| I finally finished the installation of my outdoor | | | | I chose a furnace by Sequoyah Paradise called |
| wood furnace and I love it. I am using it to heat | | | | "Whispering Pines". They claim that it can heat a |
| my hot water and saving a bundle of money. I | | | | well insulated area up to 8000 sq. feet. My home |
| have the furnace pretty well figured out. Every | | | | is only 3000 sq. feet so I feel safe that it will be |
| day around 3:30 I load the furnace with fifteen | | | | adequate during the coldest months. The total |
| pieces of split firewood and that's it. | | | | cost for the furnace was $7100. I buried 130 feet |
| I am saving all of my large unspliled logs for the | | | | of 1 inch insulated pex pipe at a cost of $990. I |
| colder months when the heat is needed. I tried | | | | rented a core drill to make a hole through my 22" |
| putting A large log in and it lasts for 2 days. I just | | | | stone foundation for $170. |
| love filling the furnace with wood. I actually look | | | | The interior installation cost for the pumps, |
| forward to it. My daughter loves helping me fill it | | | | fittings, interior pex pipes, valves and 50 plate |
| too. The dealer says that I will probably burn | | | | heat exchanger was $850. The cost for the |
| around twelve cords of firewood per year. That's | | | | electrical wire, switches and other misc parts was |
| not bad at all considering my oil burner was | | | | $350. To top it off I had to spend $220 for a 4 |
| burning 300 gallons per month. | | | | foot stove pipe and cap for the chimney. |