Use an outdoor wood Stove Boiler to Heat Your Water and Your House
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As well as heating your home, an outdoors wood stove boiler can also heat your water and let you save a lot of money that you would usually pay for running the water heater. You can set a thermostat on your wood boiler that will keep the water at a safe temperature. It can be used to heat a spa, hot tub or pool as well. This can definitely save a lot of money on your heating bill.
An outdoor wood boiler sits up to 500 feet from your home or other building that will be heated. Underground insulated pipes carry the heated water to the building or buildings. A regular thermostat is used to control the heat inside the building. Either a heat exchanger inside a standard furnace, or a radiant water heating system is used to heat the building. A heat exchanger added to your regular hot water heater can heat the water used for washing, etc. So as you can see, there are a lot of ways an outdoor wood stove boiler can save you money on your heating bills.
Alternatives to Indoor Wood Heaters: The Outdoors Wood Stove Boiler
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A wood heater inside your house can cause some problems. While the indoor wood stove can be as safe as any furnace if installed properly and operated responsibly, hauling wood into the house isn’t for everyone. Not only is there more work, but a bit of a mess as well. And don’t forget about hauling out the ashes! Many homeowners want the economic benefits of burning wood but aren’t willing to install a traditional heater in their house.
A outdoor wood boiler, on the other hand, keeps the mess outside. As well, you can plumb it in to in-floor heating or use a heat exchanger in your regular furnace. A plain wood stove doesn’t have these options. Also, you can put larger amounts of fuel in the boiler furnace than a smaller stove, and this means filling it with wood less frequently. It can be up to 500 feet from the building, which means the wood supply can be situated well away from the front yard.
A common outdoor wood boiler design is to have a wood furnace surrounded by a water jacket. As the wood heats the water, the water circulates back to the house to a heat exchanger for heating the home or the domestic water supply.
If you are wanting to hat your home with wood, it is worth looking into outdoors wood stove boilers. They can be a good alternative to the traditional wood stove.
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