TdiDave
ArboristSite Lurker
i figured i would start this thread to get some input and share my experiences with a domestic hot water pre-heat system using my wood furnace.
I tried a coil inside the firebox and found that it cooled the fire box down way to much and didn't do a good job of heating the water. So now i have install them in the hot air jacket and it is working very well. It thermo syphons most of the time but i do have a circulation pump and a dump zone kick space heater if the water gets to hot.
I tried a coil inside the firebox and found that it cooled the fire box down way to much and didn't do a good job of heating the water. So now i have install them in the hot air jacket and it is working very well. It thermo syphons most of the time but i do have a circulation pump and a dump zone kick space heater if the water gets to hot.