I am going to be getting a bigger furnace to heat the house over the next few months, as we are doing an addition to the place, and the amount of heated space will increase to approximately 5652 square feet. The BL2840 brochure I have says it heats 4000+ square feet, and the BL3444 is listed as "up to 8000" square feet. Does anyone have experience with these units? If so, would the 2840 be adequate for this much space? Well insulated BTW. Or would I be better off with the larger unit? I just fear that the larger one might just smolder a lot, but the smaller one might need loaded every 6 hours or so...who knows.
Second question...these are coal furnaces, as reps in PA cannot sell OWB's anymore unless they are gassers...but they can sell coal burners. Does anyone out there ever burn coal? If so, how expensive is it in your neck of the woods? How many tons do you go through in a month? Is a ton about the same equivalent as a cord? I have no idea how coal ranks in these regards...finally, where do you even get coal? I see it available in bags online, but it seems to be a bit pricey that way. I am hoping there is somewhere you can get it in bulk, or have a bucket load dropped in the trailer to bring home somehow. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Second question...these are coal furnaces, as reps in PA cannot sell OWB's anymore unless they are gassers...but they can sell coal burners. Does anyone out there ever burn coal? If so, how expensive is it in your neck of the woods? How many tons do you go through in a month? Is a ton about the same equivalent as a cord? I have no idea how coal ranks in these regards...finally, where do you even get coal? I see it available in bags online, but it seems to be a bit pricey that way. I am hoping there is somewhere you can get it in bulk, or have a bucket load dropped in the trailer to bring home somehow. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
