the logwood boiler

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jdurant

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Nov 4, 2007
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Blairsville PA
Hi i am new to this forum. I just bought the Logwood indoor boiler (YBOC36) made by Marathon heater company (from NY) does anybody else have one?? Are you happy with the unit? I bought this boiler for the reason that it can burn coal and wood. There are plenty of coal mines around this part of PA so getting coal is not a problem. What can I expect from this unit? Am I going to be happy or wish I bought somthing else???
 
I had one and I loved it. It's not the cleanest-burning boiler you can buy, but served me well for 9 years and the next owner for another 3 until it burned out. Mine was a wood/oil combo. I burned a little coal in it because there was a pile on the floor when I bought the house. It seemed like a really sweet coal burner.

So I would recommend it if you don't want to spend the money to get into gasification. I would do something about low return water temp. corrosion, however. I think that's probably what eventually killed mine, which was a gravity feed system; no pumps.
 
thanks for the insight. The unit I bought was the large one that can burn 36" long by 10" diam. logs. It has cast iron coal shaker grates. The unit can also burn 220 lbs of coal. I am looking to see what this thing can do.
go to www.marathonheaterco.com
 
Looks alot like the Energy King boilers they sell in my area. They are not the most efficent but should do a good job putting out the heat.
Take a look at the web site for a look back to 1999 and the Y2K scare
 
Thanks for the post. You said they sell energy king in your area how are those units??
This Logwood form Marathon Heater Company really build a heavy boiler unit. I am in the process of rebuilding a chimney.
I am dropping in a ti-stainless steal flu liner and insulating the chimney. I should get a heavy positive draft from this set up.
 
The Energy King 45EKB with an output of 160,000 BTU goes for 2000 up to 2800 for the base unit then you need the plumbing, pump , exchanger ect. I got a price from two local places and was a bit surprised at the 800.00 difference The one place did say they had a used one in the warehouse so she may have pulled the used price instead of the new but I have not checked into it any more. I am hoping to get a gasification unit instead. The energy king unit looks like a pretty standard setup made from 1/4 steel plate but I do not know anyone using one.
 
I purchased the large unit with coal shaker grates. It has a huge burn chamber in it. This thing is built like a tank. I purchased it large to account for a 2 story addition I am putting on next year. I also want to pipe heat to radiators in my garage. I know this is lower tech stuff. I live in the appaliation mountian ridge line in pa when the power is out I am screwed.
 
What do you want to know, danzig?
 
i was just wondering how many people are using this type of boiler. I wanted to know how people are setting up the boiler to heat the house, hotwater, etc.
 
I know this is an old thread, but I can't find anything else out about these boilers. Does anyone still run these? I'm considering the YWOB 24 (wood and oil, takes a 24" log) for my house. I am still up in the air if I am ok with a unit that uses one chimney for both wood and oil, but it looks like if I go that route, this is the way to go.
 
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