Hi everyone,
I've been talking about getting a gasser and I think soon will be in a position to do so, hopefully later this year or early next. I do have a couple of cords of wood dry already and plan to get more soon.
Wondering what you think about the Vigas. I'm in Ontario and it's the easiest (and cheapest) to obtain and there is a dealer close by. The Tarm Solo Innova would be my preference but it's a bit harder to get and more expensive. The reason I would prefer the Innova is the simplicity of the controls and my expectation that repairs down the road would be simple since it's not computerized. Am I crazy about that? I want this boiler to last 20 years and not be bothered with controls that are computerized (who uses a 20 year old PC now?) and having to hack something together because the board has cooked.
Another thing is that I'm going to put this in the basement of the house so I don't want smoke issues - I believe the Tarm is okay out of the box but the Vigas requires a draft fan for those situations ($480 extra). The chimney is 30' high and does draw quite well, so maybe the Vigas would be okay without but the Youtube videos show quite a bit of smoke.
Anything else I should be looking at? The Biasi Pirowood is obtainable too, but it seems to be really pricey. Anyone using it?
Thanks for your thoughts,
Brad
I've been talking about getting a gasser and I think soon will be in a position to do so, hopefully later this year or early next. I do have a couple of cords of wood dry already and plan to get more soon.
Wondering what you think about the Vigas. I'm in Ontario and it's the easiest (and cheapest) to obtain and there is a dealer close by. The Tarm Solo Innova would be my preference but it's a bit harder to get and more expensive. The reason I would prefer the Innova is the simplicity of the controls and my expectation that repairs down the road would be simple since it's not computerized. Am I crazy about that? I want this boiler to last 20 years and not be bothered with controls that are computerized (who uses a 20 year old PC now?) and having to hack something together because the board has cooked.
Another thing is that I'm going to put this in the basement of the house so I don't want smoke issues - I believe the Tarm is okay out of the box but the Vigas requires a draft fan for those situations ($480 extra). The chimney is 30' high and does draw quite well, so maybe the Vigas would be okay without but the Youtube videos show quite a bit of smoke.
Anything else I should be looking at? The Biasi Pirowood is obtainable too, but it seems to be really pricey. Anyone using it?
Thanks for your thoughts,
Brad