What kind of Firewood furnace do you have ?

[Homelite410]

Clayton 1600 here

 

[Dub11]

I dont have a wood burning sorry had to post

 

[Locust Cutter]

What part of KS are you in Dub?

 

[jake wells]

no furnace just my Ashely circulator
burns wood or coal can hold logs or splits up to 24'' long
and will run you out of the house.

 

[Locust Cutter]

I wonder if the Wonderwood (Volgelzang?) copies are nearly as good? I was thinking that it might make a good barn stove.

 

[jake wells]

I wonder if the Wonderwood (Volgelzang?) copies are nearly as good? I was thinking that it might make a good barn stove.

yes just burn it outside prior to install.

 

[JRHAWK9]

Kuuma Vapor Fire 100.........

 

[Locust Cutter]

How well you do you like your Kuuma? And how efficient is it, granted that's a loaded question which is largely based off of the heat demanded by the structure(s) that it's heating?

 

[Wolverine]

I have a Baker woodstove in my basement. It's somewhat near my forced hot air oil furnace. I remove the blower access cover in the cold months and turn the fan on. With the basement door slightly cracked, it circulates pretty good.

 

[JRHAWK9]

How well you do you like your Kuuma? And how efficient is it, granted that's a loaded question which is largely based off of the heat demanded by the structure(s) that it's heating?

I LOVE it! It's heating a 32x42 footprint log cabin style house with loft and 30' ceilings (12/12 pitch roof); 1,270SF walk out basement, 1,270SF main living, 800SF loft area. It has a total of ~30,000 CF of airspace. It's not a very efficient design nor is it a tightly built house. Insulation must be missing in isolated areas, as we will literally get ICE buildup spots on INTERIOR walls when it's very cold out. Our front closet is also un-insulated as it is cold. It has no attic. Heat loss calcs, assuming 70° inside and 0° outside, are around 46,000 - 75,000 BTU's/hr, depending on what number I put in for air changes per hour. 46,000 is for 0.5 AC/hr and 75,000 is for 1.0 AC/hr. But this is also assuming uniform R19 walls and R25 roof, which is a bit optimistic I think. http://www.builditsolar.com/References/Calculators/HeatLoss/HeatLoss.htm

The basement is heated solely by radiant heat, as I keep all the registers closed downstairs.

I burned 4.31 cords (15,744lbs) of red oak last winter +used 38 gallons of LP. Last years heating season was ~6,400 HDD's according to Weather Underground.

It's incredibly easy to operate, seeing the computer takes all the guesswork out of the air control side of things based on internal firebox temps and what you have the computer set at for the amount of heat you want. This leads to always keeping the fire burning optimally.

It also passed the very strict 2020 EPA Stage 2 standard. This in itself should speak volumes.

http://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/kuuma-vapor-fire-100-epa-testing-results.157075/

 

[Crzybowhntr]

I have an Energy King 480ek. I burn wood and coal. I burn mostly anthracite coal from PA - My furnace has shaker grates in which you need to burn anthracite coal. It really shineswhen burning coal because I only touch the stove every 12 hours. 2500 sqft, pretty well insulated and keeps the house plenty warm.

 

[Locust Cutter]

That would be nice, but I don't know of a readily available supply of Coal in KS...

 

[Crzybowhntr]

That would be nice, but I don't know of a readily available supply of Coal in KS...

I`m not sure either but if you are interested the folks on http://nepacrossroads.com/ could most likely lend a hand in finding it...

 

[Tundra]

Earth Mountainman 505. Heats garage, house and dhw

 

[Czed]

I just picked up a new englander 2000 sq ft stove on clearance 300.00 at a hardware store it's made in Virginia anybody have any experience with them. And i called the company and they are sending me a blower fan for free i had called to order one and he said it should have had one with it. seems like an upstanding company to me.

 

[Czed]

I used a us stove 1357 hotblast for three winters worked excellent but it was in the main living area so i bought a glass front stove.

 

[greendohn]

Woodmaster 4400, it's a greedy hungry s.o.b., but I'm dull enough that I love cutting far'wood keeping it well fed.
Does a great job.

 

[Duce]

Woodmaster 4400, it's a greedy hungry s.o.b., but I'm dull enough that I love cutting far'wood keeping it well fed.
Does a great job.

How large of area are you heating and how much wood are you using, if you don't mind? I had an air leak around my door, which caused it to use a lot more wood to heat. I heat around 2000 square feet and use right around 20 face cord per winter, using a 3300. Had a 434 before that and used about same amount of wood, but going to a smaller stove it sure burns cleaner. If it's in the 20, fill stove once a day, it's in single temps now and fill stove twice, but using 1-1/2 stoves full. The 434 held 3 times as much wood on a single full fill.

 

[greendohn]

How large of area are you heating and how much wood are you using, if you don't mind? I had an air leak around my door, which caused it to use a lot more wood to heat. I heat around 2000 square feet and use right around 20 face cord per winter, using a 3300. Had a 434 before that and used about same amount of wood, but going to a smaller stove it sure burns cleaner. If it's in the 20, fill stove once a day, it's in single temps now and fill stove twice, but using 1-1/2 stoves full. The 434 held 3 times as much wood on a single full fill.

I'm burning 18 p/u truck loads a year on average, 1200 square feet of poorly insulated old dump that could use a few windows.
No air leaks, have replaced my door gasket a few times..probably be due for a replacement next year. I also burn wood in my unfinished detached garage.

 

[jake wells]

I'm burning 18 p/u truck loads a year on average, 1200 square feet of poorly insulated old dump that could use a few windows.
No air leaks, have replaced my door gasket a few times..probably be due for a replacement next year. I also burn wood in my unfinished detached garage.

so would this video describe your furnace