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Gentlemen; Does anybody have any experience with the style of wood hotwater furnace that sits adjacent to your home. There are several different brands but all operate about the same. Essentially an oversize wood stove with a water jacket or coils and piping going underground to your house to connect to the existing baseboard or domestic hotwater or RFH. I can see some obvious benefits,safety being one. But I wonder how efficient one would be? I have heated my present house since 1976, which is a raised ranch with a full cellar,1300sqf, with less than 6 cords of wood. But my hotwater is heated by electricity. I would think with the stove outside the amount of fuel burned would increase substantially. But living in Maine I do have an abundance of fuel. You would also gain by having your hot water provided by the unit. Since I heat at least 7 months out of the year the savings on elec. hotwater vs. wood hotwater heat would add up quite quickly.
Thank You
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Gentlemen; Does anybody have any experience with the style of wood hotwater furnace that sits adjacent to your home. There are several different brands but all operate about the same. Essentially an oversize wood stove with a water jacket or coils and piping going underground to your house to connect to the existing baseboard or domestic hotwater or RFH. I can see some obvious benefits,safety being one. But I wonder how efficient one would be? I have heated my present house since 1976, which is a raised ranch with a full cellar,1300sqf, with less than 6 cords of wood. But my hotwater is heated by electricity. I would think with the stove outside the amount of fuel burned would increase substantially. But living in Maine I do have an abundance of fuel. You would also gain by having your hot water provided by the unit. Since I heat at least 7 months out of the year the savings on elec. hotwater vs. wood hotwater heat would add up quite quickly.
Thank You