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G
ETTING TO
K
NOW
Y
OUR
F
URNACE
C
OMMON
Q
UESTIONS
I
S IT SAFE
?
Having the furnace outside eliminates the possibility of causing a fire in your home. The furnace is a
non-pressurized system which eliminates any chance of explosion associated with pressurized
furnaces. Also the oversize door makes loading easier.
W
HAT CAN
I
SIT THE FURNACE ON
?
A 4 to 6 inch concrete pad is recommended, whether preformed or poured.
H
OW FAR AWAY CAN IT BE
?
Earth Outdoor Wood Furnaces can be set from 30 to 300 feet away from your home. There are a
few things to keep in mind: 1. The ease of access for digging lines to your house from the furnace 2.
How you will get wood to your furnace 3. How far you want to go when needing to fill the furnace with
wood. 4. Check with your insurance company to make sure you are in compliance with your policy.
Normally you should visit your wood furnace twice a day to check the fire and fill with wood. You will
want to have easy access to this location with a truck or tractor to replenish the wood when needed.
H
OW MUCH
WOOD WILL
I
USE
?
That depends on your home, insulation and the quality of wood you're burning. This might help:
heating a 2,500 sq ft well-insulated home and a 60 gallon water tank with good wood could take
about 5 to 7 cords per cold season (6 months). The cost of a cord of wood these days is about
$120. You can see the savings of owning an Earth Furnace. That is $600 to $840 a year to heat
your home naturally with renewable energy. What did you spend last year?
W
HAT DO
I
DO WHEN
I
GO AWAY FOR A COUPLE
DAYS
?
This is a common question. You have several options depending on your situation.
If your wood furnace is hooked up correctly, leave your pump on, your existing indoor furnace will
back heat the wood furnace preventing it from freezing. The cost of your indoor furnace back heating
your outdoor is very minimum cost if everything is very well insulated.
Here are a few more options for you:
1.
You can set up your unit with a bypass to not heat the home and circulate the water
within itself and the burn time will be much longer--4 to 5 days.
2.
If the weather isn't really cold the circulation pump is moving the water quite quickly.
Moving water is hard to freeze.
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