I see this site lists New Horizons (Eko Line) and Greenwood boilers, but I couldn't find any posts about these on a forum search. I want to use an efficient outside boiler (gassification type, not the kind that belch smoke) to heat my sprawling house, but I'd like to get input from somebody who has actually used one. I've seen comments about Greenwood on other sites (woodheat.com I think) - they certainly do have an aggressive marketing dept - just try giving them your phone number - and I've heard another manufacturer is suing them for patent infringement, but that of course says nothing about the product's efficiency or reliability. I think they're very new so don't have a long track record. New Horizons Eko Line is made in Poland - I can't find anything negative about them and I think they've been around awhile, especially in Europe. but the tech info on their site is obviously poorly translated from Polish (I studied Polish in college and can see how a Polish speaker who wasn't well versed in English syntax would make these errors - sometimes incomprehensible). New Horizons says they're used extensively in Germany. Anyway, has anybody used an Eko boiler or know somebody who has used one??
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I know Eric Johnson posted one that included some videos. They looked very nice. Hey Eric what thread was that in?
Here's the link. Dig that cyclone!
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These boilers have been around for decades and I've heard good things about them. I see they've discontinued their outdoor boiler line.
One of the regulars on this site is a plumbing/heating contractor who heats with an EKO. He might sell them, too.
http://forums.invision.net/index.cfm?CFApp=2l.
I heat my 3,000 sq. foot house in upstate New York with an old Royall 6150, indoor boiler. It's old-tech and it eats a lot of wood, but it's a great boiler.
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These boilers have been around for decades and I've heard good things about them. I see they've discontinued their outdoor boiler line.
One of the regulars on this site is a plumbing/heating contractor who heats with an EKO. He might sell them, too.
http://forums.invision.net/index.cfm?CFApp=2l.
I heat my 3,000 sq. foot house in upstate New York with an old Royall 6150, indoor boiler. It's old-tech and it eats a lot of wood, but it's a great boiler.
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Eric, that's not the one I was thinking about. I was referring to the video of the older guy who had the boiler in an out building. The company owner was demonstrating, holding his hand on the door and pointing out that the exhaust gas was cool. Big round looking thing. Maybe you weren't the poster.
A friend of mine has a Garn. They're big and expensive and they have a tiny firebox, but they burn clean and efficient, just like the mfg. claims. My impression is that it's great if you like to monkey around with settings, etc., which is another way of saying that it's farily high maintenance.
And they require very dry wood.
An alternative, really still in the prototype state, would be the Black Bear Boiler. You can google the name to get to their website. This is the first season they've been available, so I think the jury is still out on whether or not they live up to the (pretty compelling) hype.
And they require very dry wood.
An alternative, really still in the prototype state, would be the Black Bear Boiler. You can google the name to get to their website. This is the first season they've been available, so I think the jury is still out on whether or not they live up to the (pretty compelling) hype.
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