, and loved it there,

and we do have lots of trees,,,

Statistics: Posted by KerryW — Wed May 01, 2013 2:24 am

Re: Why an Outdoor Wood Boiler Is Efficient and Less Costly

2013-05-01T01:39:51+00:00

Wood for burning is not a common resource in the UK. I guess you have a lot more trees in Canada than we do

Statistics: Posted by Ian3266 — Wed May 01, 2013 1:39 am

Re: Why an Outdoor Wood Boiler Is Efficient and Less Costly

2013-04-29T22:58:37+00:00

In Canada we have lots of home owners using this method to heat their homes..
I have an oil fired boiler and a traditional wood stove and would like to convert to an outdoor wood fired boiler if I could,, It would not be a difficult convert if we decided to go with it..

Statistics: Posted by KerryW — Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:58 pm