I had hoped the rants/raves and other comments here would have been code related....in that way it would have been a constructive thread/conversation.
When y'all yell like that it comes off more like your mad.![]()
I am mad. Mad that you are derailing what could have been a rather useful thread with an absolutely useless "rant" about a system you have absolutely NO experience with anyways.
The seed was planted here hoping for a reaction and I bit.MY WOODGUN HEATS MY HOUSE AND THE FIRE STARTS ALL BY ITSELF AFTER BEING OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS. AND IS IN THE GARAGE AND PASSED NYS CODE INSPECTIONS!
TOTALLY LOVE MY WOOD GUN.
AND NO STORAGE!
It's a gassification boiler. The user base is very vocal and defensive bunch. They tend to believe in the paranormal.Anyone got a good article / primer on what a wood gun is? Being a simple fireplace / stove guy, I'm very curious.
I am mad. Mad that you are derailing what could have been a rather useful thread with an absolutely useless "rant" about a system you have absolutely NO experience with anyways. I'm not really sure why you have such a vendetta against certain setups. My boiler heats my house. Your boiler heats your house. They both do it without burning oil/gas. Isn't that the whole purpose of this "Boiler Room"?
You do realize you were the first one to mention Woodgun?Well as you know, the minute a Wood Gun is mentioned every one goes off the deep end.
Without the elves you'd be nothing.It's tough being Gods gift to gasification.
I struggled with one for 8 years before it disintegrated and got sent to the scrap yard. Company sales people have been able to spread the myth that it is something special and will actually "shut off" the wood fire and start it back up when there is a call for heat and some folks actually believe it. The other myth they have spread is "how simple" the unit is. Many believe it because they see that it is controlled by a couple aquastats instead of a digital controller with LCD or LED readouts but unsuspecting potential customers are confusing "simple with "primitive."Anyone got a good article / primer on what a wood gun is? Being a simple fireplace / stove guy, I'm very curious.
I struggled with one for 8 years before it disintegrated and got sent to the scrap yard. Company sales people have been able to spread the myth that it is something special and will actually "shut off" the wood fire and start it back up when there is a call for heat and some folks actually believe it. The other myth they have spread is "how simple" the unit is. Many believe it because they see that it is controlled by a couple aquastats instead of a digital controller with LCD or LED readouts but unsuspecting potential customers are confusing "simple with "primitive."
The internal heat exchange tubes are the most complicated and there is more hardware hanging on the exterior than any other unit that I have personally studied.
Not only that: If you want (and you will) a cycle timer to keep your fire going so it will rekindle, you have to buy it along with other add ons that come standard with other boilers.
It's a gassification boiler. The user base is very vocal and defensive bunch.
I'm not holding a grudge against them. Just trying to warn those who are contemplating a purchase to stay away from a machine that requires so much maintenance and is likely to expire before it's time or a unit that you cannot even fine tune. Seems like any time a newbie asks for info on gasification boilers a sales pitch for the Wood Gun pops up from one of you guys and I get a sinking feeling of sympathy for the poor un-suspecting individual. I don't see that happening from the owners of other gassers. They sort of stay neutral and suggest different boiler choices.See what I mean about going off the deep end!
Lets see, that link mike from Maine posted for the Wood Gun states a 20 yr warranty.
It sounds like you bought your WG close to 14 years ago.
Maybe you had a Friday or Monday shift model, or maybe they just weren't any good back then.I don't know.
I feel bad for what you went through.
Nobody that owns one today is struggling with it any more then any one else's gasifier.
I think it's time to forgive and forget.
Luv ya Fred
Anyone constantly under attack becomes defensive.
Scroll through the thread. Try to recall exactly how it got to this point.
I'm pretty sure it is because YOU are offensive, not because a WG owner is defensive.
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