stratton said:
hello,eco 150
how many yrs did you run the tw2000?
how many cords per yr
how many soft were you heating?
I would love to hear your thoughts
thanks stratton
I used the TW2000 from 1994 to 2009.
I burned about 12 cord of hardwood (mostly red maple) in it each winter, and about 2-3 more cord of hardwood in a Pacific Energy stove.
(We have 3500 sq. ft. of house, with 8' and 9' basement ceilings, 7.5', 10' and 22' celings in the main floor, 2nd story and cathedral living room.
We didn't burn any softwood then, because it was all we could do to keep the house warm when it was cold out (-15 to -25 C).
The TW2000 would peak its heat output about 0.5 - 3 hours in its 6-8 hour burn cycle. When it was cold out, I shortened the cycle to about 4 hours.
There was always a ton of coals in the back of the boiler. I would rake them forward for the next fire, or just to move them towards the fresh air flow
to burn them out.
The two big problems I had with it was that it was undersized for my heat load, and it was very slow to make hot water.
The Econoburn is perfect to heat the whole house - I don't use the Pacific Energy at all now. Well, maybe for the short shoulder seasons, or
for ambiance on a winters night. It has no problem keeping up its temperature for at least 6 hours on a burn, with only 60 gallons of buffer / storage.
I expect when I get 1000 gallons of pressurized storage heated up, I'll be able to go for 10+ hours after starting a fire, even when it's cold outside.