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What size is that Central Boiler, 6048?
It's a 5648, the earlier model of the 6048. Same other than the extended side panel for piping (which I did to mine) and a few extra gallon of water.
What size is that Central Boiler, 6048?
The nearest i can figure is that my OWB burns maybe 20% more than the wood furnace in the basement when it is cold. Also heating the domestic hot water, and getting 12 to 14 hour burn times.
I have burnt wood for years, the OWB is the best investment i have ever made, i would hate to go back to stacking wood then loading it up and throwing it through the basement window then restacking it again by the furnace, not to mention all the wood smoke and dirt in the house...
The heat is also controlled with an OWB, not one extreme to another, It's always nice and warm in the morning.
I loaded the Heatmor at 5:15 am yesterday. I came home to this at 9pm last night. Mostly Ash but some pine in there as well. House is 1000 sq ft plus DHW and full basement. Wife, me and a 13 year old daughter that uses her share of hot water. I used 5 cord per year avg for a long time with the basement furnace. I will probably go though 7 cord this year but the house is more comfortable and no propane for the DHW while the owb is running.
I agree with Kemper and the others. I might use 20% more with the OWB then I did when I burned indoors. Now I split everything once, cut everything longer and sleep all night. When I heated indoors, I drank more beer. I'd have a few extra beers before going to bed so I'd get up in the middle of the night to feed the stove. :msp_rolleyes:
If the electric goes out, I have the LP as a back-up "IF" it still works. (Never had it on in three years...) I live on a farm so if the power does go out for a long time, I'm not so worried about the heat as I am the water.. I could be going out to the outhouse but that's where I put my OWB.
We heat with a indoor stove when we go deer hunting and it's ok for that place but looking it over, I'll never go back to an indoor stove.
I heat the house, the shop, a craft room and the stock tank.. Maybe use 10 cords at the most. Most of my wood is kept in one big pile and I'll fill the trailer once a week and feed the stove from that.
I see nothing wrong with an indoor stove if it works for you. For me, my labor time is cut by 3/4 from when I heated indoors. The best part is, all the wood that I passed up in the past.... I'm using that now and when the plate exchanger, I take long hot showers..
I spent a little extra with my set-up but it's paid for itself after three years..
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Well I've read many times here and quite honestly I've even made the comment about OWB's and wood. They take a LOT... Yes they do.
But I've read time and time again about people tryin to make some dinky little half assed stove burn for a full day and then complainin about it.
Then they proclaim with all sorts of reasons that an OWB is just wasteful and nowhere near efficient enough.
Well fine. Drag yourself out of bed at 5 am to fix a fire while the house is at 50.
Split your wood into toothpicks just so it will fit in this stove.
I'm in no way sayin that a small stove is worthless. Neither are our wood eating boilers.
Yes we go through more wood than the stove owner does but we are also NOT up at 5 am fixing a fire. Nor are we #####in about hot spots in the house. Nor are we #####in about bugs, bark, and dirt in the house.
So if splitting toothpicks is your thing or wakin up to a cold house is what you like then by all means burn your little stove to your hearts content.
If you want to get serious about heating with wood. Get an OWB and cut lotsa wood!
Everyone talks about how much more wood a OWB takes. Yep it takes more.
I'm willing to bet though that I have no more time in a winters worth of wood than the stove owner does and I have half the headaches. I'm not talkin cords ricks or piles. I'm saying a winters worth.
I don't care wether you burn 6 cord to my 12. My 12 cord of bigger stuff cuts as fast as your 6 cord of kindling.
Yes I'm in a mood tonight!
Holy crap. I've never had a load that big yet
This isn't the biggest, but it's the only one I can find right now. It was about 2 weeks ago, high was roughly 8-10 degrees
I've been calm from the start. Once in a while though you just need to rant a bit.
While I'm thinking about it let's talk efficiency.
Which is more efficient.
OWB= cut bigger, split less, load less often, burn more pounds of wood..
Indoor stove= cut smaller, split more, load more often, burn fewer pounds of wood..
My point is that EFFICIENCY is not just about pounds of wood per year. What makes the diff if you spend the same amount of time processing your 6 cords to my 12.
That was a -20° night a few years ago, not really a lot of wood either since the coal bed was up to the horizontal front split, one row of 2' up front and a 14hr burn
Like I said before- I love running the saw. The splitter- not so much. I think if I had to split all my stuff I would be a lot less enthusiastic about it. But to each their own- I personally know a handful of people who are the opposite of I.It's all too subjective to argue about, IMHO, but if you like chasing your tail, I guess, by all means. I won't judge you
Ah makes sense. I try to leave only a couple inches of ash at most build up on the bottom, the rest I push to the back. It just makes it so much easier to rake the coals out. All of my stuff is cut to 4ft, except the big logs- I cut those to whatever length I think I can handle
The next several days it dropped to 4 degrees, I loaded just about the same and was cut to just over a 24hr burn. It's amazing what just a couple degrees and some wind will do. I'm still waiting for the negatives- Ever since I installed the damn thing I don't think we've had a a neg. night around here.
Adam
..that and the wife don't like to handle big wood
First time I've ever heard that!...that and the wife don't like to handle big wood
You honestly believe that?
First time I've ever heard that!
That would definitely be something to consider whenever I find one-- cut it down to a more manageable size and get her to do it haha!
I was waitin for that.... :hmm3grin2orange:
Well honesty, It is easier to load with smaller chunks. I'm trying to not beat myself up like I used, I did get a bit frisky last weekend and shove a 20"dia round of maple thru the door Saturday morning ....... Only cause the splitter ran out of gas with one block left
I tried the 3'-4' wood the first year, but I found the more you keep the fire to the front, the less wood you need.....that and the wife don't like to handle big wood
I've been calm from the start. Once in a while though you just need to rant a bit.
While I'm thinking about it let's talk efficiency.
Which is more efficient.
OWB= cut bigger, split less, load less often, burn more pounds of wood..
Indoor stove= cut smaller, split more, load more often, burn fewer pounds of wood..
My point is that EFFICIENCY is not just about pounds of wood per year. What makes the diff if you spend the same amount of time processing your 6 cords to my 12.
.....that and the wife don't like to handle big wood
I was waitin for that.... :hmm3grin2orange
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My wife prefers the big wood, but she says "you still have to know what to do with it"
I'm with you, I do the same thing. Dad and I use the wood so we never who is going to get what. We cut it all 24" and to easy handling size split wise. If it is a close tree and taking it directly into the furnace house I'll do the 4 ft stuff, basically by weight. 2 ft stuff just makes it a lot easier stacking wise as you know.
We have something else in common. I have a 5648 CB OWB too. It's the stainless version and going strong. Have you had to fix anything on yours? I had a damper warp out but they replaced for free. Some loose wiring cause my damper control to go crazy but dealer told me to check( loosen and retighten) and it fixed it. Other than that it's been trouble free and I love it. I haven't had to add any water in close to 10 years since install either. Only added chemicals once and it was borderline then.
My wife prefers the big wood, but she says "you still have to know what to do with it"
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