I run cb 6048. 2800 square foot house. Full basement apt. 1500 square foot kennel building. Heated garage. Heated pool in summer. Been going 24/7 since 2008. No issues. Given your relatively warmer climate I think you will be surprised at how little wood you burn. If you burn dry wood they don't smoke much at all. Put it as far away from the house as you can afford. I think you will get at least 24 hour burn times with good dry wood.
I run cb 6048. 2800 square foot house. Full basement apt. 1500 square foot kennel building. Heated garage. Heated pool in summer. Been going 24/7 since 2008. No issues. Given your relatively warmer climate I think you will be surprised at how little wood you burn. If you burn dry wood they don't smoke much at all. Put it as far away from the house as you can afford. I think you will get at least 24 hour burn times with good dry wood.
Have mine 40 feet from house don't have smoke problemThat's good to hear. I was planning on putting it behind a 40x50 shed/garage and putting it under a lean to for a dry place to stack wood against the wall. I should be able to stack a lot of wood within 20 feet of the heater on each side. That would put the heater about 250 water line feet away from the house give or take 50 feet when routing.
If you use thermopex you will not lose heat. The further away the less smoke you eat. Not a problem most days but on very calm days the smoke will linger. You will be glad it's not 20 feet from your house. Mine is 120'. Some days I wish it was a bit further.
Don't worry, our CB 6048 does the same thing when reloading. It seems to be worse in the winter time than the summer. We burn all year round. Sometimes you do have to be careful when you open the door so that it doesn't blow up in your face. You don't want to open it right after it shuts down, don't ask how I know.
If you use thermopex you will not lose heat.
I'm looking to add an owb to the new house I'm building but I want to make sure I have everything correct before i make any purchase. What brand do you have and would you purchase the same again?
I plan to heat a 2500sq feet house, 2-800 sq feet garages, hot water.
I have a 5 degree drop through a 75' run of ThermoPex. Everyone's case is different, but to say you will not lose heat is simply not true.
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My first thought would be that an OWB would be overkill.
A new build where I am, lowest temp I have seen is -40, would not need even the smallest OWB.
I have a friend who uses a CB 2300 in conjunction with a Natural Gas Boiler to provide heat for a small hotel, I am not sure what its peak output is with Pine but it runs flat out for at least 6 months of the year.
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