“We Started Saving $500 a Month on Our Heating Bill”
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With a baby on the way, Maria and Joe Bailey from Jacobson, Minnesota, knew it was time to make a change in the way they heated their home. “We were spending at least $2,500 on propane a year,” said Maria, “so we wanted to make a change to something that we could manage more successfully and use the resources at our home already.”
Heating with wood has always been a popular choice for people who want to save on their heating bill and add comfort to their home. Using an indoor stove or fireplace, however, has its 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) improve living conditions in the home. The fire risk (from chimney fires or embers spilling out of an indoor stove) is removed from the home because the outdoor furnace is located outside. So is the wood, eliminating the mess, bugs and mold that can occur when hauling wood inside or even storing it there.
Outdoor furnaces work with existing heating systems to provide evenly distributed heat throughout the entire home. 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.
Attractive financing options are available that make owning an outdoor furnace a very effective way to wipe out heating bills without taking a hit in the wallet. Many owners install a heat exchanger on their expensive electric water heater and turn it off, which often can make a third or more of a monthly payment. “We had unlimited hot water all winter long,” said Maria. “It was fantastic.”
Even with the monthly payment and cost of wood, an outdoor furnace can be far cheaper than other methods of wood heating. Because of its efficiency and design, the furnace can pay for itself in a few short years.
The Classic Edge Titanium HD 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.
Central Boiler had three important considerations in mind when it designed the Classic Edge Titanium HD: it had to be easy to use and maintain, last a lifetime and work great.
The FireStar combustion controller makes the furnace easy to operate and features integrated wi-fi that allows you to see how the furnace is operating from anywhere in the world. A patented air charge tube adds air in all the right places and the patent-pending vertical heat exchanger, accessible by its rear hinged door, optimizes heat transfer and makes maintenance easy and fast. The titanium-enhanced stainless steel firebox resists corrosion, withstands higher temperatures and provides excellent heat transfer year after year.
The Classic Edge Titanium HD is one of the most efficient ways available to heat with wood.
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
“We Started Saving $500 a Month on Our Heating Bill” WOOD STOVES/FURNACES With a baby on the way Maria and Joe Bailey from Jacobson Minnesota knew it was time to make a change in the way they heated their home “We were spending at least $2 500 on propane a year ” said Maria “so we wanted to make a change to something that we could manage more successfully and use the resources at our home already ” Heating with wood has always been a popular choice for people who want to save on their heating bill and add comfort to their home Using an indoor stove or fireplace however has its 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 improve living conditions in the home The fire risk from chimney fires or embers spilling out of an indoor stove is removed from the home because the outdoor furnace is located outside So is the wood eliminating the mess bugs and mold that can occur when hauling wood inside or even storing it there Outdoor furnaces work with existing heating systems to provide evenly distributed heat throughout the entire home 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 Attractive financing options are available that make owning an outdoor furnace a very effective way to wipe out heating bills without taking a hit in the wallet Many owners install a heat exchanger on their expensive electric water heater and turn it off which often can make a third or more of a monthly payment “We had unlimited hot water all winter long ” said Maria “It was fantastic ” Even with the monthly payment and cost of wood an outdoor furnace can be far cheaper than other methods of wood heating Because of its efficiency and design the furnace can pay for itself in a few short years The Classic Edge Titanium HD 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 Central Boiler had three important considerations in mind when it designed the Classic Edge Titanium HD: it had to be easy to use and maintain last a lifetime and work great The FireStar combustion controller makes the furnace easy to operate and features integrated wi-fi that allows you to see how the furnace is operating from anywhere in the world A patented air charge tube adds air in all the right places and the patent-pending vertical heat exchanger accessible by its rear hinged door optimizes heat transfer and makes maintenance easy and fast The titanium-enhanced stainless steel firebox resists corrosion withstands higher temperatures and provides excellent heat transfer year after year The Classic Edge Titanium HD is one of the most efficient ways available to heat with wood 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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