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Written by John Kron   
Outdoor wood boiler heating systems are an old technology that is coming back into vogue in many places. The basic technology works like this: In a shed far from the house, you put a wood burning furnace which heats the water in a water container. Both the furnace and the water vat are insulated to keep the heat in. The heated water is then transported across the property, usually the yard, through pipes. It heats the house and the water that gets used inside it.
by JohnKron


Outdoor wood boiler heating systems are an old technology that is coming back into vogue in many places. The basic technology works like this: In a shed far from the house, you put a wood burning furnace which heats the water in a water container. Both the furnace and the water vat are insulated to keep the heat in. The heated water is then transported across the property, usually the yard, through pipes. It heats the house and the water that gets used inside it.

There are a few big advantages to an outdoor wood boiler installation. First, you can save money on heating bills. Compared to gas or electric, wood is relatively cheap. Secondly, wood is a natural and renewable resource which doesn't add any more carbon to the environment. Fossil fuels of course add more CO2 from under the ground back into the atmosphere.

Outdoor wood boiler heating systems are more common in rural areas than in large communities. In some parts of the country, these areas don't have gas or electricity, but wood is readily available. Another consideration is that wood boilers can put out a lot of smoke and soot, and therefore the only people who could get away with having them were ones who lived far apart. In more recent times, brand new advances in wood burning appliances have sizeably lowered the amount of smoke new wood boilers make, and as such outdoor wood boiler heating systems might become more used in heavily populated areas.

Another big advantage to an outdoor wood boiler is the capability to heat several buildings at once with the same heating system. This is most applicable to farms and acreages, but might be used by businesses and homes as well. The multiple building heating system would require underground piping to each building, such as the residence, barn, work shop or garage.

Although there are a lot of advantages, here are a few things you should keep in mind while thinking about purchasing an outdoor wood boiler heating system. For instance, you have to go outdoors to load the firebox with wood. If you prefer not to venture outside in the cold, or if youre not physically capable of walking across your yard and moving wood to your boiler, then you should use a more automated system. You have to have some sort of wood shed or place to stack the firewood. Also, you will need to keep quite a bit of wood on hand.

Outdoor wood boiler heating systems are a lot of money up front to install. It will be a few years before they start to pay for themselves, although monthly heating bills will be lower immediately. A lot of people have decided it is worth it to switch to a wood boiler heating system.

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