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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
Thanks for the info. I've done the research on the Econoburn and it definitely looks like a very well made unit. The small one is up to $6K now, however.
My only additional question is the amount of wood burned. If you are burning 10 full cords (4 x 4 x 8), you're looking at nearly 5000 pieces of split logs. (16" length x 18" diameter split into 4). If the heating season is 16 weeks, this would average 44 pieces per day!! That's a full time job just to load the boiler. Is it possible that you're referring to face cords (16" x 4' x 8')?
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Full cords. Our heating season runs from mid-Oct to end of April with a night time fire required for an additional 2-4 weeks at each end of the season (not uncommon to get a frost here in mid june). I think it is safe to say that our heating season is 24-26 weeks.
Sizing a wood boiler is a critical calculation and depends to a large degree on lifestyle and expectations as well as heat load. If you are serious about going down the wood road we should have a telephone conversation. Designing and troubleshooting hydronic heating systems is a large part of my business, more than happy to assist.
Jim