want to buy wood boiler

Does any one here know where I can buy a wood boiler? I was looking at pellets, but there is a shortage of them here in VT now, and I'm not going to deal with that so I've decided to put in an indoor or outdoor wood boiler, and just use cord wood.

The problem is I can't find anyone that sells wood boilers, I've called a few places and they must be so busy they don't return my calls. VT seems to be very anti OWB these days, so maybe that is why. VT only allows the gassification wood boilers from what I understand. So I'd like to find someone that sells and installs these so I can get one this spring. Thank you. I'm in Jeffersonville VT.

Or is there an oil and wood burning combo BOILER? it seems there is a lot of furnaces that do this, not sure if there is a boiler that will do both. thanks.

Thanks NE Wood Burner.

I currently have a Weil McClean oil boiler, its old, needs new combustion chamber, and new fuel supply line, and a new fuel tank. Its time to replace it. (had originally planned on keeping it, but just learned it needs this work). Forced water baseboard heat, one zone only, single story home, with large basement. below average insulation (I'm doing some new ceiling insulation this summer, but I have vaulted ceilings in much of the home. 1800 or so sq ft total. )

I burn 1000 to 1200 gallons of oil per year, this year I am on to burn just over 1000 gallons. I also have a Vermont Castings Encore Catalytic wood stove (needs a new catalyst but i can't find one that is affordable) I also burn 3 1/2 cords on a regular winter, this winter, I'm probobly going to hit closer to 4. I'm at 3 1/2 now burned now.

I'd like to remove the oil boiler altogether now, put the domestic on the wood for the winter, and have propane backup for heat in the witner and hot water in the summer. If this can be done.

Gasifier said:

I'll start you with a few questions.

1. What is the house heated with now?
2. How is heat emitted?
3. How is furnace vented? Type of chimney?

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1. wood and oil heat.
2. baseboard hot water
3. cement block chimney

budget is as low as possible, 4K to 5k.

Gasifier said:

Have you done a heat load calculation?

What is insulation in house like?

Wall?

Attic?

How are windows?

Sq.ft. Of house and any other areas you want to heat? Now. Or is there anything else you want to heat in future with same boiler?

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I have one large room, 300 Sq Ft that only has storm windows- it was a partially converted to 4 season from 3. previous owners, there are 15 large windows, I'm still working on installing windows. For now, I use foam insulation.

Vaulted ceilings, about 600 sqft. rest of the house has an attic above it. The house was built in 69. insulation could be better, yes.

I don't know how to calculate the heat load, only know that I can get cord wood for almost free, and oil is costing me 4000+ a year.