[AT] Gone Shopping ??

D. Day ddss at telebeep.com
Sat Dec 9 11:37:53 PST 2006


Why is there a jacket of water around the box?  Is this how it can also
product hot water for the home?  Do you have an option to not put water in
it?

Thanks

Dick

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The physics of a outdoor wood burner mean that you will always have more
smoke
than there should be from the fire, and you will use about twice as much
wood
as a good indoor fireplace.

Note that I specified GOOD.   A Russian type fireplace can get close to 90%
efficency.   A badly designed fireplace can be negative, putting more heat
up
the chimney than you get.

You have to decide if the mess, expense, and space for an indoor fireplace
is
worth more than cutting twice as much wood to get central heating and
safety.
Your call, I see both sides.

Wood fires need a firebox at more than 400 degrees, but the outdoor wood
burners have the firebox surrounded by water, making the temperature too
cold
for good combustion.

On Saturday 09 December 2006 09:51, Bob McNitt wrote:
> I thought I'd best bring this up regarding outside wood furnace/boilers.
>
> They're no doubt fine for rural areas, but apparently there are some
> disadvantages in suburban or more populated areas. In the Binghamton NY
> area, so many residents complained about the smoke and odor that new codes
> are being adopted to curtail their use. Folks who already have them
> installed will be the biggest losers. You can bet that the oil and gas
> companies were happy to "assist."
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