Forced Air Wood Burning Furnace

[dug]

Since we had our first chill here in Ohio, we tried starting up the furnace in the rescue kennel this weekend and discovered that our furnace is no longer working and needs to be replaced. I have learned that due the moisture in the air that components of a normal heat pump corrode...

 

We have been looking at getting a wood burning forced air furnace. It looks like it will help in many ways:

-all major parts are outside- so the dogs are not near anything combustible

-wood would be our sorce of energy- greatly reducing our electric bills (we live in the country and have ample trees nearby)

-we already have the ductwork in the kennel- so alwe need to dois pour a concrete mat and make the hook up.

 

Here is a website we have been looking at:

Outdoor Furnance

 

go to the "Forced Air Wood Furnace" tab for a pretty good video.

 

Anyone have experience with these or any insight?

 

Thanks

Dug

Our Rescue

[The Holy Roller]

I've burned wood as our primary heat source for 28 years. It's a lot of work but if you've got the wood you'll save a ton of money. Go for it.

[Yukon Cornelius]

I've burned wood as our primary heat source for 28 years. It's a lot of work but if you've got the wood you'll save a ton of money. Go for it.

for a young buck like you splitting 20 cords a year cant be all that much.

[The Holy Roller]

for a young buck like you splitting 20 cords a year cant be all that much.

 

I bought the bride a 27 ton splitter for Christmas. She loves it.

[dug]

I've burned wood as our primary heat source for 28 years. It's a lot of work but if you've got the wood you'll save a ton of money. Go for it.

What type of furnace do you have?

[The Holy Roller]

In my old house we had a forced air system with the furnace in the basement. It was just like a gas/electric system, ie, it had duct work and a blower that ran off a thermostat. The down side was it was a lot of mess (ashes to get rid of, hauling wood into the wood room).

 

In our new home we have an outdoor furnace that heats water that is then piped underground to the house. In our older indoor furnace situation we burned about 15 cords of wood a year (over 3000 square feet). We burned not quite 10 cords of wood this past winter in our new home (just under 3000 square feet).