Hi guys....
Anyone have on of these?
http://www.thermocontrolheating.com/model400.htm
I want to add a boiler to my existing oil fired burner to save oil costs in the winter, this unit (the model 500) has 125000 BTU, which I suspect is a little small for my 3000 sf house...but wouldn't that mean it just won't work on the really, really cold days? Would the only impact of having a slightly undersized boiler daisy-chained to the oil burner be that on those really cold days the wood boiler would be running full bore, but also the oil would be picking up the slack?
I'd like to cut my heating costs by about 75% (my wood is free), I like this little unit because it is relatively cheap (will pay for itself in one season) and will fit down my cellar stairs...some of the larger units I am not so sure of....
Besides this model in particular, anyone have good or bad stories about the impact of daisy chaining a wood boiler to an oil burner?
Thanks all!
Anyone have on of these?
http://www.thermocontrolheating.com/model400.htm
I want to add a boiler to my existing oil fired burner to save oil costs in the winter, this unit (the model 500) has 125000 BTU, which I suspect is a little small for my 3000 sf house...but wouldn't that mean it just won't work on the really, really cold days? Would the only impact of having a slightly undersized boiler daisy-chained to the oil burner be that on those really cold days the wood boiler would be running full bore, but also the oil would be picking up the slack?
I'd like to cut my heating costs by about 75% (my wood is free), I like this little unit because it is relatively cheap (will pay for itself in one season) and will fit down my cellar stairs...some of the larger units I am not so sure of....
Besides this model in particular, anyone have good or bad stories about the impact of daisy chaining a wood boiler to an oil burner?
Thanks all!