I was at Menards and saw that they had a add on wood burning furnace. I would like to know if any others on here have them?
My parents have one and it's awesome. It's in their basement (unfinished). It can heat the entire downstairs, rougly 2000 square feet... so much so that you can wear shorts and a T-shirt in the dead of winter... in an 1845 farm house. The only downfall is moving the wood. They have to move wood from the barn to the basement and it can be a lot of work. However, the saving on gas is huge. I think it paid for itself after the first year (it was a bad year). Typically when the sping storms knock over family or friend's trees, we'll go clean them up and put that wood in the barn. In a cold winter you can burn through a bunch of wood. If you have to buy wood i don't think it would be worth it at all.
Where I work, I'm head of the tree department. So finding wood isn't a problem. Do you know what model they have?
Ah nice! I'll look tonight, as well as see how much square footage they heat with it. I know they've had it for at least 6 years without any issues at all.
I have the outside version of wood furnace! Iys a Hearty H2 , it heats a water box that pumps hot water through underground insulated tubes through an A-coil in furnace! It also heats my domestic water! Its all I heat with. The best thing is not bringing wood inside. I bought the whole system used, plus a 16' portable carport that goes over it and store my wood under it. Came with a brand new log splitter all for $6,000 have yet to but any wood, get it all locally! Im heating over 3,000 square ft with it. Eventually adding another pump for heating my pole barn.
I also have a outside wood burning boiler wood doctor works great and no mess in the house when this one burns/rust out I will buy another
Sounds like a good deal. I don't think I can have one with living in city limits. This is why I was looking at the add on ones.
I am not sure of the brand but my inlaws have one in their basement. It is connected to the house vents and when they use it they turn off the furnace and open a valve from the wood burner into the house. We only have to fill it twice a day once when you wake up and once when you go to bed and it heats the entire house. Bringing wood down is kind of a pain but at least they have cellar doors that open up for quick easy access to the outside.
