I have seen several indoor wood boilers for free on craigslist and this has got me thinking. I would like to build a sauna and my original plan was to find a used wood furnace, take off the sheet metal housing on the outside and weld up baskets to hold the rocks. If i used a wood boiler I could possibly heat a hot tub with heat exchanger as well. I am wondering how hot the sides and front of a indoor wood boiler get? I am guessing they have the water jacket on the sides and top of the firebox, some insulation, and then sheet metal. If I removed the sheet metal and insulation do you think it would be hot enough to use as a sauna. Thanks for any input.
Indoor wood boiler - Water jacket temp
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My boiler water temps do not get above 190. You don't want to make steam in a boiler not designed for it.
Is the idea of a sauna to make steam by pouring water over the rocks? That's how my former sauna worked.
My boiler water temps do not get above 190. You don't want to make steam in a boiler not designed for it.
Is the idea of a sauna to make steam by pouring water over the rocks? That's how my former sauna worked.
This sauna would be detached and away from the house so I am not concerned with insurance.
The boiler would not be used for steam, sorry if this was not clear.
The only idea with the boiler is to add a heat exchange to help supplement heat to a hot tub.
I am trying to figure out a indoor wood boiler will radiate enough heat from the unit to use as a sauna stove when water is in the jacket.
The boiler would not be used for steam, sorry if this was not clear.
The only idea with the boiler is to add a heat exchange to help supplement heat to a hot tub.
I am trying to figure out a indoor wood boiler will radiate enough heat from the unit to use as a sauna stove when water is in the jacket.
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