I have been doing a lot of research into wood boilers as I am hoping to make a purchase yet this year for this coming winter. It is quite a daunting task as there are so many on the market and everyone says they have the best. This website has been very educational for me and I appreciate the thoughtful and detailed information everyone takes time to provide.
Anyway, I am leaning towards a Wood Gun, and when I talked to a salesman he mentioned they have a 2009 model E-180 in stock and on sale and I could save a good bit of $. It sounds great, but I am concerned it might not be large enough at a reported 150K BTUs. He has adamant that it is of adequate size, and that you don’t want to oversize a gasification unit as it leads to inefficiencies. I want to believe him, but over the years I’ve learned sometimes salesman tell you what you want to hear.
I have a 3400sf timber frame home. It has really good insulation with the SIPS and high efficiency windows; however the great room has 32ft high ceilings so we are heating a lot of cubic feet. In addition, I plan to run a small heating unit in the garage and I want to make sure I have enough heating capacity in case we ever finish out about 1500sf in the basement. If anyone has experience with the Woodgun units, do you think the E-180 would be sufficient?
Any and all feedback is appreciated!
Thanks,
John
Anyway, I am leaning towards a Wood Gun, and when I talked to a salesman he mentioned they have a 2009 model E-180 in stock and on sale and I could save a good bit of $. It sounds great, but I am concerned it might not be large enough at a reported 150K BTUs. He has adamant that it is of adequate size, and that you don’t want to oversize a gasification unit as it leads to inefficiencies. I want to believe him, but over the years I’ve learned sometimes salesman tell you what you want to hear.
I have a 3400sf timber frame home. It has really good insulation with the SIPS and high efficiency windows; however the great room has 32ft high ceilings so we are heating a lot of cubic feet. In addition, I plan to run a small heating unit in the garage and I want to make sure I have enough heating capacity in case we ever finish out about 1500sf in the basement. If anyone has experience with the Woodgun units, do you think the E-180 would be sufficient?
Any and all feedback is appreciated!
Thanks,
John