1st Snowfall = Power Outage; Hooking the Wood Boiler to the Generator to Heat the House

The last day of 2023 brings the first snowfall, the first power outage, first time having to plow & the first time running the generator of the season!
Heavy snow and a motor vehicle accident cause a widespread power outage in our area just after midnight.
When the power went out the stove was showing 150C and the house was at 20C, it was predicted to have power restored by 5:30am so we decided not to bother running the generator or worrying about the heat circulation and just let the fire go out (without circulating it the stove can overheat and be a potential hazard).
When we awoke this morning the house was still around 16C and the stove temp was showing 120C but the new power restoration time was saying 5:30pm…..
We decided it was time to get a fire built, get the generator running and start circulating the heat into the house.
Our system is a KERR HIGHLANDER TW2000 made right here in Nova Scotia! We absolutely love this wood boiler as it is large enough to take 24 inch length logs easily and there is no need to split the firewood! We have the system installed in the garage and the pipes buried underground to provide heat to the house. With the heat coming off the stove it is more than enough to keep the garage warm…sometimes even too hot! (25-28C)
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[@TheBlackClaymore]

Glad to see you are overcoming this little obstacle. Here is hoping Tyler and Doodie are doing ok.

[@MacCustoms]

Thank you! They are doing well! Happy New years to you!

[@WithoutAPlan-nu5tn]

Nice setup! The photos at the end are beautiful

[@MacCustoms]

Thank you very much!

[@user-bk1kk9tl9b]

Happy New Year to you guys! I love when people can deal with adversity and come up with solutions to problems! I’d like to make a suggestion for your channel. A remote microphone would improve the experience for your viewers as it is sometimes hard to hear the commentary! Take care and all the best in 2024!

[@MacCustoms]

Happy new year to you also! 🎅🏼 Santa did bring some mic’s! Hahahaha completely forgot about them today 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@touchofmeidas9294]

What a ingenious way to plow snow cool 😎

[@MacCustoms]

He has a good time with all his chores 😂

[@AmyHurleyArtist]

I know this is a big ask but do you think you could do another video explaining the wood stove and how you connected it to run the electricity in the house. Maybe with more detail? I sent this video to my 86 year old Dad because we had a wood stove like this growing up in upstate New York. He could not hear what you said due to the poor audio. Do you use the wood stove to heat your whole home? We find your videos really interesting but even with the volume up to 100% we couldn’t ascertain what you said. We really like your channel. Happy New Year🎉

[@MacCustoms]

We can do a video explaining the system! Our system is both a wood boiler and an oil furnace that is connected together to heat both the shop and the house, it’s the oil furnace that pumps the hot water into the house (we heat with hot water radiators) and that’s why we connected the oil furnace to the generator to provide power to the pump. We will do a full explanation of the system in a video showing how it works with electricity and what we do when the power is out! We did finally get some microphones so hopefully that will help with the sound! We will try to get the video done in the next couple of days! Thank you for the support and for reaching out!