Anyone own one of these?(Or something similar)

[spaceman]

this or something similar.

i have access to alot of firewood,years and years worth.
and frankly im sick and tired of getting fvcked by oil.
we have a fireplace, but i need something that will also be compatible with our existing forced hotwater oil furnace(ideally something that will heat water as well)

 

[lokiju]

How can it be "smoke free"?

Doesn't seem possible.

Does it require venting?

 

[spaceman]

Originally posted by: lokiju
How can it be "smoke free"?

Doesn't seem possible.

Does it require venting?

im sure it requires some sort of venting. perhaps even a seperate chimney.
but winter are cold around here, wood is free beyond my labor to cut,split and get it home(which has the benefit of excercise) we could easily spend half or better of what it cost for this furnace on oil alone between now and the spring.
im not sold on the greenwood, im open to anyideas,i like the fact i dont have to build a sperate shed outside the house.

 

[cKGunslinger]

We had a wood-burning furnace growing up. My parents still use it today, but not as much as they used to.

 

[acemcmac]

What you're really looking for is called a "frankin stove"

A cast iron furnace that protrudes into the room and gets hotter than hell. Requires a chimney and will make the whole house smell like whatever wood you're burning, but awesomely efficient. I used them all the time cabin camping in the boyscouts. I'm sure you can find one on craigs list or at a junk yard on the cheap. If all else fails, hit an antique place.

Admittedly, it won't heat much more than the room its in... You could easily put a steel water tank on top of it and have a ghetto water heater

 

[GuitarDaddy]

I have a woodburning furnace that's inset into my fireplace that I have been using for almost 10yrs. It was rather expensive ($5k) and required professional installation but it is amazing, the first year I used it my winter heating bill dropped from $400mo to $150mo for my 3600 sqf house.

The only downside besides price it that it takes a really large fireplace opening, which would require rebuilding your fireplace in most cases. Luckily I had a huge fireplace to begin with.

 

[Bryophyte]

We use a woodstove for heating our house. Like you, wood is free for us (just have to put in the work.) Ours doesn't heat water, though.