Great to hear your enjoying the saw, have you thought about a gasification system with storage? I've heard they use about 1/3 less wood. There are several threads discussing boiler vs gassifiers here OWB's and Gasification Boilers
I looked at both classes of outdoor wood furnaces, and seriously considered the gasification style. Two things held me back, the first being cost. That type of boiler is several thousand dollars higher than a traditional style. The second is that the gasification boiler is very insistent that very dry, seasoned wood be used. Since I moved to a new state, I am starting my three year wood plan from scratch. I don't have a good source for well seasoned wood (2+ years), so a gasification boiler wouldn't be running the way it's designed to. Last, it's a fairly new technology which I'm not sure they have worked all the bugs out yet. I am hesitant to pay top dollar and potentially be a guinea pig. My compromise is a Portage & Main traditional wood furnace. I found a brand new one on the used market that someone bought and then never installed. Included in the deal is 165' of Thermopex insulated pipe, which is about $12.00/foot. It is a really good, simple design that by all accounts burn about 20-25% less wood than some others out there, and the design is tried and tested. Furthermore, most of the maintenance parts are found at the hardware store instead of special order. The added benefit is being able to use it sooner. I won't be burning this winter due to no seasoned wood but I'll be scrounging and ordering a couple of log trucks worth of logs and getting to work on my 3 year plan. With the traditional style of OWB, I'll be able to burn one year seasoned wood, or if I get to know some folks that truly have seasoned wood for sale, I'll be burning 2 year wood next year. I know it's not optimal, but I've got to work with what I have for the time being. In any case, I'm excited to get the OWB installed and ready. And yes, pictures shall be taken!
