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Post by Big G on Feb 12, 2010 8:32:47 GMT -4
Mo; the abomination is long gone. Looking into wood doctors, but also looking at wood gasification setups. Basically burn really hot for short periods and store heated water for use later. Sounds like less wood, but more hastle.
Justin; the beer fridge goes without saying, but I don't plan on having water in there. The urinal is outside ;D
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Post by mostheman on Feb 12, 2010 8:45:13 GMT -4
Cool its good you were able to get rid of it.
Wood doctors are nice as you can burn garbage and wood that isint as dry as it should be as it burns hot enough to continue combustion.
And by garbage i mean wood you wouldnt burn normally.
then theres always hay bale furnaces.....
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Post by Dewie on Feb 12, 2010 8:53:23 GMT -4
Build your own wood doctor type setup - the wood doctors are horribly inefficient.
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Post by Big G on Feb 12, 2010 8:58:56 GMT -4
Build your own wood doctor type setup - the wood doctors are horribly inefficient. Well it makes sense that the water (glycol) is heated by the furnace as it passes through the jacket effectively cooling the furnace, decreasing efficiency, increasing smoke and creosote. This is compounded by the low constant demand of the heating system... allowing the wood to smolder instead of burning hot. ...but aren't all wood boilers of the same design? Water jacket around the furnace that is.
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Post by Dewie on Feb 12, 2010 9:06:54 GMT -4
My father worked as a wood boiler efficiency tech for years and knows his stuff - he almost cries every time he sees someone get a wood doctor...
Apparently one of the most efficient type of boiler out there is a style that takes one stick in almost vertical and it burns off the bottom. The flame is then drawn into a into a re-burn chamber of some sort (I'm not the expert here, he is - lol) I do know they are hard to come by and unfortunately I don't have a brand name or anything for you right off...
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Post by Big G on Feb 12, 2010 9:12:42 GMT -4
I'd love to have a chat with your dad.
Might be the gasification style I was talking about. I think the wood doctor's are good if you've got a free source of wood... but perhaps not so much if you're just an average Joe home owner.
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Post by Truro Offroad on Feb 12, 2010 9:19:21 GMT -4
Wood doctors are hard to insure are they not? my buddy just bought a house on porters lake that had one..he couldn't find an insurance company to insure the house..he found one that wanted like $2000 extra to insure it..owner found out after my buddy couldn't get insurance that his insurance company wouldn't insure the house...so they removed it
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Post by Dewie on Feb 12, 2010 9:25:48 GMT -4
External wood boilers were supposed to translate into a reduction in insurance I thought? Because the boiler was outside vs inside the dwelling with reduced risk of fire?
Go figure...
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Post by theonlybull on Feb 12, 2010 12:23:07 GMT -4
the wood doctors are amazingly inefficent. and anytime you burn wet, garbage wood, you will be inefficent. your using your heat to dry the wood.
alot of them have stainless fireboxes...... ss doesn't like the changes in temperature, and the abuse of wood being tossed in. they crack the liners alot.. luckly, i'm too big to get inside and weld on them, but we still feild a few calls every year about welding one up.
imho, a wood/oil combo boiler is the way to go. add a couple extra hot water tanks to the system, and insulate them well. a couple good hot fires a day, will heat all the water, storing the heat for use later..
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Post by johnny5 on Feb 12, 2010 16:19:25 GMT -4
X2 on welding on the wood doctors. been in my fair share patching them up.
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Post by leakywooddoctor on Mar 14, 2010 3:30:46 GMT -4
This 1 year old stainless steel leaking wood doctor with a 30 year warranty . I think they have gone out of business and I am moving back to electric . FAST SALE My Icy Legged Wood Doctor It's hard to keep up with the patching that I have to do to keep the water in my Stainless Steel Wood Doctor. This is the third time this heating season I have had to strip the panels off and apply Epoxy Patches! And this, only it's forth heating season! The leaking started half way threw it's 3rd season.
The really cold weather we have been having of late certainly helps to illustrate the water loss!! Is it Wood Doctor or is it Global Hydronics - Which is it? My original purchase was a Wood Doctor with Wood Doctor colors and logos, ... in the picture of those buckets catching the boiler water leaking out of my ... In this video you can see the bottom side of my Hawken Energy HE-4000 Outdoor Wood Boiler (same as a Global Hydronics GH-4000 and also the WoodDoctor are all the same made in the same plant . Pure junk !!! ). This unit was installed on 9/20/2006. I've had previous issues with this units door and Global Hydronics refused to honor the warranty, saying the door was not covered under the warranty. Now after finally getting a used door to replace the fauly one, I find that there are holes in the welds along both outside bottom seams, unfortunately there was far worse leaks on the bottom plate which were not discovered until after the welder came to fix the accessible leaks. In all probability there is more leaks on the bottom plate that I can not see because of the insulation that someone decided to place between the bottom of the water jacket and the bottom "beauty plate". Unfortunately this beauty plate is welded in place which would mean I would have to flip the unit on it's side and cut out both the beauty plate and the bottom plate of the water jacket.
I am launching a suit against Hawken Energy and Global Hydronics,Its also same as Wooddoctor , made by same factory. If my purchase amount is not returned and this leaky box removed from my property. If you have been victimized by these company's go here, register, and P.M. me. You have less than two weeks if interested in joining in a class action lawsuit.
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Post by theonlybull on Mar 14, 2010 7:21:51 GMT -4
spam.... but atleast it's ontopic this time lol
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Post by Big G on Mar 14, 2010 21:07:24 GMT -4
LOL
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Post by leakywooddoctor on Jun 24, 2010 18:27:59 GMT -4
Recall: Wood Doctor® Outdoor Wood Furnace Boiler Treatment Product MONDAY, 21 JUNE 2010 14:55 WRITTEN BY TAPA MENON Product Name
Wood Doctor® Outdoor Wood Furnace Boiler Treatment Product
Full Product Description
This recall involves an outdoor wood furnace boiler treatment product sold under the brand name "Wood Doctor®". The product is a white powder in a white plastic container, and is used to control oxygen and prevent mineral scale.
Hazard Identified
Health Canada's auditing process has revealed that the recalled product is corrosive and does not meet the labelling and child-resistance closure requirements for this type of consumer chemical, as per Canadian law. and may cause sever harm to your health .
The lack of child-resistant closures and appropriate warning labels, including French text, could result in unintentional exposure to this product and lead to serious illnesses or injuries.
Health Canada has not received any reports of incidents or illnesses related to the use of this product.
Corrective Action Consumers should immediately stop using the product and return it to Wood Doctor for a refund and medical compensation up to $10,000 per house hold member.
For more information, consumers may contact Wood Doctor at 1-877-770-8778.
Number Sold
Approximately 4270 of the recalled products were sold in Canada.
Time Period Sold
The recalled products were sold from November 2003 to April 2010.
Manufactured in the United States.
Companies
Importer Wood Doctor of Truro, Nova Scotia
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Post by Creepy on Jun 24, 2010 21:52:57 GMT -4
ha, editted out the links. some ok info there tho, taken with grain of salt.
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