Hi all. I'm new to the forum here, but have been casually (obsessively according to my sweet wife) reading up on these indoor gasifiers. Im 29 and have lifelong experience burning wood, but have just recently been made aware of a (not so) new way of doing it: the indoor boiler with storage! I'm almost convinced. I was planning to install an OWB this summer until I realized:
#1 most used units were nearly worn out and cheap or nearly new and costly.
#2 new units (even non EPA which can still be bought) were very expensive
#3 all are rather inefficient.
Im currently leaning toward the indoor boiler with storage. My first question is one I haven't seen asked yet. When you only do a 3 to 6 hr batch burn to reheat storage, does the fire go out completely? I don't like the thought of always relighting. I would much rather keep a smaller fire going all day like I do now with a EPA wood stove. Is that possible using a modulating boiler?
This is getting too long, so I'll stop for now. Any comments?
#1 most used units were nearly worn out and cheap or nearly new and costly.
#2 new units (even non EPA which can still be bought) were very expensive
#3 all are rather inefficient.
Im currently leaning toward the indoor boiler with storage. My first question is one I haven't seen asked yet. When you only do a 3 to 6 hr batch burn to reheat storage, does the fire go out completely? I don't like the thought of always relighting. I would much rather keep a smaller fire going all day like I do now with a EPA wood stove. Is that possible using a modulating boiler?
This is getting too long, so I'll stop for now. Any comments?