I want to buy an indoor boiler, but the space under the house where the boiler is going is not insulated. So I am looking for an indoor boiler that has an insulation jacket. Who makes a good one?
Manufacturers of residential indoor wood-fired "insulated" boilers?
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hobbyheater
Minister of Fire
Were is your current boiler ?
What type , oil ,propane,or electric?
Baseboard or in floor radiant heat distribution system?
How much head room where the wood boiler is going to be located , and access to this area?
maple1
Minister of Fire
brant2000
Feeling the Heat
Mine isn't. It's meant to provide both radiant heat to the space as well as hydronic heat. Really nice if you're looking for best of both worlds. http://www.hydro-to-heat-convertor.com/index.html
All I have right now is an electric heat pump. I have a water heat exchanger installed in the duct work. The door opening under the house is 6 ft. by 6 ft. and the ceiling is about 7 ft. high where I want to put the boiler. It's part of the crawl space under the house. The exterior wall is concrete block and is above grade. I don't want to lose heat under the house.
The ones that I have found that are insulated only have 1-inch of mineral wool as insulation.
woodsmaster
Minister of Fire
most of them are insulated but most are not insulated great, you will probably have some heat loss unless you add more insulation. may not be enough heat loss to wory about. I have mine in a insulated shed and don,t worry about the minimal losses threw the jacket.
Coal Reaper
Minister of Fire
the only surface on mine that i CANT hold a bare hand to while it is running is the flue and the water out connection
Fred61
Minister of Fire
Indoor boilers are not insulated against natures winter elements. The insulation they do have is there to slow the loss and perhaps it is there as a safety precaution against burns. Only three sides of my Wood Gun were insulated leaving three sides to radiate heat and it radiated a ton. My Eko Has 4 sides insulated leaving the front door surface and bottom to radiate into the room. Although there are enough reasons for me not to purchase or install an OWB, heat loss to the winter air could be added to my list. Using brute force by throwing in more wood and larger fires don't make up for an incorrect installation. Insulation doesn't stop heat loss, it just slows it down.
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