waldershrek
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Just bought my first home. As it turns out it has an outdoor wood boiler that provides the house heat, garage heat and domestic hot water (although there is a 40 gallon water heater for the summer months). After some more communication with the sellers the stove is a Taylor stove. Anybody know anything about them? I emailed the company and they sent me an owners manual but it is mostly installation instructions and not the operation/maintenance information I was hoping for. I believe it circulates water constantly which I would think is terribly inefficient but I dunno. They say they burn 12 full cords of wood from Thanksgiving to Easter (roughly) and they keep the heat at 75.
I now also have to start gathering firewood. Face cords go for $50-$60 in my area and full cords around $200. I can also get an 18 wheeler of logs delivered for $1100 which the guy says is about 10 cords but then I have to cut and stack it myself. I think long run I'd be better off buying a splitter and saw and just buying logs but the initial investment will be a lot larger. I have also found a few craigslist ads local to me for logs that are about $1000 but I have to pick them up.
I am planning to get 10 full cords of wood. I don't keep my heat at 75 so I think that should do it for me. What do you guys think?
I now also have to start gathering firewood. Face cords go for $50-$60 in my area and full cords around $200. I can also get an 18 wheeler of logs delivered for $1100 which the guy says is about 10 cords but then I have to cut and stack it myself. I think long run I'd be better off buying a splitter and saw and just buying logs but the initial investment will be a lot larger. I have also found a few craigslist ads local to me for logs that are about $1000 but I have to pick them up.
I am planning to get 10 full cords of wood. I don't keep my heat at 75 so I think that should do it for me. What do you guys think?