Hello everyone:
I would appreciate thoughts on a wood gasification system to off-set propance costs.
I bought a house in Sunderland Vermont. It's 4700 square feet- 1st and 2nd floors- 1750 sq ft each, Basement- 1150 finished, 600 unfinished.
The home was built in 2005, 2x6 construction, well insulated. The home is heated by a propane furnace through 3- zone forced air. The DHW is also heated by propane through a tankless water heater. The mechanicals are located in an unfinished area of the basement, which are feed by a underground, 1000 gallon propane tank.
I would like to keep the current system as back-up and have a wood gasification boiler installed with water storage as the primary. I have access to an unlimited amount of wood and have no problem doing the work of cutting, splitting and stacking.
I would like to keep the current system in case i'm away from the house for a period of time, to keep the house at 55 degrees, as recommended by my propane supplier.
Propance costs me approximately $5,500 to $6,000 per year.
If anyone has any ideas please let me know- boiler brand, sizing, water storage, installers, etc.
Thanks in advance. Tim
I would appreciate thoughts on a wood gasification system to off-set propance costs.
I bought a house in Sunderland Vermont. It's 4700 square feet- 1st and 2nd floors- 1750 sq ft each, Basement- 1150 finished, 600 unfinished.
The home was built in 2005, 2x6 construction, well insulated. The home is heated by a propane furnace through 3- zone forced air. The DHW is also heated by propane through a tankless water heater. The mechanicals are located in an unfinished area of the basement, which are feed by a underground, 1000 gallon propane tank.
I would like to keep the current system as back-up and have a wood gasification boiler installed with water storage as the primary. I have access to an unlimited amount of wood and have no problem doing the work of cutting, splitting and stacking.
I would like to keep the current system in case i'm away from the house for a period of time, to keep the house at 55 degrees, as recommended by my propane supplier.
Propance costs me approximately $5,500 to $6,000 per year.
If anyone has any ideas please let me know- boiler brand, sizing, water storage, installers, etc.
Thanks in advance. Tim