EKO 40

I'd holler at Dave at Cozy Heat for current pricing. He's great to work with and is a sponsor here. I suspect you're looking at $6-7k currently for the boiler with a few of the necessities (one pump, pressure releif, air scoop, etc).

That depends on how far the two units are from each other. Is your current system working as-is? Cost to install a wood burner can add up quickly. Chimney, pumps, plumbing, etc. A couple thousand will fly out the door quite quickly...

MMaul said:

yes the current system is working right now but the gas boiler would have to be moved and vented out the side of the house because its using the chimney for a vent. I think it will be alot of plumbing.

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Moving and power venting an existing boiler... a few thousand right there... I know, I did that with my oil boiler. It was only a year old and was in the house when I bought it, so I figured it was worth keeping...

wow thats a lot of cash not saying its not worth. You would have to be "all in" for sure...

One observation (well, maybe more) is that in my experience, I overdesign these things and wind up spending cash on things that I either never use, or remove after the thing is installed. In reality, simpler is usually better (at least IME). I am generally reminded of that when things break down and the best solution is to bypass the fancy crap and get back to basics.

I like fooling with complicated stuff in my mind, but when it comes down to nuts and bolts, my eyes are bigger than my stomach.

You can always upgrade later when you have used the system and have a better idea of what you want it to do.

I think $10K is a pretty good estimate if you're talking about doing the work yourself.

MMaul said:

Thanks Eric, I think I revisit this subject every year around jan. feb. when my insert has trouble keeping up. Simpler is the way to go especially since I am no plumber.

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How about a big bad new epa insert?

Eric Johnson said:

One observation (well, maybe more) is that in my experience, I overde these things and wind up spending cash on things that I either never use, or remove after the thing is installed. In reality, simpler is usually better (at least IME). I am generally reminded of that when things break down and the best solution is to bypass the fancy crap and get back to basics.

I like fooling with complicated stuff in my mind, but when it comes down to nuts and bolts, my eyes are bigger than my stomach.

You can always upgrade later when you have used the system and have a better idea of what you want it to do.

I think $10K is a pretty good estimate if you're talking about doing the work yourself.

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Hi Eric, glad to see you're still out here.

I totally agree with this statement. I used the minimal required to start, the last 2 seasons I ran on the Eko only and no added controls other than the Eko and a Miximizer reset control. I realize this reduces the comfort level on the people but helps the wallet. I now know what I need to control and how and currently I am a week or 2 away from taking the (pending) from my sig and having NG backup installed.

How is you storage coming along?

Henk.

Thanks, Henk. I was down for maintenance with a health problem over most of the past year, but everything's back in working order and I'm still keeping the family warm with the Eko. The storage, well, that's one of those unfinished projects I got 'pending.' There are others.

I got the Orlan Paxo 40 from mark at AHONA. He was a great help in the selection and design and provides very useful, practical advice. I am a satisfied customer and have not been disappointed.

I am just installing a Eko 40 now. I also had to buy stainless steel chimney roughly 15' ,200' 1-1/4 pex tubing . This has costed me $7200.00 US. so far. I still need to get the 1-1/4 pex spray foamed and a bunch of copper tubing and fittings, maybe another circ p/p , a bunch of ball v/vs , and some control parts . Hopefully another $1500 will get me ready to fire up.

Huff

As I recall it was in the 10k area. Next year or two storage will be added to make the system more reasonable to use in the spring and fall.
Eric good to see hanging out here more often , sorry to hear you were laid up.

Thanks, Tony. I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer last February, but after 10 months of treatments and surgery, they tell me I can now consider myself cancer free. So it was certainly worth it. Beats the alternative, at least from my point of view. I could have posted more over that period, but I was.....distracted. I started feeling like my old self about a month after my last chemo infusion. Today, I feel great.

Eric Johnson said:

Thanks, Tony. I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer last February, but after 10 months of treatments and surgery, they tell me I can now consider myself cancer free. So it was certainly worth it. Beats the alternative, at least from my point of view. I could have posted more over that period, but I was.....distracted. I started feeling like my old self about a month after my last chemo infusion. Today, I feel great.

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Wow, wish I had known. Not that we could have done much more than kept you in our prayers with regard to distance. Still glad to hear you are feeling better. (not to hyjack the thread) Best wishes and keep up the healing.

Henk.

Eric,
Sorry to hear that. Great to hear you feel good now though, welcome back!