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The wood furnace is located outside at a desired distance from the building being heated. The unit consists of a firebox inside an insulated water jacket. The entire unit is covered by a protective metal exterior. The heat from the firebox is transferred into the surrounding water jacket. An aquastat controls the combustion in the firebox, keeping the water temperature in a desired range. The heated water is then pumped through insulated pipes from the unit to the building being heated. An outdoor furnace can work with any new or existing heating systems.
Outdoor wood furnaces also have many additional uses. One of these is the ability to heat domestic water. Owners enjoy having an unlimited supply of hot water, not to mention cost savings on their utility bills. Outdoor wood furnaces, in addition to heating homes and businesses, can heat many other applications, including shops, garages, barns, drying kilns, greenhouses, swimming pools, and hot tubs “Using wood heat reduces dependence on the fluctuating prices of traditional heating fuels. Wood is one of the least expensive heating fuels available. Many outdoor wood furnace owners have ample supplies of wood available on nearby forest land and harvest their own firewood. Many logging services, wood products manufacturers, and other companies have waste wood available at little or no cost to you. Wood is a totally renewable resource, which, when burned, results in no net carbon dioxide increase. Carbon dioxide is part of the natural plant-growth cycle and occurs naturally when plants rot. On the other hand, fossil fuels when burned, release carbon dioxide. This causes a net increase in carbon dioxide, which is believed to be responsible for the “greenhouse effect”.
