Outdoor Wood Boiler Review l Pros and Cons (20 Plus Years of Experience)

[@gasolinedreams2691]

Really nice compliment paid to you by your dad. He knew things were handled well I his absence. That’s a testament to your character young man and based on what I saw from your dad I can see where you got it.

[@markstoll9636]

love love love the comment about spreading the ashes into the shape of a heart rather than buy flowers. youre such a guy...which is a good thing

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks Mark!

[@SonnyPeterson]

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[@kulhuk7198]

I have had the same central boiler for 22 years. Replaced the solenoid 3 times, gasket in the door and the Taco water pump because the plastic propeller disintegrated after 15 years. On the maintenance during off season: Old timer I bought it from, told me not to scrape off the creosote on the firebox walls after removing the ashes and spray the insides with used motor oil to prevent rust. Great burner with a simple design.

[@petercahill3859]

Great explanation of the wood burner. You can hear the pride in your pops voice as he walks us through the system. Someone will buy it for sure just to pick his brain!

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks Peter!

[@thomshere]

***Thank you for this, this type of video is better than sitting in a classroom*** When I was in school we had metal shop, auto shop and a half day class off campus doing actual building projectst like framing, brick laying, and basic plumbing, and electrical. That stuff is long gone and kids need it more now than ever since most do not have enough common sense to jump in and do things for themselves unfortunately. So thank God for sites like yours and others like it. 👍

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you for watching!

[@adtopkek4826]

Common sense is what should be taught by parents. Parents started offloading their duty onto schools and nothing run by the govt is worth a damn. So now those lazy parents created uneducated kids that are only taught that the tv is good, phd's are good, and obey what you are told.

[@NeilGastonguay]

I agree about the goodness of wood heat. We heated our house in Maine with wood for many years, and no matter how cold it got, we always had a warm, comfy house.

[@robertglover5643]

Thanks for showing and sharing essential animal husbandry. You can tell that your family cares about the whole farm vs the bottom line only thinking. Glad that your dad is sharing his knowledge with you and the rest of us. I watch to learn and expand my knowledge to further help my extended family on their Pa dairy farm. Each time helping there, the more knowledge about things, allows me to be more confident in pitching in. Milking and feeding calves still my favorite chores. Then chasing bales in the field. I also enjoy knowing each cow’s personalities. Some just love to play around with you and others just don’t.

[@chriscook377]

My wife and I own a landscape business on 40 acres, so we have been looking into getting a boiler setup. I really appreciate the well detailed pros and cons with having one. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@bluestarindustrialarts7712]

My brother got one of those big boilers. Heats his shop and home. Big shop, big house. He just replaced this summer with one of those Canadian units because of the improved tech. He is bringing the 20 year old one to his fabricating shop. It still is in good shape.

[@ivicavugrinovic1163]

I'm so glad your dad's back. I wish him good health. The boiler is great. I'm sorry I don't understand English well. The text is translated by Google. I'm still following your presentation of life on the farm.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you, we appreciate it!

[@rickconway6986]

I learned from your video how to warm my wife up twice with the same firewood! Always good info and great to see the trust your dad places in you Awesome!

[@GierokFarms]

Lol, Thanks Rick!

[@CuzznRickH14]

Got on the laptop tonight to investigate using an outdoor furnace and luckily I found you with all the needed information. Thanks for sharing. Rick from NE Texas.

[@tonyesker9036]

I've had my central boiler for 8or 9 years now run it year round with minimal maintenance just the normal things you've talked about absolutely love it

[@hankelrod7315]

Your Dad is a You Tube treasure & you are a chip off the old block, love your videos!

[@RTeBokkel]

I had no idea that it was possible to renew the extended warranty on my 20 year old wood fired boiler system. So I liked and subscribed today.

[@8tomtoms8]

Nice seeing your dad back home where his heart is.

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks

[@jerrybowe5917]

Good job explaining the boiler and you are right you can not beat wood heat and your dad is totally right it makes for a lot nicer and relaxing vacation if you know the farm is being responsibly taken care of

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Jerry!

[@mreynolds6232]

Your dad is the man. He needs to be in more videos . Very informative and entertaining

[@dieseldoctor2221]

wood heat is a cozy warming heat that feels so good coming in from the cold when you've gotten so cold out side!!!

[@markenge9348]

I live in the South but was born and raised on a Sauk County dairy farm. We still have to heat our homes in the winter (about 4 months) I use a woodstove and propane heaters and once in awhile electric. This year I used mostly wood as at $260/cord was cheaper than propane at $3.10 a gallon. 2 cords and 125 gallons did the whole winter (ends with Mardi Gras) this year. I agree with you that the wood heat feels the best but is the most work. But a little work is still good for you at age 70. I often lament that I didn't stay on the farm and if I had I think I would have replaced our fuel oil furnace with a boiler like yours. We had plenty of downed hardwood in our 60 acres of pasture/woods/marsh to keep one going. Originally we had a wood furnace but then went to coal in the late 40's. Fuel oil came about 1962. Really enjoyed your very informative video.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Mark!

[@hturbo1007]

I was probably the one that mentioned using the ashes on the driveway near the milk house. We always had a steel wash tub next to the wood burner to put the ashes to cool off for weeks until we need them. If we didn't use them, we did the same thing you guys do, haul them with the manure.

[@GierokFarms]

It's great fertilizer!

[@hturbo1007]

@@GierokFarms oh I agree. I spread some on my lawn and the only thing I can say is wow.

[@joelongrid7625]

I had the similar boiler in the 2000's and heated the same amount of square footage. Absolutely loved, had to replace one door solenoid and one door rope. This video brought back some great memories. I used it for all floor heat, I burned about 15-20 cords per year.

[@GierokFarms]

Sweet!

[@kingtut5923]

At that rate how often do you clean it out? Water in the lines with antifreeze?

[@timothykeith1367]

20 cords is a lot of wood!

[@joelongrid7625]

@@timothykeith1367 too much. It seemed like all I did was cut wood. But at least it is relaxing.

[@bucket0rocks]

Wow, that is a whole lot of wood. Yipes!

[@BillTheTractorMan]

We heated on grandpa's farm with a Central Boiler, loved it! I would have another one in a heartbeat! We live in town and I miss the independence and pleasure of heating with a wood boiler.

[@GierokFarms]

It sure is nice!

[@johnking8679]

WOW !! Your hot water system and heater takes me back to when we lived in Africa (Zimbabwe to be exact)!! My parents ran a hotel near the Wankie Game Reserve and they had wood-fired furnaces primarily to heat water for the bathrooms attached to each bedroom !! Very efficient and cheap to operate !! Thank you for sharing !! Your Dad did a great job walking us through the details !!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you for watching John!

[@johnking8679]

@@GierokFarms My pleasure !! Hope you've got lots more videos to share !!

[@Camera1931-p5v]

I have a Classic 5036 and bought it in 2008! It is the best investment i have made! I am in New England!

[@GierokFarms]

Welcome!

[@herringchoker01]

Great video - thanks for posting, A suggestion for handling hot ashes: straining them through a metal sieve will separate the charcoal from the ashes. The ashes cool faster and you can put the charcoal back in the firebox - recover lots of heat from that. Ashes on walkways absorb sun and melt ice. Only downside is they tend to come into the house on footwear.

[@HomesteadJay]

I have the same unit (cl 6048) and love it! Been rocking it for 6 years now since we moved in our homestead! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on yours! Long live the classics!

[@GierokFarms]

Nice glad to hear you like yours as well!

[@David-sp7gc]

What a nice disposition is man has. Sal of the earth kind of guy. Thank you not only for the info but for demonstrating wholesome goodness

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks David!

[@christhomas9837]

I have that same boiler. This is my second year using it. I did a lot of research before buying and I think you'll be very happy with it. It only uses 100 gallons of water so the theory is if you have less water to heat you'll use less wood. The tool you showed that was in the firebox I only use that to clean out the door above the firebox. You need to pull the ash from the left side and then push it on the right side and it drops down. I use a garden hoe inside the firebox. I do wish the door for the firebox opened more. When I'm throwing larger pieces in I'm always rubbing the inside part of the door and my coat gets dirty.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you very much for all the helpful info! I hope we enjoy the new boiler as well!

[@jamesryan9206]

Again thank you. I really learn something every time I watch your videos. Have a great week.

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks James!

[@Adam_Poirier]

This is the first video of yours that I've come across, I'm impressed. That was an excellent explanation of that wood boiler, your father seems like a really good guy

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Adam!

[@metaspencer]

There's a lot to like about this video and your channel on the whole, but perhaps most of all I like you're Dad's ability to speak in full paragraphs while breathing wood smoke and ash. Great stuff man

[@ravenfeather7087]

I guess he didn't see the hinge on that poor gate yet! Glad you had a good trip, Mr. Gierok. The boys did an excellent job.

[@GierokFarms]

Lol, Thank you!

[@DonWelter]

Your outdoor furnaces are very impressive...heating the house and your shop is no small challenge in your climate. We've had 2 Hardy outdoor furnaces. Need to pursue getting things operational again in the off season. When we got the first one, I wondered if we'd run out of wood, but between down trees in the woods and overgrown fencerows no shortage of raw material. It was nice having all the mess outdoors and being able to use a variety of wood. A little inconvenient having to go outdoors to check the fire, but usually coordinated checks with morning and evening chores.

[@bear9923]

HAVE HAD A PORTAGE & MAIN FOR 3 YEARS NOW. LIKE YOU, HAD A CENTRAL BOILER BEFORE AND REPLACED IT WITH THE P & M. THE TOP DOOR ACTUALLY MAKES THE EXHAUST STAY IN THE STOVE LONGER THEREBY RETAINING THE HEAT LONGER IN THE STOVE. EXHAUST DOES A LOOP BEFORE EXITING. IT MUST WORK CAUSE I DEFINATELY BURN ABOUT 1/4 TO 1/3 LESS WOOD THAN MY CENTRAL BOILER DID. I HAVE THE SHAKER GRATE WHICH I GUESS IS CLASSFIED AS A COAL BURNER ALSO.. YOU'LL LIKE THAT STOVE.

[@GierokFarms]

Glad to know thank you for the info!

[@crslyrn]

Thanks for taking the time to go over the boiler system you guys use there. Have to admit I do like either wood heat or a steam radiator system over the forced air heating system. Take care.

[@GierokFarms]

No problem thanks for watching!

[@christophermelby8471]

Central boiler CL - 17 was a Side draft. With the damper on the right side of the firebox. I’m still using mine !! It’s been a problem. But it gets lots of love and Fixed EVERY TIME IT BREAKS !!! I’m Getting a NEW PORTAGE & MAIN BOILER SOON. Just WAITING FOR IT.. DELIVERY .. IS ALL. And since CENTRAL BOILER BOUGHT OUT WOOD MASTER , I DONT WANT ANOTHER POS BRAND BOILER. THIS Next GO AROUND. As im buying this one Brand new. $13,000 new 20 Yr warranty. ! Will see hope my central can make it three spring?.. if not the new one will be installed asap after it is on my property. I guess either way outdoor boilers are the way to heat ur house. With firewood!!! Hands down !!

[@stevenwarner7348]

Hey! (from New Hampshire) ~~~ Thank you so much for all the candid information about the current operation of this furnace! Just great. Aand your history with heating from outside. This is huge. Thank you. I just can't stop thinking about how you clean out that boiler and are taking so much "heat" right on out of the boiler. For me I could see a big slaughtered or "harvested" Pig right there in your Bobcat Bucket. Right on the coals. And then ~. A big party for the barbecue ! ~. Oh yea ! .✨🌸❤🌸✨

[@pennyhaldeman5626]

I grew up with wood heat and now we have a boiler with in floor heat, it is the best.

[@GierokFarms]

It's the best!

[@Buck1954]

I was searching for wood boilers i could use for a hot tub and ran across this video. Being in SE Texas, I never Dreamed something like this existed. I've been interested in rocket stoves for awhile and how to incorporate it into my mobile home without setting it on fire. This gives me a whole new set of ideas. I have learned many good safety points as well. You never know who can use your experience. Thanks! 21:00 I thought there was some fancy editing there because I was seeing two of you.

[@CuthbertNibbles]

I won't discourage you from this project rather I hope to add something; the most powerful hot tub heater I could find was 27kw, whereas a relatively small one of these outputs easily double that. That hot tub heater is not designed to operate continuously, so you're probably looking at an average of ~15kw of heat for a huge hot tub, a large wood burning stove will inefficient if run at a quarter of its design capacity. Have you looked into pellet stove boilers? They are available in much lower power bands, and operate almost autonomously, similar designs are available for burning wood chips too (though pellet boilers are more oriented towards the consumer/home heating market whereas wood chip boilers are geared more towards industrial applications).

[@proffeserdude]

This is a family full of integrity

[@tslim250]

I'm loving this, learning alot. What i suggest with that solenoid is to just take it apart and sand all the areas where it slides in and out of the coil and just add some good grease in there and i'm certain that thing will never go bad again. The reason they go bad is because as you discovered they stick and once they stick they tend to overheat if the slug stays in the magnetic field. Once the coil overheats then they just short out and stop working. Hope that helps yall, i'm digging you're setup!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you for the info!

[@frankdeegan8974]

When we suggested using ash near any building of course the coals would be cold. As for a lean to over the boiler most definitely that will keep the fire wood dryer the boiler protected from the weather and when you stoke the fire or clean out the ash in the rain or sleet you may not be warm but there is a lot to be said for dry. The boiler next to any building is asking for trouble. Good call to heat the shop floor that gives so many advantages to the building and everything stored in it.

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks for commenting frank!

[@thomasdecato9786]

I have a Wood Master 4400, installed in 1995 in Central New Hampshire a couple problems had to weld up a leak replaced the steel stack did it in the summer. I burn a lot of junk pine and pallets only use good hard wood at night , love this thing only burn about 50 gal of oil in the summer for hot water.

[@GierokFarms]

Nice!

[@peewee.3138]

Your dad is really good at explaining everything. Great video and thanks for the good vibes about us crazy Canucks!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@markanthony3275]

I was just checking out the Bachman Turner Overdrive song "Prairie Town" which features the line "Portage and main 50 below".

[@svennilsson8459]

Have you ever considered building a insulated shed/housing over/around the burner to reduce the heat loss? The cold wind must cool the thing down however well built and insulated the burner is 🤔 I have my wood chip burner in the basement of the house, the way it normally was done here in Sweden. That way whatever heat loss the burner has it goes to heat the basement and thus indirectly also the house. Nowadays people tend to build a separate well insulated burner shed or attach it to the garage to keep the dust etc away from the house. I totally agree, wood heating gives comfort and if one has his own raw material it's a no brainer 👍

[@GierokFarms]

sounds like a good idea, thanks for the comment!

[@benburns5995]

I have to agree with you that wood heat is the best. The wood burning has a nice smell and it gives a warm cozy heat. Enjoyed your dad's explanation of the boilers and glad that your new one has a door for the ashes on the Bottom. The Ash door is smaller so like your dad said it will probably had to be emptied more often.

[@GierokFarms]

Probably

[@donaldhoover8095]

I welded up my boiler 15 years ago using a 8 by 3 foot propane tank with one end cut off. Pretty much all made of scrap I had behind the barn. I figured at the time I might get a couple of years use out of it. All I ever had to replace was a blower. It has kept the house warm down to -15. Several winters we started it in October and kept it burning straight through till may. It's below freezing here in Ohio today and its 73 here in the house as I type this.If you have the time and know how to weld this isn't rocket science.

[@GierokFarms]

Some of those homemade boilers are awaesome!

[@ronaldjgaudet8024]

In

[@darrelldaniels7045]

I would love to see a video of it.

[@andylieffring2461]

You guys do everything with excellence. Thanks for the great informative video

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Andy!

[@garlandhenry6792]

Great video - - - glad the folks got back from their trip safely

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@capecodder04]

You guys must be proud of your dad and the way he used those coals to make the heart in the field for your mother is another form of getting a secondary or even a third burn out of your wood.

[@jameseidahl367]

Another great video! Thanks for explaining the wood boiler system. Dad is great about explaining anything and he has tons of knowledge! See ya next video!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@baldthebuilder2588]

I have Hawken Energy boiler that is 16 years old , knock on wood , never had an issue with it and maintenance was minimal , I'm upstate NY and never take most of the ashes out . I take about 3-4 wheelbarrows worth out during entire winter and then I clean it out completely in a spring when I shut it down .I don't burn garbage either , but since I am contractor ,I do burn any lumber cut off

[@JaymeVanAuken]

Nice video I got a buddy that uses one on his farm to heat his house and out houses like you up in Canada St Thomas he loves it says it's the greatest thing he's ever had.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@crazycoyote1738]

What a beautiful family relationship!! God bless guys!!

[@aday1637]

Used an outdoor wood boiler in PA years ago. Live in the south, now and only need marginal heat in the winter months. I used to sell wood boiler parts on ebay too. I had one fellow up in Wisconsin who was mean spirited about the competition. He used to harass me quite frequently and even contact my customers to bad mouth me. Last I heard, someone was suing him. The new boiler with the induced draft will outperform the old one as it has a more positive method to control the burn. There's good and bad in everything. If you have a source of wood these things can be quite economical. The newer heat pumps with the inverter motors are a close second and provide year around comfort in all weather. And if you use mini-splits you can reduce or increase temps in various parts of your home and save even more. There are some of these that run directly off solar panels.

[@StratCountry]

Excellent video! I know you will like your P & M boiler once hooked up. I purchased my Portage & Main BL28-40 conventional boiler in 2014, really like it! Easy maintenance, easy to operate and very efficient with the secondary heat exchanger. I go through around 8 full cords of red oak each year in West Central Wisconsin.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you! I'm glad you like yours he is excited to try out his!

[@danw6014]

I can see the practically of these boilers but I do love my add on wood coal furnace. My friend who is 30 years my senior talked one day about heating their old farm house which was uninsulated. Every weekend they would set up the cord wood saw and 10 20 McCormick and buzzed enough wood to fill an old Dodge ton and a half ton straight truck. All that wood fed and old cast iron octopus furnace in the Michigan basement.

[@why-be-normal7014]

Great exclamation about both boilers beautiful property and great chainsaw a rack.

[@peteschiavoni]

Wood heat is the best ever. I miss it and my wood stove. Uses the ash on my driveway to clear up the snow. It was a dirt driveway and I kept it away from my house. It will make a mess onf your floors. Also love the chainsaw holder.

[@GierokFarms]

It's so nice!

[@davecollier8054]

God love you guys. There are still real Men doing things for themselves and thereby creating happy lives. I love it. I'll watch your future videos often. And let me know if you ever want to come to RI and do some beach stuff (June-Sept) or saltwater fishing.

[@blorph1]

Wonderful video. Entertaining, informative, perfect. Thank you, guys.

[@jamesmclamb3682]

We had a Taylor 750 for 11 years. But being in central NC, it definitely had plusses and minuses. I think being much further north would make more sense and you'd get much more benefit. In central NC, I don't think I ever really got my return on my investment but at the same time, my wife could crank the heat as high as she wanted to (often 75F), we could take unlimited hot showers and baths, plus I could heat my barn when I needed to. But loading that thing up with wood morning and night every single day just got old. Not to mention when we wanted to travel, we had to have someone come by and at least feed it just a little bit so the pipes wouldn't freeze up. It was awesome while we had it but I'm glad it's gone now. Paid $10,000 installed and sold it for $3500 11 years later.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you for watching and thank you for the info!

[@fricknjeep]

hi there built my boiler about 25-30 years ago . lots of work lots of wood but lots of heat and worm nice show john

[@jaapbruijn1300]

Yes. The new one looks to be much better.

[@timmys778]

I think the Portage and Maine unit was a gasification boiler. The CL 6048 was not as far as I remember. That is the reason for the fire brick and smaller door (smaller wood). The gasification units are more efficient as the wood gasses are burnt off in a secondary chamber that temps get extremely hot (1700F). Look up ECOBURN, TARM, etc. for how pure gasification units work. GARN is an amazing unit integrating the gasification with a huge water jacket (1500-2500 gallons). The Portage and Maine is similar at least in theory to the GARN. Other advantage of gasification units is the almost zero smoke created as all unburnt particles are burned at those temps. Only exhaust is moisture in wood. Of course the downside of this units is that they do better with drier wood.

[@james5360]

I prefer cast iron radiators and fortunately there is a company in Somerville, Massachusetts the refurbishes cast iron radiators like new. I picked up 36 radiators for a friend of mine in northern New Hampshire for his log cabin with 9 bedrooms, all girls. It was all piped with 1 1/4 inch pex line instead of cast iron pipe took us 2 ears to finish the installation and fill it with water. You can always tell when the heat comes on as all you hear is snap crackle and pop the radiators are all 36 inch high so very easy to dry out damp or we’re clothes. He was using a heat exchanger until we installed the cast iron radiators he and his wife love them as they eliminated all the cold spots in the house. Cast iron hot water radiators are the best way to heat your home.

[@markanthony3275]

I'm from Canada...and Portage and Main is a famous intersection in the city of Winnipeg Manitoba, known for high winds and minus 40 degree temperatures...in case you wanted to know what's behind the name.There's a famous rock star who played in the Winnipeg band called "The Guess Who" , his name is Randy Bachman...he does a song as a solo artist about "Portage and Main"...one of the lines is "Portage and Main 50 below" . In central Manitoba , 300 miles north of Portage and Main, many people use wood boilers...plenty of wood in the Boreal forests of the area.

[@markanthony3275]

Just checked out the song on KZbin...it's "Prairie Town" by Bachman Turner Overdrive.

[@GierokFarms]

Thats all super interesting!

[@mikebrown1188]

Agree with nothing better than wood heat. You get a lot of heat out of it. When you cut and split it and when you burn it. Looks like a very thought-out system.

[@tpfromcentralpa1692]

Yup, my old man always said you get heated up twice with wood..............Burned alot here over the years in stoves we built, finally got him to switch to coal, never looked back and still burn coal in the same stoves. Up until recently coal was extremely cheap and you could heat for very low $$$ and have next to no work in it. Probably still is cheap if you figure in what fuel costs for chainsaws, moving the wood, etc for cutting wood.

[@GierokFarms]

Sure is

[@marquette93]

Thank you for representing the hard working Wisconsin Farmers!

[@darthgbc363]

We have a Heatmor. It's best selling point is the 409 stainless steel construction. The small door (20"x20") on it sux. It has that double door thing too. We built a ramp & a pivot to get the bigger pieces in. One bigger door would be way better. No more smashing fingers while throwing the logs in. Ours has a hand operated ash auger. That's nice, but you still have to get inside to clean it out. Also, the auger is stored outside the boiler.

[@rongray4118]

Love to See You Two Love Your Dad so much!

[@mikeadams2339]

Great job on the boiler. You will like the ash clean out. Bet when you were a kid you never thought you would make videos of your dad explaining farm life? He is good and I appreciate the story's with the tips!

[@GierokFarms]

Good idea thanks Adam!

[@gsp49]

This is the method, the way my best friend heats his 7 acres of greenhouses in south Georgia, but much larger, it requires so much wood we use a front end loader to fill it up. All of his system is homemade, we use a plastic PVC pipe grid in the ground pumping the warm water, and the heat rises up from the warm earth. We get our wood for free, free heat.

[@harveypenner2386]

Very good demonstration!

[@vincentmeyers9365]

Great video and beautiful farm. Appreciate you providing food for all of us ! We love our boiler !!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@showmemo3686]

Radiant in the shop, forced air in the house. Heat exchanger water heaters. Nice.

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks

[@stanhensley3082]

As the "old" saying goes,burning wood heat you twice!! Once when you cut the wood and twice when you throw the wood in the furnace!! Keep warm everyone. Thanks 😊.

[@GierokFarms]

Oh for sure thank you for watching stan!

[@kifaru8]

Brilliant from the high mountains of France.

[@tweek857]

Love my outside furnance! I have a natures comfort 120. I have a shaker system and a pan I pull out to empty the ash. I can burn wood and coal in it. Your dad should redo the ash pan if he can. Make it deeper. Also since the blower is on the back scrape ashes towards the front eventually ashes will block the air from the blower

[@GierokFarms]

Good to know, thank you!

[@johnthompson4162]

I think wood heat saves big dollars, but you have to be at home a lot to maintain it. Great video, very informative. John T.

[@GierokFarms]

Thats true thanks John!

[@sparhawkable]

If you have animals, you are home most of every day.

[@tylerrsmith443]

I live in southeast so this is all foreign. Thanks for the tutorial

[@georgehofgren6123]

Woodstove guy here.. Ash pans and systems never pan out (sorry).... just go back to scooping out the box and pulling coals forward. Least amt of work. Any man who won't burn trash in his firebox is a man after my own heart 👍💪☮️

[@georgehofgren6123]

Also, burning Box Elder and the like... Very impressive frugality and conservation ethic 💯 %~

[@robertburt9071]

Like you Said wood heat is the best Because you get two heats out of it First heat cutting the tree down and piling it Then the furnace heat lol Another great video

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@anthonyhengst2908]

We have a basement "octopus" wood furnace. The neighbors have them and seem to like them some day we will catch up to them. I love you disperse the ash as we do. Dump it in the back of the spreader with manure. Once I was spreading fire on a snowy field. That was pretty wild.

[@GierokFarms]

It can get interesting that's for sure!

[@patrickschley6418]

Different subject completely. I've been watching you guys for a few months. Your farm was like the one I grew up on, except door county, were flat lands and we did have as many tractors "wink". My daughter met Gerorge Jensen at Stevenson Point and they married. George's home town is Berlin WI. Your Dad knows George's Dad, Tom (or TJ) and your Mom and Dad knows George's mom Jill, a school teacher who taught your youngest brother. We are celebrating this weekend with them and couldn't wait to ask DJ if he knew you guys. I was suprised about Jill being your brothers teacher. Small world.

[@sawsurgeon]

I thoroughly enjoyed this production👍🏼 Dad does a phenomenal job of talking and explaining as he goes about his tasks. We have been feeding two outdoor furnaces, one Central Boiler and one HeatMor. The latter is of similar design as your new one. The smaller door may take some getting use to... Mine inspired considerable profanity as I like to feed larger material when possible. However the forced air draft makes for short recovery times if the water temperature somehow drops below the desired temp. You may even find that you won’t need to maintain the water temperature quite as high with the new one. Great job gentlemen. Happy Thanksgiving from our farm to yours! Bless’ns to ya, Tedd

[@draganarc0131]

How long have you had your central boiler? Which one do you prefer?

[@sawsurgeon]

@@draganarc0131 Of the two, I think the Central Boiler is the simplest and lowest maintenance unit. It is probably around twenty years old, roughly the same as our Heatmor.

[@draganarc0131]

@@sawsurgeon thank you for responding. I have a central boiler gasifier E-1450. I was extremely happy with it till a week ago. It sprung a leak in the firebox. It’s only 9 years old, I test the water 2 times a year clean it really well at the end of the season and even spray it with krown. I’m currently waiting for a call back from central boiler because my dealer tells me there’s no warranty. All the information I received with it says 25 year warranty.

[@sawsurgeon]

@@draganarc0131 Wow, that’s very disappointing. I’ve heard great things about the gasifiers. There must have been a flaw in the steel if it has been maintained consistently over that period of time. I hope they return your call.

[@troyplocinski8401]

Good video, need to do one on that log winch. I love the Stihl saw collection!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you! Some day!

[@netw3rkd]

I'm from Maine, my family has a camp up on Portage Lake. But we're not in Canada, though very close! Thanks for sharing, wood heat's the best! :)

[@GierokFarms]

Sounds cold there! Thank you for commenting and watching the video!

[@loafandjug321]

I like the old boiler better. Simple design, huge door. That new noiler ash door looks like the tray will overflow and dump under the tray inside the boiler.

[@herbhouston5378]

Good video! A ton of information! You and your family enjoy the farm life... and be safe.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@mattgiardina6533]

great video i wanted a out side stove but the town ship i live in dont alow then so i have wood stove in the house and shop it dose make some mess in side but i would never get ride off wood heat great heat only problem is if you out in cold a lot and come in sit in your chair you will be napping

[@GierokFarms]

Wood heat is the best!

[@drewnelson6463]

Always loved heating with wood. I have a heatmor 200css and it does ok. I think I may need a little bigger unit. My house is around 2700sq ft but its definitely better than paying 2.39 per for propane. Good video. Nice set of saws... keep em coming

[@jamesbreault5762]

Great stuff guys really enjoy your videos and your last series was really 👍👍👍👍 good

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@GrizC]

Look in to how many .. BTUs max can be moved thru a 1 inch line . You have a pretty big boiler you could have like 3 or 4 zones coming off it . And it could output alot more BTUs . I have 3 zones ( runs ) averages 270,000 BTUs and I'm think of adding another . I can output 400,000 btus max .. But only running 3 - 1 inch lines . You could run 1 1/4 line also.. just a tip from 25 years running a wood boiler. I also need to add it will burn more wood also but heat output is awesome. I used 1 inch PEX aluminum PEX so inside is a full 1 inch . They have 1 1/4 PEX al PEX also.. trench heat loss has to be kept to under 1-2 degrees at 125 feet . Any more then that your trench would be taking enough wood to heat another house. Just look in to them things and it's helpful hints.

[@GierokFarms]

Thats all good to know!

[@MrThumper1440]

As for LEAKS…..I strongly suggest the use of antifreeze. I’m my first boiler I used well water. Had it tested religiously and used additive as per manufacturer. After 5 years it leaked. After 10 years it was completely gone(would take more money to buy steel and weld it than to buy a new one). Bought new boiler 5 years ago and have used antifreeze mixed with deionized water and have had zero issues. Point being, even with the professional water testing and costly testing and additive they couldn’t tell my well water was corrosive enough to eat through my steel boiler. Although your results may vary!!

[@isaiah812]

Just recently moved into a house with an outdoor wood boiler. How do I get enough wood ready for winter with short notice and how to handle having it prepped for next year and the years coming? Trying to not have to buy any if not necessary. I’m in Kentucky so it’s not cold yet we are still having 80 degree days.

[@kevinharrington6402]

I just bought one Portage and Maine my son bought one also just hooking them up now so you're opinion will be INTERESTING

[@rcnelson]

Father and son? I thought they were brothers. Not just by the way, this was a very good look and description of a wood furnace, an interesting video. It looks like a lot of work burning wood, not to mention cutting, blocking and transporting the wood, but with No. 2 heating fuel 4-5 bucks a gallon I'll bet the effort is worth it.

[@northerniltree]

The thing I love about my boiler is that it heats with wood. The thing I hate about my boiler is that it heats with wood.

[@augustlindow1162]

😂 so true!!