With the price of steel going through the roof, I am trying to make a decision by the end of the weekend and spend the money. Here are my reasonings...
OWB - I like the Woodmaster the best of all the models. Forced air draft, decent warranty, Mid priced. I was going to buy a CB but they lost my business when I called up asking about the upcoming gassifier and the salesman at CB fed my so much BS my eyes turned brown. So they lost my business right there. Plus after alot of research, I find alot of misleading statements from CB.
Gasifiers - I want one that is outdoors, stand alone, on board storage. There aren't any proven ones. I cannot babysit the thing all day to fill it every 8 hours or so. 12 would be acceptible, but nothing less. CB gassifier is out, but read above post on CB. Woodmaster has a gasifier coming out, but cannot nail down when, nor a price. EKO, Tarm, etc all need storage to meet my needs, and I cannot afford the added expence of storage. I really was wanting to get a gassifier, but am leary spending money on a Sequoya since it is a new company. Plus I see there is an added expence of having to replace the refractory after so much use.
Decisions Decisions.
Right now I am 99% on a Woodmaster 4400. But, tomorrow I plan on calling Cozy Heat and talking with them about an EKO, and will hopefully get some hard info from Woodmaster on their gasifier. If I cannot get anywhere with them to convince me otherwise, I suppose I will get the Woodmaster 4400.
With that being said. What kind of smoke can I expect to get if I burn well seasoned hard wood? Should I add a couple of extra sections to the stack? And will I get better/less wood usage if I burn seasoned wood vs green? I'm hoping to heat my new 1800 sq ft home and small workshop for 6-8 cords. Am I being realistic here, or fooling myself? After 2 years researching these things, you'd think I'd be able to nail down a decision by now.
Thanks!
Chris
OWB - I like the Woodmaster the best of all the models. Forced air draft, decent warranty, Mid priced. I was going to buy a CB but they lost my business when I called up asking about the upcoming gassifier and the salesman at CB fed my so much BS my eyes turned brown. So they lost my business right there. Plus after alot of research, I find alot of misleading statements from CB.
Gasifiers - I want one that is outdoors, stand alone, on board storage. There aren't any proven ones. I cannot babysit the thing all day to fill it every 8 hours or so. 12 would be acceptible, but nothing less. CB gassifier is out, but read above post on CB. Woodmaster has a gasifier coming out, but cannot nail down when, nor a price. EKO, Tarm, etc all need storage to meet my needs, and I cannot afford the added expence of storage. I really was wanting to get a gassifier, but am leary spending money on a Sequoya since it is a new company. Plus I see there is an added expence of having to replace the refractory after so much use.
Decisions Decisions.
Right now I am 99% on a Woodmaster 4400. But, tomorrow I plan on calling Cozy Heat and talking with them about an EKO, and will hopefully get some hard info from Woodmaster on their gasifier. If I cannot get anywhere with them to convince me otherwise, I suppose I will get the Woodmaster 4400.
With that being said. What kind of smoke can I expect to get if I burn well seasoned hard wood? Should I add a couple of extra sections to the stack? And will I get better/less wood usage if I burn seasoned wood vs green? I'm hoping to heat my new 1800 sq ft home and small workshop for 6-8 cords. Am I being realistic here, or fooling myself? After 2 years researching these things, you'd think I'd be able to nail down a decision by now.
Thanks!
Chris
