I found this on craigslist and there calling it a HOTSTRAM is the manufacturer and STRAM 2000 is the model. The add sounds legit, even an offer to see it working, before someone buys it. I googled HOTSTRAM but got nothing. Any Ideas???
Has anyone heard of (HOTSTRAM STRAM 2000)
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bulldogbones said:
Never heard of it, but that doesn't mean a huge amount... More description of what the item is might be helpful.
One guess that probably won't be very useful in and of itself, is to note that over the years, there have been a lot of different "welding shop startups" where various folks have tried to start their own companies to make OWB's , stoves, and so on, with limited success and short production runs. Quality of both build and design on these has been highly variable, so it is hard to say anything further than that this might be one of those products. An item to be VERY cautious about however, is that if it is a unit that you would want to install in a dwelling, like a stove or furnace, and especially a boiler, is that any code officials and / or insurance companies are going to INSIST on the unit having appropriate UL or equivalent certification labels, with clearances, and also a manual or other documentation... If you don't have these, you are going to have a hard time getting an install "blessed" by the appropriate people, no matter how good the unit is otherwise. Outdoor units like an OWB are less likely to have problems of that sort, but may run into pollution regs, and other such rules...
For better or worse, our government and insurance regs have essentially outlawed modern attempts at getting into the wood burning business as a startup entrepreneur...
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Chris Hoskin
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people call here all the time asking for parts for their TRAM boiler! And there was a Tarm model 2000 some years ago. Maybe that's what he's got?
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BioHeat Sales Guy said:
Good thought, that hadn't occurred to me! Thanks for the suggestion, as it would mean that aside from the age of the unit, it could be a nice quality item...
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I wondered the same thing. So I just e-mailed the guy for pics and to see if he would double check the manufacture.
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