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Puckster · 10-12-2007, 10:17 PM

I have a woodmaster and I love it. Outdoor woodboilers (owb) are not for everyone though . They will take some wood. I have 1400 sq feet of living space and a 2 car garage that I heat. I burnt 8 chord last year (from oct to may) for heat and hot water. I also live in the middle of 30 acres and do not have a smoke stack right next to my neighbor. They do smoke when the first start and stop. They also need constant tending to. I have to feed it once in the morning and when I get home from work during the cold days of winter. Otherwise it is once every or every other day. That said, I love mine, and I have a cheap source of wood, so it will pay for it self after this winter. I love cutting wood, it is good excercise

. I look at as doing my part to wean us off foreign oil. Most of the bad press has come from people burning trash and plastics in the owb in urban areas. If you would like more info on types of owb and common mistakes in setting up a owb, feel free to send me a private message. As far as manufacturers, I would check out Woodmaster, Central Boiler, Freeheat machine, and there is a company in Maine making high efficiency owb's now called Black bear?

10-12-2007, 10:17 PM	#3
Puckster Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 38 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	owb I have a woodmaster and I love it. Outdoor woodboilers (owb) are not for everyone though . They will take some wood. I have 1400 sq feet of living space and a 2 car garage that I heat. I burnt 8 chord last year (from oct to may) for heat and hot water. I also live in the middle of 30 acres and do not have a smoke stack right next to my neighbor. They do smoke when the first start and stop. They also need constant tending to. I have to feed it once in the morning and when I get home from work during the cold days of winter. Otherwise it is once every or every other day. That said, I love mine, and I have a cheap source of wood, so it will pay for it self after this winter. I love cutting wood, it is good excercise . I look at as doing my part to wean us off foreign oil. Most of the bad press has come from people burning trash and plastics in the owb in urban areas. If you would like more info on types of owb and common mistakes in setting up a owb, feel free to send me a private message. As far as manufacturers, I would check out Woodmaster, Central Boiler, Freeheat machine, and there is a company in Maine making high efficiency owb's now called Black bear?