Your welcome Dan. I posted a picture of the tank on its trailer last spring sometime. Try https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/38641/
Mike
Mike
horrocksd said:I'm new to the forum, but have been lurking here for several weeks. I've been doing pretty serious supplementary home heat with firewood for the last 24 years using a Vermont Castings Vigilant I purchased used for $300. I figure at this point I've almost got my money's worth. My wife and I are in our 50s and getting a little tired of all the toting and cleanup and smoke smell in the house . I've been wanting to go to an outdoor unit for about 10 years, but decided to wait for technology to improve.
I decided to take a chance and purchase an Econoburn 150 from Aqua-Therm based in part on the posts on this thread. It arrived late last week and all of the additonal parts and paperwork were included. The build quality seems first-rate. Kelly at Aqua-therm was great to work with. Total price with shipping came to $5350 to central New York. After the $1500 tax rebate that's $3850 and I just figured it was too good of a deal to pass up. In May or June I expect to start the installation in my 30 x 50 barn which will require about 55' of piping to run to the house. I plan to heat DHW and a hot tub as well. Probably no storage for now.
This is a great forum and you guys provide some incredible information. I hope to be able to do the same for someone else in the future. I'm excited about the project and will have a lot to learn in the next few months.
gorbull said:Garth,
What energy grants are you referring to? I'm an EcoEnergy advisor out here in B.C. and the max. Federal grant for wood boiler that meets EPA is $375. So far I haven't run into anyone that has qualified for it.
E.W. said:Garth the Econoburn also has the W/H testing certification for Canada and the US which should keep your insurance company happy if that is an issue. I was talking with my 'boiler guy' last week. He is going to come over and have a look once the weather warms up a bit. Mayby check with your local propane suppliers to see what they do with the old tanks. You're going with a pressurized system from the sounds of things. How many square feet/storeys are you heating and how old is your house?
Earl
wantstoburnwood said:Garth I also took my boiler across the border and it was very easy. Econoburn prepared the paper work for me so I just paid the gst and away I went. You are going to need a fairly robust truck. I hauled my boiler from Saco ME with a 2000 Tacoma and just about killed it.
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