Neumac or Caddy wood/oil combination

[Farrell]

We have a large double house, 4,400 sq. ft. We currently have a wood furnace and an oil furnace separately and side by side.
Regulations are forcing us to add another chimney. We are thinking of replacing both furnaces with a combination wood/oil furnace.
We are looking at the large Caddy made by PSG or large Neumac. How do these compare? I understand with the combination we would need one chimney.
Do you have other suggestions or combinations?
Thank you.
Farrell

 

[DuckDog]

We have a large double house, 4,400 sq. ft. We currently have a wood furnace and an oil furnace separately and side by side.
Regulations are forcing us to add another chimney. We are thinking of replacing both furnaces with a combination wood/oil furnace.
We are looking at the large Caddy made by PSG or large Neumac. How do these compare? I understand with the combination we would need one chimney.
Do you have other suggestions or combinations?
Thank you.
Farrell

My parents have had a Neumac wood/oil in use since their house was new in the mid 70's. It has performed well and kept me warm for the first 20 winters of my life. Their house is a lot smaller than what you heat at a little under 1500sq'. They need to replace it as well as the chimney in the next year. Insurance is getting a little sticky over the old chimney and for sure the furnace at almost 40 years old has way out lived it's life expectancy.

Installing a new Neumac wood/oil would be an option but insurance would much rather they NOT install another oil furnace. Their tank is certifird for now but who knows how much more regulated it's going to get. So......... they are looking into the Napoleon HMF system in wood/propane configuration. Pretty cool setup but super pricy. Not sure if that is another option for you or not.

 

[Owen1508]

Newmac are good units. They come in all different combos wood/oil/electric/gas/pellet

http://newmacfurnaces.com/

 

[Farrell]

My parents have had a Neumac wood/oil in use since their house was new in the mid 70's. It has performed well and kept me warm for the first 20 winters of my life. Their house is a lot smaller than what you heat at a little under 1500sq'. They need to replace it as well as the chimney in the next year. Insurance is getting a little sticky over the old chimney and for sure the furnace at almost 40 years old has way out lived it's life expectancy.

Installing a new Neumac wood/oil would be an option but insurance would much rather they NOT install another oil furnace. Their tank is certifird for now but who knows how much more regulated it's going to get. So......... they are looking into the Napoleon HMF system in wood/propane configuration. Pretty cool setup but super pricy. Not sure if that is another option for you or not.

We live north of Belleville, ON. Do you know any dealers in our area? Looks like base price on line is 8'000.00.
We live on a farm so have lots of wood but we are aging. Propane is clean burning for sure
Our oil tank is ok for now but new tank is 2,500.00.

 

[Owen1508]

here's a link for all the Ontario dealers:
(broken link removed to http://newmacfurnaces.com/index.php/ontario?limitstart=0)

 

[DuckDog]

Looks like there are a few Napoleon dealers in your area (Stirling, Campleford, Bloomfield) Here is a dealer search page.
(broken link removed to http://www.napoleonheatingandcooling.com/find-a-store/)
I'd be really interested in what you decide to do.

 

[brenndatomu]

Don't forget to check out Yukon. They have been building combo units since the late 70s and they have Canadian certs too. I have a Yukon Husky wood/oil unit 140k BTU. They have bigger units too. 189K BTU wood/oil Polar model is listed at $5792. Oh, 30 yr warranty too...check em out, http://www.yukon-eagle.com/

Edit: I like my Yukon, BUT, if I were to do this again, I think I would put in a wood only "EPA" forced air furnace and a High Efficiency Propain furnace that could be vented outdoors via PVC pipe. Several reasons to do it this way, any time you go combo unit, you are sacrificing efficiency on both fuels. Also, you will pay a premium for a combo unit. I heat 99% wood only so paying for a couple gallons per year of the Propain wouldn't kill me.