You should really check out heatmor before you buy.
Non of the systems your looking at have the features you will most need over the long haul
1. Expansion balder.... eliminates the need to add water and you wont be continually adding hard untreated water to your system.
2. Open bottom fire box heatmor uses sand under the fire to temporally absorb moisture from the wood the is given off during off cycles. This will greatly extend stove life.
4.Stainless Stainless Stainless...Not 304 but 409!
Mark
Not a heatmor dealer
It really isn't a bother to shovel out ash once a month. I too enjoy the simplicity of the natural draft. It has only 1 moving part, the damper solenoid. I have a brand new one in the box in reserve ($25). I also have the controller unit (from Dwyer Instruments $55). With my luck these will only fail on a Sunday in February in a blizzard....that's just the way things happen. The bottom line is if you like your brand, you are happy, and it works for you. I never looked at any other brand other than CB so I cannot speak for or against other brands. to the OWB brotherhood!
Central Boiler all the way!!!! I'm on year #4 with my 5648 and no problems other than a damper soleniod (It's an electrical part..one never knows when they're gonna **** the bed). NO fan forced draft, don't need it! I'm a firm believer that the fan forced draft blows the heat out of the boiler. Gotta shovel the ashes out...big deal. Open the door and load it, the old set it and forget it! Grates, augers, blower fans.... To many moving parts and stuff to burn out for me!
Too bad they did'nt let you test drive all these different units!
Obviously you will not get the most un-biased review on a public forum. Everyone for the most part agrees they have bought the better mouse trap. There are many more than just 2 that are good. You are just lucky to have it narrowed down to just 2. If you can see them in person and running that would be a better way to decide. Which one has the better dealer? This also plays a big part in deciding. This thread will go round and round beating it into the ground why one is better than the other, that's my guess anyway.
By the way is the best truck Ford, Chevy, or Dodge????
New Hampshire passed the epa phase emission crap so do the cb boiler or wood master meet the specs?
It's not designed wrong, it is just designed to run without a blower. CBs don't need them, except for the largest model.
Kyle
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