[AT] 50% OT: Corn furnaces

[James Yost]

"BURN" the alcohol? 8-))))

--- Wayne Snelling <wsnelling at southplainscollege.edu>
wrote:

> Me suggest a small brewing process and burn the
> alcohol -lots more heat 
> units, you can feed the hogs, warm yourself, mash
> for the chickens, warm 
> yourself...
> well you see?
> 
> Wayne
> sorry thats all I can add--
> 
> Greg Hass wrote:
> 
> > This is 1/2 on, 1/2 OT due to the fact it involves
> a farm product.
> >
> > For a couple of years I have been considering a
> corn furnace.  Stopped 
> > at a local deal today and looked at a corn-fired
> boiler which would 
> > tie-in with our present boiler.  Basically a nice
> looking unit but the 
> > price scares me at $4700, not installed.  However,
> all of the ourdoor 
> > wood furnaces I have looked at run in the range of
> $4500, not 
> > installed.  Did the calculations, and at today's
> prices it would save 
> > me 2/3 of my heating bill, or $1000.  At today's
> prices, oil would 
> > cost us $1500, assuming we used the same as last
> year.  However, I am 
> > sometimes afraid to try new technology, being
> afraid it will not 
> > function as advertised.  Longevity of furnace,
> etc.  Due to the way 
> > our house is constructed, it does not lend itself
> well to a 
> > free-standing unit in the living quarters.  Any
> insight on this 
> > subject would be appreciated, either on-list, or
> through private 
> > e-mail if people consider this too far off topic.
> >
> > Greg Hass
> >
> > PS our local elevator price for corn is $1.67 and
> unfortunately I 
> > still have half of last year's crop.
> >
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Jim and Janna Yost
Utica, Ohio
USA
jnyost at yahoo.com


	
		
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