Everyone has their opinions when it comes to sustainable living. There are some that feel one way works better overall than any other and when it comes to the subject of wood burning stoves vs outdoor boilers it is no different.
There are those who swear by the wood stove. After all, our ancestors survived off of it and if something isn't broken why fix it right. Then there are those who swear up and down that the outdoor boiler is far superior to any other method of heating. So which one is right.
Well, we asked some people their opinions and compiled the information for you on the next page. You can read through it and see for yourself which one is better, which one you prefer and which one reigns supreme. Personally, we are on the side of the outdoor boiler but again, everyone has their own opinions.
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A good wood stove is the best in my opinion if just heating a house.
I have had both outdoor boiler is a wood hog indoor stove heat and cooking less wood alot les
Outdoor wood boilers are mostly cost prohibitive. For 500-1000$ a very well made high quality airtight wood stove can be installed and heating your home. $1000 is just a drop in the bucket for an out door stove. $1000+ for the initial purchase then get ready to spend some more digging a trench to run your heat supply lines from stove to house. Installing sub-floors for radiant heat (if you choose that method) and then there is water pipe regulator valves distribution blocks and don’t forget installation. It takes a professional to set up a radiant heat system. All that said be aware of what your getting involved in.
If I was building a home from ground up I’d seriously consider a outdoor stove. But my situation is I live off grid in the forest in a mobile trailer added on and built into a cabin I’ve been heating 1400 square feet very comfortably for 10 yrs on an average of 3-4 cords a year. Total cost for heating poorly insulated cabin in NE Ohio per year roughly $150 for gas and bar oil.
Set a goal do your research and then…
Go live your dreams!!!
Outdoor wood boilers are mostly cost prohibitive. For 500-1000$ a very well made high quality airtight wood stove can be installed and heating your home. $1000 is just a drop in the bucket for an out door stove. $1000+ for the initial purchase then get ready to spend some more digging a trench to run your heat supply lines from stove to house. Installing sub-floors for radiant heat (if you choose that method) and then there is water pipe regulator valves distribution blocks and don’t forget installation. It takes a professional to set up a radiant heat system. All that said be aware of what your getting involved in.
If I was building a home from ground up I’d seriously consider a outdoor stove. But my situation is I live off grid in the forest in a mobile trailer added on and built into a cabin I’ve been heating 1400 square feet very comfortably for 10 yrs on an average of 3-4 cords a year. Total cost for heating poorly insulated cabin in NE Ohio per year roughly $150 for gas and bar oil.
Set a goal do your research and then…
Go live your dreams!!!
I’m looking to go with 3 or 4 heat sources. I want to put a wood pellet boiler outside for the thermostatic heat convenience and floor heat, a junk burner, basically a wood stove with a blower, for cheap heating, and a rocket mass heater for electricity free heat.
At least our indoor wood stove will work during a power outage. I know you need a generator if you loose power.
Make sure you have a large woodlot too. Everyone in my area with outdoor furnaces are burning 10 cords a year. I burn 1/2 that with my indoor woodstove.
I am not going to tell you what to buy but consider having to go outside in the freezing cold to fill it. Personally if I am trying to keep warm sure don’t want to go outside.
Andrew Krost