Kerr Highlander TW2000 Wood Boiler & Oil Furnace Combo Heating System SAVES US THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS!

We have had some emails and comments asking how our heating system is setup so this video will quickly explain how we combined our Kerr Highlander TW 2000 wood boiler to our oil fired hot water furnace and how it’s able to be safely connected to our generator in the event of a power outage.
To heat the garage, house and hot water we burn about 8 cords per year. Our house thermostat is always set to 20c or higher (Jenn loves a warm house), the garage thermostat is set to OFF because the heat coming off the wood boiler alone will keep the garage in excess of 20c as well, sometimes it’s so warm in the garage we have too keep the door open when we are out there! So there is absolutely no shortage of heat in either building. The wood boiler also heats our domestic hot water for showers, washing dishes and laundry.
This heating system saves us THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS YEARLY!!
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[@WithoutAPlan-nu5tn]

What a fantastic set up! You guys seem to know a lot about living efficiently! I bet it’s very economical to have the wood heat your home and garage compared to heating with natural gas or oil!

[@MacCustoms]

This setup is outstanding! We could not be happier with the decision to get the Kerr Wood Boiler! We do our best to live economically and efficiently so we don’t have to stress about raising heating costs

[@user-ov1xb6qx8l]

Happy belated Birthday Ryan...😊🎂🎉

[@MacCustoms]

Thank you very much!! 😃

[@3737dandelion]

Could you recomment a dual wood and oil furnace? I'm in Nova Scotia

[@MacCustoms]

We aren’t certain what’s out there for wood oil combo furnaces, but from experience we are very happy with our Kerr products! They may offer what you are looking for!

[@3737dandelion]

@@MacCustoms I am just learning here. What is the advantage of wood boiler over a wood furnace?

[@MacCustoms]

It’s a learning process for sure! The primary difference between wood furnaces and wood boilers is the heat exchange medium. Furnaces use air and boilers use water. Our system has hot water radiators throughout the house as opposed to having hot air ducts! The wood boiler also allows you to heat your domestic hot water without an electric hot water heater! For the summer months instead of making a fire to shower or wash dishes we just put furnace oil in the tank and allow the oil furnace part of the system to heat the water.