Looking for wood furnace

[iowa]

My deposit is in as of yesterday. I guess I will be the proud owner of one of these new space age units.

Is it done yet????

I've gotta wait till early NOV!!!!! Tell Daryll to stop yapping on the phone and get to building!!!! :msp_rolleyes:

 

[aaronmach1]

i see the kuuma website says the furnace requires seasoned wood with below 28% moisture. what happens if you use wood not seasoned enough?

 

[lampmfg]

i see the kuuma website says the furnace requires seasoned wood with below 28% moisture. what happens if you use wood not seasoned enough?

You can still burn it and it would heat your house but it's not recommended. The higher the moisture content, the more energy that must be used to evaporate (boil) the water in the wood before it will burn. Dry wood delivers more energy for heating than green wood of the same species. Burning unseasoned (green) or even partially seasoned wood in your stove or fireplace will cause creosote build-up in your chimney, which can lead to a chimney fire at the worst, and a lack of fire or a roomful or smoke at best.

 

[aaronmach1]

You can still burn it and it would heat your house but it's not recommended. The higher the moisture content, the more energy that must be used to evaporate (boil) the water in the wood before it will burn. Dry wood delivers more energy for heating than green wood of the same species. Burning unseasoned (green) or even partially seasoned wood in your stove or fireplace will cause creosote build-up in your chimney, which can lead to a chimney fire at the worst, and a lack of fire or a roomful or smoke at best.

ok so the kuuma has no additional problems with unseasoned wood that a regular wood furnace wouldnt have?

 

[lampmfg]

ok so the kuuma has no additional problems with unseasoned wood that a regular wood furnace wouldnt have?

Definitely not... We pride our selves on fantastic efficiency and unbelievably low emissions. The testing process we went through was very intensive but you definitely wouldn't be able to achieve the same results using green wood.

 

[lampmfg]

My deposit is in as of yesterday. I guess I will be the proud owner of one of these new space age units.

Is it done yet????

I've gotta wait till early NOV!!!!! Tell Daryll to stop yapping on the phone and get to building!!!! :msp_rolleyes:

That is great!! However, I actually wish my dad would spend more time talking on the phone and learning how to use the computer, because it would result in our sales doubling, even thought we can't possibly make more then we currently have manufactured this year. For anyone who has talked with him especially when he's not doing 5 things at once and actually has some time it's like he's a wood burning encyclopedia...
Unfortunately he is a control freak and thinks that he needs to help make every single furnace and sauna stove that has been manufactured by us on top of all his other duties. He wears every hat imaginable except for our online presence (Lead Welder, Ordering, Shipping, Forecasting, Designer, HR, Sales, basically if you name it he does it with little help). He has put in a 60 hour work week for the past 30 years over at the shop and it didn't start paying off until 5-7 years ago. We have always sold a lot of Kuuma sauna stoves but all of his tinkering and testing on the furnaces finally paid off. However it took a lot of cash to go through the testing process so people would something factual to back up his efficiency and emissions claims.
You will be happy you waited... :msp_biggrin:

 

[iowa]

Is it done yet????

 

[lampmfg]

Is it done yet????

:msp_biggrin: I wish we just got set back a few days for some parts that were back ordered on the furnace controls. It won't affect people waiting down the road just people who's furnaces were already made (minus the controls) and supposed to go out early this week. Wish we had control over everything but that's pretty unrealistic these days.

 

[iowa]

They started on my ductwork today! Looking good. The supply run is all insulated too!

 

[stihly dan]

Why insulate the supply, Don't you want some heat in the basement? So how much the chargen ya? Was it in your $1500 budget.

 

[iowa]

I have several heat vent registers already in the basement. And he was worried about the furnace getting too hot etc. The manual states 6" clearance above the plenum and first part of run.

I budgeted $1250 for it. The total was $970 installed.

 

[iowa]

Oh. And I also mentioned to him that our bedroom is directly above the furnace and that it stays really warm in there during the winter. Which kind of sux for sleeping. So he listens and understands heating pretty well. LOL.

 

[stihly dan]

Nice.

 

[iowa]

Any new updates on the Furnace? Still looking at Early Nov?
Thanks

 

[iowa]

It's getting cold!!!! And my propain furnace is running. ahhhhhh

 

[Fyrebug]

It's getting cold!!!! And my propain furnace is running. ahhhhhh

Well, we have plenty of Max Caddy in stock...

 

[Constrictor]

It's getting cold!!!! And my propain furnace is running. ahhhhhh

Didnt they say November?

 

[lampmfg]

We definitely understand were you are coming from and have been manufacturing as fast as possible. I just spoke with my dad and he said that he will probably be able to bump yours up into the next batch of 4. However its' still gonna be a little while before we ship because our next batch of controllers doesn't arrive until November. Our list is 30 deep and we even recently hired another certified welder to help with demand.

When you get the World's best indoor wood gasification furnace it will be worth the wait...:msp_smile:

 

[iowa]

We definitely understand were you are coming from and have been manufacturing as fast as possible. I just spoke with my dad and he said that he will probably be able to bump yours up into the next batch of 4. However its' still gonna be a little while before we ship because our next batch of controllers doesn't arrive until November. Our list is 30 deep and we even recently hired another certified welder to help with demand.

When you get the World's best indoor wood gasification furnace it will be worth the wait...:msp_smile:

Great!! I can't wait. I'll split some wood this weekend and keep my mind thinking about other things. LOL..

 

[lampmfg]

Sorry for not responding sooner as I have been out commission for a little while. View attachment 259343 I planned to have this done for awhile but I needed to wait until we slowed down at my other job -Resort Manager at Fortune Bay Resort Casino on beautiful Lake Vermillion.

I assure you that my dad has been working endlessly at the shop and shipping out 4-5 a week!!