bowtechmadman
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Needing to replace my 20yr old Woodmaster 5500. Suggestions?
I'm running a Portage and main, which I like really well. If I were going to do it all over again with the modifications I have had to go through I would have purchased the G200. I have a couple of sources I can send you links to if you PM me.I am pulling this old post back to the top so I can ask a question. Are any of you folks running a HeatmasterSS G100, G200, or G400? If so, how do you like it and has it had any issues or problems? Thanks
Hey folks thanks for the replies and information. I have a Heatmaster dealer near me that I have talked to and I am really impressed with what I see and what I am hearing about these units. I know they are expensive. But I am 56 years old and I fed a Hardy H2 for over 20 years. Also helped my Dad feed his Hardy H2 for 27 years. (his first one sprung a leak at 20 years. and he bought another). We went through around 25 cords total each year burning red oak, white oak, shag bark hickory, and ash. Dad is 81 now and he sold his H2...letting the electric heat pump do all the work now. I sold my home and moved across the valley to a new (to us) home. We still have our wooded acreage so firewood is still abundant and free. But, at 56, I'd love to be able to continue heating with better technology and with less firewood. I'm headed toward buying the G200. At first I was thinking about buying the G100 because my house is only about 2100 sq.ft. But we have added a 1000 sq. ft attached garage and an 1800 sq. ft. detached shop all of which I want to heat with wood as well. So...the G200 seems the better choice to me. This forum thread....and especially your post Whitbread....has further solidified my likely decision to make the purchase of a HeatmasterSS. I live in a county that requires EPA certification for new installs...so this will work to meet that requirement as well. I'll post back once the purchase and install is complete.
ireWe put in a couple of Daikin cold climate mini-splits 16 months ago. Cut our wood consumption by half. If we had anything else but wood for other heat, we would put in one or two more and they would do all our heating, they are cheaper heat than anything else available here. Plus you get really cheap dehumidifying & a/c the rest of the year.
DIY install or you hire someone?
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They’ve become quite popular here in NH. Been thinking to get one or two to supplement my wood boiler in the shoulder seasons...hard to get contractors to even return a call.Contracted.
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