People Heating With Wood Are Discovering The Best Way To Heat Their Whole House

People Heating With Wood Are Discovering The Best Way To Heat Their Whole House ENERGY Wood Burners 65 Heating with wood is a popular economical choice when faced with high and rising costs of fossil fuels Those that burn wood in indoor stoves or fireplaces know those appliances aren’t very good at heating more than one room and they heat unevenly Areas further away are cooler while areas closer can become too warm There are other disadvantages with using an indoor wood stove or fireplace such as risks associated with chimney fires carbon monoxide and the ongoing mess in the home Outdoor furnaces also called outdoor boilers or hydronic heaters improve living conditions in the home The fire risk from chimney fires or embers spilling out of an indoor stove is removed from the home because the outdoor furnace is located outside and so is the wood eliminating the mess bugs and mold that can occur when hauling wood inside or even storing it there Outdoor furnaces work with existing heating systems like a forced- air furnace or in-floor hydronic heat to provide evenly distributed heat throughout the entire home An outdoor furnace has a firebox that is surrounded by water As the wood burns it heats the water Water is an efficient way of moving heat The water is circulated to and from the buildings through insulated underground pipes known as ThermoPEX® In the case of a forced-air furnace the fan blows through a heat exchanger installed in the plenum to provide heat for the home through existing ductwork Other methods can use water-to-water heat exchangers or even direct thermal transfer The Classic Edge HDX outdoor wood furnace is the premier offering from Central Boiler an American- owned company that has long been recognized as the industry leader in the advancement of outdoor wood furnaces Central Boiler’s Classic Edge HDX models are all EPA Step 2 certified and among the top for efficiency of all stick-cord wood heating appliances certified for sale for residential heating in the USA In fact at 92% overall efficiency the Classic Edge 960 HDX provides the highest efficiency of EPA Certified stick-wood burning appliances compared to outdoor appliance with a maximum output greater than 300 000 Btu/hr It also delivers the highest Btu rating of cord wood appliances with a rating of 400 000 Btu/hr With such high efficiencies these furnace use up to 60% less wood than traditional methods of wood heating while being one of the cleanest ways available to heat with wood Classic Edge HDX models feature a stainless steel firebox that ensures zero corrosion inside the firebox They are built to last a lifetime The FireStar combustion controller available only from Central Boiler is one of the reasons Classic Edge HDX owners consider this the easiest of all outdoor wood furnaces to operate The controller acts like the cruise control on a car constantly throttling the air to find the optimal burn for any kind of firewood That means you can “load it and forget it ” There are no complicated settings to adjust or mechanical components to manually fine-tune - the furnace just works for everybody “right out of the box ” More tech-minded users enjoy the peace-of-mind they get using the option of seeing how the furnace is operating from anywhere in the world on a smartphone or computer This is courtesy of the FireStar controller’s onboard Wi-Fi and the owner portal MyFireStar com there is even a demo furnace running all the time that anybody can view at MyFireStar com/demo Regardless if a Classic Edge HDX owner uses the technology features of the FireStar all users will appreciate how easy the furnace is to operate requiring only a few minutes a month to maintain For more information on Central Boiler’s line of outdoor wood furnaces visit the website at: CentralBoiler com

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