Questions for Froling bood boiler users

stefan66 said:

I have the opportunity to buy a new Froling FHG20 boiler for 8500 dollars.
How is this unit for burning pine and poplar (softwoods)?
Also my chimney is quite short (aprox. 10ft.)
Will the forced draft compensate for the short chimney?
I'm still in shock that there is a dealer here.
Price sound good?

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seems like a good price
should do fine with softwood
the short chimney shouldn't be an issue
I'm sure others will chime in

stefan66 said:

I have the opportunity to buy a new Froling FHG20 boiler for 8500 dollars.
How is this unit for burning pine and poplar (softwoods)?
Also my chimney is quite short (aprox. 10ft.)
Will the forced draft compensate for the short chimney?
I'm still in shock that there is a dealer here.
Price sound good?

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If that's the FHG-L with the lambda controls and motorized primary secondary air dampers, that sounds like a great price. The lambda controls are likely an expensive adder. You would also need a loading unit which is usually a dealer supplied part. If that's without the lambda control, you would want to know the lambda adder price.

The Froling is not fussy about what it burns. The big difference is between dry wood and stuff that's been rained on. As long as the fuel is sheltered and up on pallets, it burns like a dream. Softwood will burn hotter and faster. With experience you will see a preferred split size and probably burn bigger pieces than you expect, to slow the process down. I burn uglies that barely fit through the loading door. The Froling works best with a mix of good and low quality.

The Froling is a great boiler.

With the draft inducing fan, low chimney should not be a problem, when the fan is running. In shutdown when the fan is off, there is still some residual burning of coals and such. Chimney height is a dealer or factory question, but I don't see a problem except maybe when the fan is off and there is a small quantity of smoldering fuel remaining. Dry softwoods will burn completely down to fine ash with no trouble.