Thank you.Yup, the H20 coil is $200 add on. Its in the furnace.
I've done some reading on this site and I must tip my hat to both Kuuma and the PSG guys that post here. Good info and healthy and respectful exchanges with no mud slinging.
Thank you.Yup, the H20 coil is $200 add on. Its in the furnace.
The kuuma looks very nice...the only thing id like to see is better legs/leg bracing, and a glass door (if possible)....if that happens i may be a buyer sooner than later.
Don't know about other stove here but I have a PSG Max Caddy.
It is a great stove, I like very much. Lots of heat not much wood.
There are EPA wood boilers that claim over 100% efficiency.
Says more about the EPA methodology than anything else.
Just some comments, I am not saying it is not a good product but they need to review there advertising copy.
1. You can not burn wood without smoke, not even the most advanced lambada controlled German Boilers, it is just not possible.
2. I get worried when I see mention of sq ft as a heating load, Medieval Cathedral or Passivhaus? 10btu's per sq ft suggests nearer the latter.
3. I used to handle Intertek's Insurance programme, they would have tested it in accordance with their clients request to whatever standards specified. Now I am not saying it is the case here, but I remember reading that one OWB manufacturer used dimensional lumber for EPA testing. I am going to guess that this is not a common fuel for OWB's.
4. 10 hour burns with high efficiency, the Intertek results were on shorter burns, I would be interested to see how output varied with time, how well the controls managed variances in burn.
Just one question, something I had suppose but never looked into, I thought you needed 2000F for good gassification rather than 1000F?
I was on the kuuma website today(among many others), and I thought they offered a small viewing window. I could be wrong though. Seemed like a good furnace. Need to look at psg too.
The picture you are taking about is of our wood sauna stoves, which we offer a glass window for viewing. We don't offer that with our Kuuma Vapor-Fire wood furnaces.
Don't know why you would want a window on a furnace. Usually people have them in their basement. I see my furnace twice a day. 6am and 10pm. Open-Load-Shut. Empty ashes out.
Don't know why you would want a window on a furnace. Usually people have them in their basement. I see my furnace twice a day. 6am and 10pm. Open-Load-Shut. Empty ashes out.
A window wouldn't make or break a deal for me, but I can sit and watch a fire for hours on end. It beats most of what's on the boob tube these days.
Garrett, here's a wild and crazy idea that I have no idea if it will work. How about a double paned window, regular stove glass for the inner window, and a glass with a one way mirror coating on the outside to reflect much of the heat back into the stove? If it works, you can pm me for an address to send the royalty checks to :cool2:
I'll see what my dad says. Does 50% off all future furnace sales sound good??
A window wouldn't make or break a deal for me, but I can sit and watch a fire for hours on end. It beats most of what's on the boob tube these days.
Garrett, here's a wild and crazy idea that I have no idea if it will work. How about a double paned window, regular stove glass for the inner window, and a glass with a one way mirror coating on the outside to reflect much of the heat back into the stove? If it works, you can pm me for an address to send the royalty checks to :cool2:
Dang Steve, that sounds like a pretty good idea! I bet it would work. Might not even have to be mirrored glass, just this new "low e" glass?
I put a 1-1/2" viewing port in the door of the Yukon just so I can see whats going on. I think seeing the fire helped shorten up my learning curve a little since it's my first year with 'er.
I s'pose there's not much of a learning curve on the Kuumas though, 1. load wood 2. strike match 3. set cruise control 4. reload wood once or twice a day. Doesn't sound like much fun if ya like to fiddle with yur stove!
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