Outdoor Boiler Uses Half the Wood

Outdoor Boiler Uses Half the Wood ENERGY Wood Burners 65 Heating with wood is a popular choice for many people who want to save on their heating bill and add comfort to their home Using an indoor stove or fireplace however does have some disadvantages There are risks associated with chimney fires carbon monoxide and the ongoing mess in the home Indoor stoves and fireplaces aren’t very good at heating more than one room and they heat unevenly Areas further away are cooler while areas closer can become too warm Outdoor furnaces also called outdoor boilers or hydronic heaters can remove those disadvantages The fire risk and mess are removed from the home because the outdoor furnace is located outside Outdoor furnaces work with existing heating systems to provide evenly distributed heat throughout the entire home An outdoor furnace can be installed at any time of the year and can be integrated with almost any existing heating system like a forced-air furnace in-floor radiant heat baseboard heaters or an existing boiler One outdoor furnace can provide heat for an entire home garage shop and barn Many people also “turn off” their hot water heater and use the outdoor furnace to provide unlimited hot water How does it work? An outdoor furnace has a firebox that is surrounded by water As the wood burns it heats the water Water is an efficient way of moving heat The water is circulated to and from the buildings through insulated underground pipes known as ThermoPEX® In the case of a forced-air furnace the fan blows through a heat exchanger installed in the plenum to provide heat for the home through existing ductwork Other methods can use water-to-water heat exchangers or even direct thermal transfer Steve Allen from South Branch Michigan chose a Classic Edge 750 from Central Boiler He now uses less than half the wood he used with his old wood furnace to heat his 1720 square foot home and 2-car garage According to Steve who financed the purchase of his Classic Edge 750 “even with the monthly payment and cost of wood it’s far cheaper than it was with our other wood stove ” This is a common theme for owners of an outdoor furnace like the Classic Edge Turning off an expensive electric water heater for example often can make a third or more of a monthly payment Because of its efficiency and design the furnace can pay for itself in a few short years The Classic Edge is the clean-burning EPA certified outdoor wood furnace from Central Boiler Central Boiler an American-owned company has long been recognized as the industry leader in the advancement of outdoor wood furnaces The Classic Edge 750 was the first outdoor wood furnace to be certified under the current EPA standards Outdoor Boiler Uses Half the Wood Central Boiler designed the Classic Edge to perform with innovative features like a patented air charge tube that adds air in all the right places to the patent-pending vertical heat exchanger that optimizes heat transfer The FireStar combustion controller makes the furnace easy to operate and even features integrated wi-fi that allows you to see how the furnace is operating from anywhere in the world The Classic Edge is available in a stainless steel model as well Central Boiler also offers its Maxim wood pellet and corn furnace and its Forge outdoor coal furnace for people wishing to utilize these alternative fuel sources For more information on Central Boiler’s line of outdoor wood wood pellet or coal furnaces visit the website at: CentralBoiler com or call 800-248-4681

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