OK. I have been reading this forum for quite some time and am ready to buy.
You guys (and girls) are a great wealth of knowledge. But I have some specific questions.
We have to heat about 5000 SQ/FT including upstairs and a basement. I would like the easiest way to do this. I know it will take work, but a $450 propane bill for the last 4 weeks has pushed me to this point.
We live on 10 acres and have a lot of dead trees. The problem is they are mostly Poplar trees and some Elm killed by Dutch Elm.
So here are my questions.
1. I will buy wood if needed. I would like to load as few times as possible per day. I work quite a bit.
2. What is the best (in your opinion) outdoor boiler for this application.
3. In the future I will add a water holding tank. I see from this great forum that this is the way to go.
4. Are there gasification boilers that will take full logs? I do not have a splitter, but will buy one if I have to.
Any other suggestions are needed! I am about to spend a load of money and want to make sure I do the right thing!
Thanks in advance for any help.
Kirk
You guys (and girls) are a great wealth of knowledge. But I have some specific questions.
We have to heat about 5000 SQ/FT including upstairs and a basement. I would like the easiest way to do this. I know it will take work, but a $450 propane bill for the last 4 weeks has pushed me to this point.
We live on 10 acres and have a lot of dead trees. The problem is they are mostly Poplar trees and some Elm killed by Dutch Elm.
So here are my questions.
1. I will buy wood if needed. I would like to load as few times as possible per day. I work quite a bit.
2. What is the best (in your opinion) outdoor boiler for this application.
3. In the future I will add a water holding tank. I see from this great forum that this is the way to go.
4. Are there gasification boilers that will take full logs? I do not have a splitter, but will buy one if I have to.
Any other suggestions are needed! I am about to spend a load of money and want to make sure I do the right thing!
Thanks in advance for any help.
Kirk