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    Wood Pellet Boiler vs Outdoor Wood Boiler

    Looking for some thoughts and opinions here. I live in a ~3k sqft stone farmhouse in southeast PA, half of the house is original (no wall insulation, I do have some attic insulation) and the other half is new, built in 2021. Old house has cast iron radiators, new addition has radiant slab...
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    OWB with Geothermal radiant floors (New Build)

    Hey All! Longtime lurker and a new member hoping to get some opinions/advice on a heatpump owb combo. To start we’re building a large addition on a small house in western NY, the total sqft with basement is around 3000sqft. The addition will have radiant floor from the basement to second story...
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    **Help**Outdoor boiler to supply plenum

    Hello I just installed a outdoor boiler my only problem is trying to figure out a way to connect to my hot air furnace inside. The indoor hot air unit is old but works but the problem is my supply plenum is 15wide by 10thick and 26 long there is no water to air heat exchanger that size. Is there...
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    Domestic Water Issues?

    I just installed a Heatmor Outdoor boiler for my home. I have an hydronic system with cast iron radiators. My oil boiler also heats my domestic hot water. I have my Heatmor and Oil boiler running through a plate exchanger. It is working great for heating my house, boiler hasn't kicked on...
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    Wood or Coal?

    I've recently purchased and installed a Heatmor 100CB for my home. This model claims to be a coal boiler, but the dealer I purchased from said most people just burn wood in it. To burn coal, you buy shaker grates and then you can use coal. This will be used to heat my 2200 sq ft home. My...