Hey,
I bought a house with what appears to be a Woodchuck 3200 wood/coal boiler in the basement. Check out the pictures. Never heated with wood before but I'm not afraid of learning new things either. Check out the pictures. I can tell that the large tank on the the ground holds water from the boiler. I also know that you can run this thing on electric alone and that works fine to heat the house (at a significant cost). The unit seems really solid but needs a cleaning. I couldn't find a manual for this beast any where, I don't think they make them anymore.
I guess you chuck the wood in the middle door and the thermostat control the blower under the fire as well as the water pump. That's about where I am right now. I'm going to clean it this week and and inspect the insides a bit better. I do not know what that little expansion tank is up in my rafters above the boiler.
What can you guys tell me about this unit? I couldn't really find a wood boilers for dummies video on youtube either, maybe when I'm done learning I should post one.
Maybe this post will help the next guy looking for help!
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I bought a house with what appears to be a Woodchuck 3200 wood/coal boiler in the basement. Check out the pictures. Never heated with wood before but I'm not afraid of learning new things either. Check out the pictures. I can tell that the large tank on the the ground holds water from the boiler. I also know that you can run this thing on electric alone and that works fine to heat the house (at a significant cost). The unit seems really solid but needs a cleaning. I couldn't find a manual for this beast any where, I don't think they make them anymore.
I guess you chuck the wood in the middle door and the thermostat control the blower under the fire as well as the water pump. That's about where I am right now. I'm going to clean it this week and and inspect the insides a bit better. I do not know what that little expansion tank is up in my rafters above the boiler.
What can you guys tell me about this unit? I couldn't really find a wood boilers for dummies video on youtube either, maybe when I'm done learning I should post one.
Maybe this post will help the next guy looking for help!
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