That's what a lot of firewood sellers do so why not eliminate a middle man? A better option might be to get a local logger to dump a load of wood that you can cut up yourself. Buying firewood lengthens the payback period considerably. Most people can expect to pay it off in 2-5 years, depending on your heating costs. However, if you look at a month like May or October where you are doing little to no heating or air conditioning you'll be pretty close to what your bills will look like with an outdoor furnace. Remember neither of these methods factor in the savings on hot water which could be quite a bit more for a family.Ĭomparing your cost of heating to the cost of a loan to pay for an outdoor furnace (typically $1-200/month) often makes a wood heating system a no-brainer. With a heat pump, it's a little harder because you don't know how much of your bill is going to heat your home and how much to appliances, lights etc. Look back over your fuel bills and do the math. With gas or oil heat, it's pretty simple to calculate. HeatMaster SS is here to stay and will be developing new innovative furnaces in their in-house test lab as time goes on. Parts for repair work on existing furnaces will still be available so no customer will be left "hanging".
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The efficiency gain of a G series unit is very impressive.Īlso HeatMaster's conventional grated models can continue to be sold for coal use and non-residential installations. The G series units easily passed emissions testing, are very low maintenance, and burn half the wood of a traditional outdoor furnace. The G series line of furnaces is HeatMaster's answer for 21st century wood heating. Constant R&D is now the norm and new products will continue to be developed.
HeatMaster SS has prepared for this years ago by putting in a very sophisticated in-house test lab.
Some manufacturers seem to be ignoring these federal regulations and unapproved wood furnaces are out there if you shop around. However, this does not change the law in any way and it can still be enforced from the federal level. Some states (Virginia included) have passed legislation prohibiting state officials from enforcing this law. This ruling not only applies to outdoor furnaces but also regulates indoor wood stoves, pellet stoves- basically any new wood heating appliance. Coal, commercial and ag-biomass furnaces are exempted. After all new wood stoves must meet the 2020 standard. This regulation affects all residential wood furnaces manufactured after May 15, 2015. In response, the EPA issued new standards that require emissions testing on all new residential wood burning furnaces. A lawsuit was brought by several states and health groups forcing the EPA to regulate wood furnaces at the federal level using it's authority under the Clean Air Act. Over the years the EPA has received pressure from various groups pushing environmental and health concerns related to wood smoke. A patchwork of various state regs existed, mostly in the northeast and far west. Until 2015, wood furnaces were only regulated at a state level. A lot of changes have happened and there seems to be confusion on what the regulations are. As many of you now know new EPA regulations on woodburning stoves were put in place in 2015 and another lower emissions level came in in 2020.
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