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What is
an outdoor wood furnace?
What
kind of heating systems can an outdoor Boiler or Furnace interface with?
How can
a forced-air furnace heat my home and domestic hot water?
What are the advantages of
a waterless Furnace?
Why
are your prices so low?
Can
the installation be completed by the homeowner or does a professional need
to be called?
What do the experts say?
What is the BTU rating of your furnace?
What comes with
the forced-air?
What else will
I need to buy?
Can
I install the furnace in the middle of winter,
so I can start saving money right away?
Is burning
wood bad for the environment?
How long will the furnace last?
What
about Stainless Steel Fireboxes?
How long is
your warranty?
What can I expect to pay for an outdoor wood
furnace?
How
much do I need to pay NOW, to start my custom furnace? What
kind of payments do you accept?
How heavy is your
furnace?
Won't the firebox burn out eventually?
Why don't
you use boiler plate?
Is
there a safety latch or anti-blowback latch?
Is there a lot of heat loss when the unit is outside and it's below
32° F?
Can I connect the
boiler to a forced air heating system?
Can I put the forced air furnace in my
basement?
Can I connect the forced air furnace to my ductwork in my attic? What
would need to be done to interface a Trane I-19 heat pump?
Will
my existing furnace take over as a backup? How
do I keep my furnace going in the event of a power failure?
I only have baseboard electric heat, how can I use
your boiler?
I
don't have a heating system now. What do I do?
Can I heat my domestic water with
your wood or coal boiler?
Can I connect the
outdoor boiler to a water heating system or boiler?
Can
this furnace heat my pool and/or spa?
Can I heat more than one building?
I have two heat pumps or furnaces. Would I need a wood burning furnace for both?
Can I use an outdoor wood furnace if I live in town?
How often do I have to fill it up?
Does the furnace come fully assembled?
Can I
extend the chimney or flue pipe?
Does
your furnace burn continuously or does it shut off and on
according to how and if
the furnace is operating or some other method?
Do these furnaces need to be near the house?
How far away can
the furnace be from the heated building?
Is
there an elevation concern for the placement of the furnace?
Do you offer
financing?
Do I have a choice of colors?
Can
I get the furnace without siding for use in an outbuilding? Could
I get a furnace without metal siding. I want
to install brick or stone.
WHY OUR
FURNACE IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST you can find or buy!
You can see info and download a
PDF file at www.aqcind.com/the-blueduct/
Our 12" Duct is much smaller than what is pictured on this page.
Have a look at the Underground
Insulated Blue Duct Benefits
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| Hyprotherm
Manufacturing LLC is one of the leading and
IS the oldest manufacturer of
outdoor wood furnaces in Canada and the United States. We have been building quality
wood burning furnaces since 1972 - 47 years!
We are a family run business (privately held - no big corporations), located in North Arkansas (10 miles from
Missouri) and know all about
cold temperatures. We sell many furnaces in Canada, Alaska and Europe in
dreadfully cold places like Romania!
One of the reasons our prices are so low is because we are filling a
need; for everyone to have an outdoor furnace, that wants one.
- Our labor rates
are low, here in Arkansas and we pass those savings on to you!
- Our advertising is only $300 a month - unlike others who spend
tens of thousands of dollars on every full-page color ad. You pay for that!
- We use all off-the-shelf part where possible. That means that they cost less
money. We don't use expensive circuit boards or computerized parts. That
means less expense for you (and simpler too).
- No one is looking to get rich off of these furnaces. In fact some other
manufactures put there furnaces on sale, lowering their prices by MORE
than we even make on a furnace!
We have a simpler, nicer
looking furnace that's made to stand the test of time. We use our own tried and true
SIMPLE 47 year old
design and based our forced-air furnace on the same firebox design (3/8"
thick), energy saving/wood saving chimney design, grates, ash receptacle,
draft fan, front safety door and pull-out ash tray designs. This
is the same furnace we were building in 1972 without changing
our prices by using cheaper materials or giving sloppy craftsmanship.
We HAVE made improvements to the furnaces over time - and STILL have
the lowest prices!
We believe we have the best
outdoor wood furnace - and certainly
the best price by far.
Simply look at the shear weight of our furnaces and you will discover
that we use the most metal and have the thickest firebox of all.
The army corps of Engineers heats one of their big facilities in Iowa,
with our biggest waterless furnace, the Forced-air Thermowind 4000
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| What is the
Hyprotherm Outdoor Wood Fired
Furnace? |
| It is a safe and efficient way to heat your home with wood. The
Hyprotherm outside wood burning furnace is designed to look like an attractive storage building and is
installed outside, away from the home or building being heated.
Having an
outdoor wood fired furnace eliminates smoke, pollution, bugs and wood debris within
the house. What used to be a water chamber, is now an air chamber, surrounding the huge furnace firebox and the heat
is transferred from the wood fire to the air surrounding the firebox.
Once the air temperature hits 110F -125F (you set it where you desire), the big furnace
2100+ CFM fan that comes on the
our furnace, turn on and blows hot air into your home, into your existing
ductwork. The temperature is controlled by a thermostat in your home. We
have seen air and vent temperature coming from our furnace at 170 F, very similar
to an oil or gas furnace output and MUCH hotter than any heat pump! There is NO NEED for a heat
exchanger or piping
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| What
kind of heating systems can the Hyprotherm Furnace interface with?
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Only a forced air furnace inside your home, can be
used. No boilers or radiant
floor heating systems can be hooked up.
However, you can add
ductwork to any building (or not even use any ductwork) to heat
a building.
We can even help you if you
don't have any heating system now!
You can simply run a supply and return into any two rooms of
your home (one to each). It is better to use rooms at opposite
end or corners of the home for better air flow and more even
heat.
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| How can the Hyprotherm Wood
Furnace heat my home and water? |
| Not unless you
buy our optional domestic hot water coil option for $489. Otherwise, only the
Hyprotherm water BOILER can heat your
domestic hot water which is a Hydronic heating system. |
| What are the advantages of the Hyprotherm
outdoor wood furnace? |
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- All of our parts are off-the-shelf parts.
- The
chance of carbon monoxide build-up in your home is eliminated.
- Smoke in your home is eliminated.
- The
chance of a gas explosion from your furnace in your home is
eliminated.
- Indoor
pollutants of harmful gases and fumes are eliminated.-
Asthma
and other breathing difficulties are greatly helped by eliminating the
dry air, fumes and gases.
- Eliminates
the chance of chimney and flu fires from your furnace.
- Lower insurance rates are usually
PROBABLE!
- Put the wood pile beside your outdoor furnace,
so you don't have to carry it inside!
The Hyprotherm furnace removes the fire hazard
from your home or building because all
of the burning and stoking takes place outside. Insurance companies
love these furnaces. Often lower rates or higher coverage can be had by
changing from a fireplace or indoor wood stove to an outside wood furnace.
An outdoor wood furnace also helps your indoor air quality
and can alleviate respiratory and allergy problems
caused by burning wood indoors. No more dark sooty walls and bugs either!
Thermostatic control provides your home with even, steady heat.
The house will be less drafty when heating with the outside
forced-air wood furnace, because there is no combustion device operating inside drawing in cold outside air to replace that used in combustion.
Current owners of the Hyprotherm Furnace are also using
up to 25 to 50 percent less
wood compared to other heating alternatives. Since the Hyprotherm can burn
larger and longer pieces of wood (up to
14 feet on many models!) it will dramatically reduce time spent preparing the
wood. NO SPLITTING is needed!
The
FORCED-AIR top loader can be found here. It refers to a kiln
because that is what a kiln needs HOT AIR and lots of it!
Costs for large round timbers are also dramatically less than for
smaller split wood. You can get this type of wood for $70-90 a cord compared
to $120-140 a cord.
The Hyprotherm Wood Furnace means easy maintenance and few parts requiring
service. You don't need costly electrical gadgets, like Smart Phone
hook-up and other complications to cause
problems down the road. This is a proven design of over 47 years!
"KEEP IT
SIMPLE and efficient", is our 4 decades-old motto.
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Can
the installation be completed by the homeowner or does professional need
to be used?
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Most of our customers (90 - 95%) install our wood burning furnaces themselves.
Here is a photo of a lady installing her underground duct work and framing
her pad with a friend's help.
 The electrical hookup is simple 110V wiring.
All of our furnaces and boilers, from the smallest and least
expensive to the biggest and most expensive are PRE-WIRED!
You MAY want but don't need a heating and air guy to hook up the duct
work or install a heat exchanger, but all
you really need is an adapter from a round 12" pipe to your rectangle
(usually) pipe on our water-less furnaces. (Shown below)
Everything is very simple and easy to do. There is a comprehensive manual,
with lots of pictures and diagrams, that will help you every step of the
way. You can also call me, Ben, or the factory for assistance.
870-895-2688 or Ben at 828-683-8055
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| What do the experts say?
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| According to the University of Nebraska,
"Wood burning stoves may not only save people money on their heating
bills this winter, but also are a clean alternative to electric or gas
furnaces," Adams said.
Scott Josiah, state forester with the
Nebraska Forest Service at UNL, said "There also are environmental
benefits to using wood heat. Wood heat produces little pollution and is
environmentally friendly, especially when wood is used in a
high-efficiency wood burning stove and where firewood is a readily
available resource."
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| What is the BTU rating of your furnace? |
| First of all, we rate our furnaces
and boiler quite differently than most manufacturers.
It is usually best to look at the square footage rating.
For example, we rate our
ThermoWind 1000 at almost 4400 square feet. We rate our 185 water model at
5,182 sq.
ft. This is for average winter conditions, like in
PA and Ohio, heating a well-insulated home, burning a good hardwood like
Oak.
Customers in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and upstate NY should
consider this as heating 1000 less square fee. Folks in TN, NC, Arkansas, etc, can
easily heat 1,0000 more sq. feet to that rating
The BTU ratings and square footages for the ThermoWind
water-less furnaces can be found HERE
BE AWARE that many manufacturers will take a furnace similar in size to
our smallest one, will tell you that it will heat 7 or 8 thousand feet.
What they DON'T tell you, is that you will have to load it more than twice
a day. I've heard from quite a few customers that were sold too small a
furnace (just so the company could make a sale) and then they ended up
loading it every 6-8 hours. This is not fair to you!
Please keep in mind that this is for a house is
well-insulated, according to today's standards.
If you have an older or drafty house, you will have to adjust the size
needed.
There is no negative to getting a bigger furnace because it is not like
purchasing an air conditioner where if you get one too big, it becomes
inefficient. It is simply like getting a bigger fuel tank so that it will
hold more fuel and you will need to fill it less often.
Your wood source makes a big difference too. While hedge or orange wood
HAS 32 Million BTUs per cord, Hickory has almost 28 Million, Red Oak has
24 Million BTUs while Ash and others are in the high teens - so you can
see a big difference in the wood you use and load times! You will use 70%
more softwood to get the sane heat as oak, however you can almost
cut your load times in half using hedge (Osage). Most any hardwood has more BTUs
than all species of softwoods. See our BTU
list for wood
Find out how many BTUs you need HERE
or check the label on your current furnace.
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| The ThermoWind wood burning
WATER-LESS furnaces are pre-wired and include
the BIG 2100 CFM 3-speed furnace fan and a forced-air draft fan that is solenoid activated.
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| What
else will I need to buy? |
| Yes, we sell anything and
everything needed, for your Hyprotherm Outdoor wood burning furnace..
Here is a list of the parts you need for your
water-less furnace:
1. 12 gauge power wire (usually underground rated)/
2. Thermostat and wire to outdoor furnace.
3. 12" round ductwork for the supply and return. You can use standard
galvanized or aluminum ductwork that you snap together and insulate or you
can use our insulated UNDERGROUND duct work that can be buried and hidden,
just like with a water furnace!
We are the ONLY FORCED-AIR WOOD FURNACE MANUFACTURER that has this!!
CALL BEN at 828-683-8055 for pricing and to order.
- cement for the pad (if you choose to have a pad) or you can use solid
concrete pavers.
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| Can
I install the furnace in the middle of winter, so I can start saving money
right away?
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You can install the forced-air wood furnace with 12"
round ductwork for the supply and return. You can use standard galvanized or
aluminum ductwork and install the underground ductwork if you want to later,
when you can dig a trench - IF you want the insulated underground ductwork.
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| Do
I need a cement pad? |
| No, but a cement pad is always best.
It will stop any moisture from permeating out of the ground. If properly
sized, it will give you a stable place to set the outdoor furnace or wood boiler. It will give
you ample room to stand out of the mud and/or snow.
Some of our customers use solid concrete blocks (or
pavers) and even railroad
ties. It is recommended that you thick plastic down before using concrete
blocks/pavers or railroad ties.
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| Is wood burning bad for the environment? |
| A wood heating system is the right choice for the increasing number of
consumers who are concerned about our environment. Wood is a totally
renewable resource, which, when burned, results in no net carbon dioxide
increase. Carbon dioxide is a part of the natural plant-growth cycle and
occurs naturally when trees are allowed to rot on the forest floor.
Burning wood gives off no more carbon than a rotting tree!
On the other hand, fossil fuels release carbon dioxide when burned
which otherwise would stay trapped in the earth. This causes a net
increase in carbon dioxide, which is believed to be responsible for the
heat-trapping "greenhouse effect." So when heating with wood
versus fossil fuels, you actually achieve a net reduction in greenhouse
gas emissions.
In addition, harvesting firewood has a pruning effect on forests, which
allows net growth to flourish. The wood you burn likely comes from your
local area -- it's not imported and not subject to price increases due to
events outside your control, as is the case with oil.
Many times the owners have land with fallen trees spread throughout
abundantly - which means FREE WOOD!
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| How long will the furnace last? |
| We have a 20-YEAR WARRANTY ON-SITE
WARRANTY with an
exclusive 100% PAID 5-year ON-SITE parts AND labor warranty on our outdoor wood
burning furnace. Electrical
components are guaranteed for one year to two years.
The life of your furnace depends upon proper maintenance. With proper
maintenance your outdoor wood-fired furnace will give you many years of dependable service.
We have Hyprotherm Furnaces in service that are over
30 years old+, with wood
siding - the way we used to make them!
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| What about
Stainless Steel Wood Furnaces?
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| Stainless steel may
not last longer than mild steel in
an outdoor furnace, because all stainless is NOT a “forever” product.
There are many grades and some of them are subject to rusting and
corrosion. Automobile exhaust systems are made from one of the lower
grades; they resist high temperatures but totally corrode in time.
Stainless is expensive so the fireboxes are made very
thin (1/16").
Stainless
gets stress cracks in it which get bigger and bigger until you have a BIG
leak (in the case of water furnaces)!
We have replaced leaking stainless steel
furnaces only 5 and 6 years old!
Most outdoor
furnace manufacturers went to stainless steel to get in on the stainless
quality image, but since it’s expensive many of them went to a low-cost,
cheap-grade stainless - which is still subject to rust and corrosion!
During the manufacturing and welding process for stainless steel, IF
the
proper quantity and blend of corrosion-resistant and stabilizing elements
are used, then it does indeed become a “forever” product. This is not
normally done and post-weld annealing is needed to
restore ductility, formability, toughness and corrosion resistance.
If you do purchase one of the lower grade stainless steel furnaces, be
sure that exact model has a proven track record of
corrosion resistance. The furnace design is every bit as important as
the material that it’s made from.
Our original 30 year-old water furnaces are
still in operation today - thanks in part to a STANDARD 4/10th (.380) inch
firebox; as thick as .500 or 1/2" Thick Firebox.
1/4" is
standard on Forced Air models for faster heat transfer = no cold air
blowing into your home!
However, 3/8" and 1/2" fireboxes are available.
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| How long is the warranty? |
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| We have a 20-YEAR limited ON-SITE
warranty. There is also a 100% PAID 5 year unconditional ON-SITE warranty including parts and labor
on the entire structure. The electrical parts such as the aquastat or thermostat
and fans have a one to two year manufacturer's warranty. We don't
have you ship the furnace back, like some companies. What good
is a warranty if it's going to cost you a thousand dollars for shipping?
We also don't send you a roll of 26 gauge metal, like one owner told
me, along with a list of local welders! Can you believe that's how some
people (dis)honor their warranty?
We send a man out, to your furnace and it's repaired on the spot should
a firebox problem or air chamber problem surface!
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| What can I expect to pay for an outdoor wood furnace? |
| Total prices on an outside wood
fired furnace will vary depending on the shipping location but our prices start
at a low, low $4897 for the Thermowind 1000
and as low as $3697 for a boiler. We also offer
financing
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| How
much do I need to pay NOW, to start my custom furnace?
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| The deposit is normally
a minimum of 50% on any Boiler or Forced-Air wood burning furnace.. You can pay with credit card, debit card, cash, check by mail, check by
phone and PayPal.
The balance is before it is put on the truck for delivery.
If shipping by freight, the balance must be paid before the furnace is
picked up bu the shipping company
(You can LOCK-IN Current AND Sale prices with a deposit of $1000).
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| How heavy is your furnace? |
| Our forced-air wood burning furnaces weigh in at a hefty
2069 lb shipped, for the 1000 which is a testimony as to
how much steel is really in the furnace. The 4000 weighs in at 3600 lb.
The 185 Boiler is 2190 lb and the mid size
top-loader is over 3 tons and the biggest (Stump Burner 6x6x6) is 6 TONS!
By contrast, the Hardy H2 furnace only weighs
650 lb. The Hardy H4 is only 850. Hmmm...
COMPARE
TO Wadena
/ Hopsco Forced Air Furnace
Our water furnace hanging from the chimney alone.
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| Won't the firebox burn out eventually? |
The Hyprotherm Outdoor Wood Burning Furnaces are made with heavy gauge
1/4" steel; FOUR TIMES THICKER than stainless steel) and will
never rust out, to be sure. Can you imagine a piece of metal 3/8", ever rusting or burning though? What about our HALF INCH
OPTION?
Many stainless-steel boilers out there are only 1/16" thick because
stainless-steel is so expensive!! Picture how thin a 1/8"
drill bit is and then half that size!
We have replaced many Hardy boilers that had water
gushing into the firebox, for that reason.
There are many Hyprotherm Furnaces and Boilers over 30+ years old in service, still going
strong.
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| Why
don't you use boiler plate?
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Boiler Plate has a higher tensile
strength than mild or regular steel and so it is less prone to rupturing.
That is needed in a pressurized unit, like actual boilers and old steam
engines.
The industry has thrown the name around (boiler plate) as if it was needed
when it is absolutely not needed. It is of no use in a non-pressurized
unit.
Our 3/8" fireboxes probably have more tensile strength
than the others with their "boiler plate" fireboxes!
Our half-inch thick fireboxes definitely do!
http://www.outdoorwoodfurnaceboiler.com/Why-Use-Boiler-Plate-Outdoor-furnace.htm
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| Is
there a safety latch or anti-blowback latch?
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Door Anti Blowback Catch -- This unique feature on all Hyprotherm outdoor wood
fired furnaces assures you that we are thinking about safety first. The latch
releases the door in steps, allowing for the gases to escape safely preventing possible blow back and serious injury.
Note the "Stay Cool" handles
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| Is there a lot of heat loss when the unit is outside and it's below
32° F? |
The units are highly insulated to avoid heat loss. In fact
the snow doesn't even melt on the outside in the winter. That means that heat is being kept inside.
READ about our state-of-the-art Insulation! http://www.outdoorwoodfurnaceboiler.com/proper-insulation-oudoor-wood-boiler.htm
or click link below.
Standard Insulation
Package
Based on the
NAIMA formula thickness / k value
= R value
Three inches
of Knauf ET Blanket = R- 11.5
+
One quarter inch Solar Guard = R- 11.6____
HyProTherm side
wall standard insulation = R- 23.10
note: operating parameters,
temp -10 deg, 5 mph wind, 150 deg operating temp = -1.6 deg
R23.1 in the walls and R49.6 in the top/ceiling.
OPTIONAL
Cold Weather Package
Two inches of Morgan Super Wool Blanket
HyProTherm top
or front standard insulation = R- 56.80
Note: operating parameters,
temp -10 deg, 5 mph wind, 700 deg interface temp = 22 deg cold face temp
With our optional Cold Weather Package you get R56.8
in
the walls and an amazing R56.8 in the ceiling!
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| Can I connect the
Hyprotherm to a forced air heating system? |
| Yes, more than
95% of all installations are connected to existing forced
air heating systems.
Any system with ductwork and a fan is considered a forced-air system,
including heat pumps, geothermal units, water furnaces,
Our heating system is MUCH hotter than heat pumps and
geothermal systems which are often only 110F at the ducts, whereas ours
are as hot as 170-180F (homeowner adjustable)!
Most all of our customers install the furnace themselves (95%) and this
waterless model is
the easiest of all, to install!
The electrical hookup is simple 110V wiring. Just
run a power wire to out junction box and make the simple connection.
Connect the thermostat wires and toy are done once you hook up the duct
work!
You MAY want to use a
heating and air guy to help with the ductwork - your call.
You can pour the concrete pad, if you're
going to use one. It only takes about 1/3 to 1/2 yard of concrete.
You can also use railroad ties and solid concrete 4" thick blocks pavers.
Everything is very simple and easy to do. There is a
59 page manual
that will help you every step of the way. You can also call me or the
factory for assistance at 879-895-2688 or Ben at 828-683-8055.
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Can I put the forced air furnace in my
basement?
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Yes, you can and
quite often that is a good idea because you are very close to your
ductwork usually.
You need to keep in mind two things though.
You need to have a chimney that goes through the roof and quite often that
is impossible unless you have an existing chimney (but very often they go
into the basement too, for support).
It can also go through a basement wall and turn up to exhaust the gases
but it has to go up quite a ways (normally above the roof line) according
o most building codes. If it outside, that is not an issue,
PLEASE CALL FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS!
You have the same issue when in a basement as a shop or outbuilding because you when open the
door(s), smoke will escape.
You need to have a good ventilation system to exhaust any smoke or it will go up through the home.
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Can I connect the forced air furnace to my ductwork in my attic?
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Yes, you can, but
it can be quite difficult because the ductwork involves two round
ducts that normally have to get up from ground level, up to an attic.
We have had folks to run ductwork on an outside wall, through a chase that was
insulated.
Again, because of the size, that can be a tough thing to do and will likely not look
right.
This is easier done with a boiler, because now you are dealing with two
one inch pipes, instead of 12 inch pipes (ducts).
It is pretty easy to get the smaller one inch pipes up through a closet or
spare room, into the attic!
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| Will
my existing furnace take over as a backup?
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| Lets
just imagine that there is a big snow storm and you can't get home to put
wood in the fire. Eventually, the fire will die down and you will no longer have any heat coming into the house.
The
thermostat for your
existing furnace would sense the drop in temperature and automatically
turn your existing indoor furnace on (without relays, switches or circuit boards).
Once
you feed the outdoor furnace and restore the fire, it would again take
over from your existing furnace.
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| How
do I keep my furnace going in the event of a power failure?
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A small generator will do the trick.
Use a 4000
watt generator for the ThermoWind models and you will have
plenty of extra juice for lights and small appliances.
Use a smaller 700
Watt generator for a boiler model.
Most of the power
needed is for starting the furnace fan on our outdoor wood fired
furnace.
This is how you become self-sufficient
with your outdoor wood burning furnace.
Have heat when
no one else does!
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| I only have baseboard electric heat, how can I use the
Hyprotherm? What about NO heat? |
Without a furnace or ductwork, you
can use a Thermowind (water-less) Model and run two ducts (a supply and return
to two rooms in your home (one to
each), preferably at opposite ends of the house for better air circulation
and more even heating) or you can install ductwork in your basement or
crawlspace, with smaller distribution ducts (6") to better distribute the
heat to each room as needed.
Only with a boiler can you replace electric baseboard units with Hydronic baseboard
heaters.
With a boiler, in an open area like a shop or garage, you can use hanging
heat exchangers, with a fan on them.
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| Can I heat my domestic water with the
Hyprotherm water-less furnace? |
Normally, you will need to purchase a water furnace to do that.
However we have a new option for $489, whereby a forced hot air furnace
can heat your hot water!
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| Can the Hyprotherm heat my pool and/or spa? |
No, you will need to purchase a water furnace to do that.
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| Can I heat more than one building? |
Yes, you can purchase a ThermowWind
4000 with 2 sets of ducts; 2 supply and 2 return BUT there is only 1
thermostat hook-up, so you have to control the air supply to the
additional building mechanically, with a damper OR we can add another
controller
Otherwise, you will need to purchase a water
furnace to do that.
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I
have two heat pumps or furnaces. Would I need two outdoor furnaces?
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NO, that is
easily done with the ThermowWind
4000 because it has FOUR ducts, @ supply and 2 return - or a boiler because you can put as many as 4 heat exchangers
in series, with 2 water lines.
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| Can I use an outdoor wood furnace if I live in town? |
| Outdoor Wood furnaces may not be the best fuel choice in densely populated urban areas
where neighbors could be annoyed complain. Smoke can also overwhelm your neighbors if the
wind blows the wrong way. Remember, automobile exhaust and other pollution
already puts excessive
strains on air quality.
However, in suburban, small town, and rural areas,
wood makes good sense. If you choose to install your Hyprotherm furnace in a
densely populated area the stack height should exceed the rooflines of
existing homes within 200 feet. Some states have their own laws and
ordinances.
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| How often do I have to fill it up? |
| Many of our
customers put wood in their furnace at 8 AM and 8
PM (or other times 12 hours apart) in the dead of winter, with plenty of wood still left over.
So 2 times a
day max normally, using a good dry hardwood like oak. Some people do it just once a day,
depending on the size of their home, how cold it is outside and the type of wood
they are burning. i.e Oak had 24,000,000 BTU per full cord, while Pine only
has 14,000,000 BTU per cord and Hickory, Locust or Hedge has over
30,000,000 BTU per cord!
Or you can do as I did and buy a bigger furnace, so that I only fill mine ONCE
a day, which is real nice is the freezing cold, freezing rain, windy or even the blistering
COLD!
There is no negative to getting a bigger furnace because it is not like
purchasing an air conditioner where if you get one too big, it becomes
inefficient. It is simply like getting a bigger fuel tank so that it will
hold more fuel and you will need to fill it less often.
Call me to size on for you! 828-683-0025 until 9PM - 6 days a week
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| Does the furnace come fully assembled? |
Yes. Like most major appliances the unit is delivered to you ready to
install.
Just like a dishwasher; all you have to add is power and ducts or water
lines with a boiler!
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your furnace burn continuously or does it shut off and on according to if
the furnace is operating or some other method?
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All forced-air furnaces cycle off
and on (even the one in your home) as demanded by the indoor air temperature (and thermostat) - so the
fire is NOT burning all the time.
The big 2000+CFM blower only comes on when the indoor air temperature
drops and well exceeds that of a heat pump or whatever you set it
at.
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Can I
extend the chimney of flue pipe?
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YES, you can add standard 6"
flue pipe using our flue adapter. Double wall pipe is ALWAYS recommended
when going extending the chimney as it will greatly reduce creosote
buildup!
We have folks with 20 and 30 foot chimneys and they all draft well because
of the 75 CFM forced-air induction fan.
340 PHOTO HERE
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| Do these furnaces need to be near the house? |
| UL says that our
furnace and boiler should not be within 5 feet of flammables.
Some people have the right outside the door, as
these people do (photo above) so
they can run out and throw some wood in fast.
I have my boiler 60 feet away, which is nice.
Normally a boiler is no more than 250-275 feet away because that is the
longest piece of un-spliced Pex pipe that you can buy and most people
don't want to walk that far in the snow anyways!
We recommend that the Hyprotherm Outdoor
Forced-Air (water-less) Furnace be within 40 feet of your home. Longer distance are possible but will diminish air
flow and heat output due to turbulence and heat losses.
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Is
there an elevation concern for the placement of the furnace?
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No concern with a forced-air
furnace.
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Do
you offer financing?
YES! Our simplest option is an in-house layaway program
and there is no interest!
However, as with any layaway, it must be totally paid for before it is
shipped.
More information is at: http://www.outdoorwoodfurnaceboiler.com/Financing-outdoor-wood-furnace.htm
For easy financing, you can use ACCESS Equipment and
Leasing, in Ohio: www.AEFinance.us
is the website address.
Click on Personal Loans.
Please put the dealership name (WNC Stoves) under
Dealer.
Under "Down Payment Amount", I would put
YOUR actual down payment PLUS what we may offering as a discount/rebate.
Be sure to put the regular retail price as the "Total cost" PLUS
the shipping cost!
Contact:
Magan Grice
AE Finance, LLC
www.AEFinance.us
More information is at: http://www.outdoorwoodfurnaceboiler.com/Financing-outdoor-wood-furnace.htm
Generally speaking you can finance the furnace and
shipping Call me for a quote.
Straight Financing!* Available for New & Used
equipment purchases above $1,500.00.
Calculated with monthly payments based on 12, 24,
36, 48 months. Payments start in 30 days after signing of contract.
Interest rate is fixed for the term of the loan. Interest starts at the
time of the contract. No pre-payment penalty.
We can get an approval within 24 hours max (usually
under 2 hours).
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or you can use Time Payment Corp (BUT THEY CHARGE
TAX because it is a lease)
Time Payment Corp
We also do financing through an outside company
called TimePayment Corporation in Boston. However. because it is set up as
a lease, there IS sales tax.
For SAME AS CASH or standard 6 month, 2, 3 or 4 year
financing, you can finance furnaces through an outside company, that we've
worked with for years. They can finance a furnace for up to 48 months,
with as little as ZERO DOWN.
Typically, either company likes to see 1-2 month's
payments (approx $150-300) for a down payment but in some cases they can
ask for $1000 down. It all depends on your credit because some folks get
ZERO down!
They give fast answers and are real good to work
with.
You need to put in an official application.
They can be reached toll free at 866-994-7154. Be
sure to give them my vendor ID number which is 06CBJ
They will be more than happy to help you and unlike
our other finance company, they will finance the furnace and shipping as
well as the parts needed for installation.
You can do that by fax, by phone or online on their
website at https://timepaymentcorp.biz/LDAWeb/Default.aspx?dealercode=06CBJ&apptype=C&program=LNT7T
You can also e-mail Access Equipment & Financing LLC
at info@aefinance.us
Their Fax number is: 937-552-9484
Special programs available for the following states:
AZ, CA, FL, GA, IA, IN, KY, ME, MI, MN, MO,
MS, NC, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV
$150 doc fee on all financing.
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| WHY
OUR FURNACE IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST! |
| SIMPLE! We make our furnace simple,
so anyone can work on it.
First
and foremost the firebox thickness is the most important factor. We
have a standard 3/8" thick firebox on our boilers and 1/4"
on our hot air furnaces - the same as boilers from our nearest competitor.
WE have an optional 3/8" thick firebox and a super thick 1/2 inch Thick
firebox option; FOUR TIMES thicker than most!
We have a 20 year parts AND labor warranty. Most others just cover
parts or their warranty is much shorter - read the fine print!! (Fans and
electrical parts have a 1, 2 or 3-year warranty.
There is a forced-air induction blower in back that feeds air into the
firebox, below the grate, to feed oxygen into the bottom of the fire.
Feeding the fire from the bottom (just like a blacksmith's forge) is the
best way to get complete combustion from the wood.
This is infinitely
better than a fan on the front door blowing air into the front of the fire
- or a manual draft. Our fan has a simple solenoid activated damper so that you
don't use any extra wood unnecessarily!
The grate is made out of 3/4 inch steel bar stock OR you can get an
optional Cast Iron at $65 per grate). We have NEVER had one
burn through! Most furnaces don't even have grates; forcing you to kill
the fire, open the firebox door (letting out all of your precious heat),
clean out the ashes and then restart a fire in the dead of winter!
The Legacy (original) firebox is round and is 36" wide x 26" high (due to
the grate and ash pan in the bottom) x 34" deep. It is made from
almost 4/10th of an inch of solid steel. We've never had one rust through!
Square fireboxes take 12 or more welds to put it together. Every weld is a
potential leak. A round firebox only takes two continuous weld on each end
for the end plates! A tube is MUCH stronger than flab slabs of steel that
can bend and warp.
It is totally surrounded by the
water jacket or air chamber; top, bottom, front, back and both sides, so that it absorbs
the maximum amount of heat possible!
Our new model (starting in Fall 2017) has a firebox that is formed with a 430-ton press brake, instead of welding flat slabs of steel together, with so many welds and their inherent leaks.
It is
surrounded by the water jacket or air chamber; top, front, back and both sides, so that it absorbs
the maximum amount of heat possible!
Almost as few welds as on a cylinder; Only 4 welds vs. 12 welds on a typical firebox. Three times less!
Not only is the firebox thicker; the water jacket bottom is THE SAME THICKNESS as the firebox because it is the most vulnerable
part); 3/8" standard and the 1/2" THICK firebox option gives you a HALF INCH THICK water jacket bottom as well! NO ONE ELSE DOES THAT!!
The chimney is made out of 5 inch schedule 40 pipe (1/4"
thick) and heats up the air in the chamber as well. It tops out at about 90"
above ground. You can EASILY add extensions with standard 6"
stovepipe. See photos above) Smaller diameter flus mean much less heat loss.
The chimney is low in the firebox and exits about 1 foot from the bottom
shelf, so that the smoke - or more importantly, the heat - is trapped so
that it doesn't quickly escape out the flue. That would be a big loss of
efficiency. This is also a better idea since you don't have baffles
creating a lot of smoke and getting a creosote buildup on them that's hard
to clean.
This also creates a huge secondary burn chamber, to more completely
burn the gases and wood! When wood starts to burn it's the escaping gas
that burns first, then the wood!
The water surrounds the ash one as well.
As anyone with a woodstove or furnace knows, ashes put out a lot of heat!
There is a full-size rear door approx 40 x 48 inches. This makes it
VERY easy to make connections and to service it. There is no need to pull
the whole shell off as with other furnaces!
We have an extra large, waist-high loading door 26.5" x 26.5"
with a 24" x 24"
inside (loading) dimensions, suitable for putting really BIG pieces of
wood in!
Remember, a 30" log, 15" in diameter weighs 115 lb!
The door material is 165 lb with motor mount style hinges and the best
K-Factor insulation.
These furnaces now come with a double flood light on the front for
safety and ease of loading the wood. Not only that, it's a MOTION LIGHT!
No switches. No forgetting to turn it off. If it's dark outside and you go
near the furnace, it turns on!
There
are legs on the bottom with a skirt surrounding the bottom to
ground level to keep it warm and dry.
The exterior is made of Heavy Duty Siding - 29 gauge with 10
coatings and it has a Lifetime film integrity warranty and 30 years
against fade and chalk
We can build just about anything. Billy did one recently that was 8 feet
long and another that had a 10
feet long firebox, with sizes up to 14 feet!!!
READ WHY OUR
FURNACE IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST!
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| Can
I get the furnace without siding for use in an outbuilding or if I want to
put on my own siding? |
| Yes, you can get the furnace without
siding for $300 less. It is normally shipped without insulation.
You can also add other types of siding or concrete board and lathe to
the frame in order to add brick, stone, etc.
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| Do I have a choice of colors? |
| The Hyprotherm Furnace is available in TWENTY-ONE different colors,
(17 are free) to be sure it
will compliment the exterior of your home or match other buildings..
Currently available colors are shown below:
Click on image for a LARGER PICTURE
You
can have the side, corners and roof
in any color or
combination you want!
Even the front can be a different color!
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