Hey folks, i havent posted on this site in a lot of years. thanks for any help!
i am just finishing up building my new home. i have been heating my old home very adequately with a wood stove but i am looking into having a wood boiler in my new home. its a 720 sq ft, solid log built on an insulated slab. i installed radiant heat tubing in the slab as one zone.
I was planning on getting an outdoor wood boiler such as a Central Boiler or a Heater Master but just yesterday, a buddy of mine asked if i wanted a Furnace Works SFB-3. He'll give it to me if i want it. Its old school! it sat in a barn for the past 20+ years and has never been filled up or fired. It looks brand new. He also has an water-air heat exchanger for a forced air heater, and the electronic controls that go with it. ive done a bit of research on it, the only info i could find was on this site actually.
So, i have a handful of questions about this. Would it be a useful heater in my situation? Could i install it in a shed thats about 20 ft from the back of my house? could i install it in my house? what are the draw backs (other than ineffeciency- I assume) to a system thats so low tech?
If its not practical in my home, would it be a good option for my work shop? I currently use a wood stove but its not ideal because it takes so long to heat the slab and all the mass inside. Could i use this boiler and the forced air heater in the shop instead of the house? If i used antifreeze, could i shut it down for extended periods of time between using it for several days at a time?
I hope thats not too many questions, i appreciate any help i can get. thanks.
i am just finishing up building my new home. i have been heating my old home very adequately with a wood stove but i am looking into having a wood boiler in my new home. its a 720 sq ft, solid log built on an insulated slab. i installed radiant heat tubing in the slab as one zone.
I was planning on getting an outdoor wood boiler such as a Central Boiler or a Heater Master but just yesterday, a buddy of mine asked if i wanted a Furnace Works SFB-3. He'll give it to me if i want it. Its old school! it sat in a barn for the past 20+ years and has never been filled up or fired. It looks brand new. He also has an water-air heat exchanger for a forced air heater, and the electronic controls that go with it. ive done a bit of research on it, the only info i could find was on this site actually.
So, i have a handful of questions about this. Would it be a useful heater in my situation? Could i install it in a shed thats about 20 ft from the back of my house? could i install it in my house? what are the draw backs (other than ineffeciency- I assume) to a system thats so low tech?
If its not practical in my home, would it be a good option for my work shop? I currently use a wood stove but its not ideal because it takes so long to heat the slab and all the mass inside. Could i use this boiler and the forced air heater in the shop instead of the house? If i used antifreeze, could i shut it down for extended periods of time between using it for several days at a time?
I hope thats not too many questions, i appreciate any help i can get. thanks.
