January 21, 2012 at 12:39 PM
An outdoor wood furnace is an excellent method to SAVE on heat your home and outbuildings. Many also attach their furnace to swimming pools and hot tubs.
There are common misconceptions that these units will burn anything like old tires, but one needs to beware of such nonsense. It is always best to use seasoned hardwood in your furnace. Thes units have boilers containing water that is heated. As the fire heats water in the boilers and the heated water circulates throughout the system, homes, potable water, and aforementioned items can be heated at great savings. This is especially true in areas of abundant wood supply, since a cord of hardwood is equivalent to 500 gallons of heating oil. Outdoor furnaces require electricity to power the small circulating pumps that move the heated water from furnace to home, shop, etc, and back in a closed loop.
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