Updraft Gasifiying Outdoor Boiler

[awilson1110]

Here's what you need to do, Pipe the exhaust through a heat exchanger or several of them to bring the overall exhaust down to the same temp as intake air. Then pipe the heat to ducts, then you will have a High Efficiency Furnace.

[rustyman351]

Wondering what the total cost of build. Did you use pex line or metal?  Great job.

[robakee7699]

Looks great how can I buy prints to build?

[WoundedEgo]

Same here.

[butkatrello]

That stainless steal sure looks nice, but lost energy..

[aflacduky]

rule if you cant put your hand on the stack your loosing energy

[jizzmonger]

If the chimney cap is almost white hot, aren't you really dumping a lot of waste-heat out of the chimney?

[a31ford]

Actually No, the white is ash....

[jizzmonger]

That thing is roaring.

What is the outlet temp on the stack and how many cords of wood are you going through per heating season?

[a31ford]

The roar is the fan, and for our heating season (way up in Manitoba) 6 cords will heat our house, my shop (with 12ft ceilings) and our domestic hot water, all three items, from the same 6 cords.

[Rich48035]

I would like to build one do you have any plans? Thanks

[wheatbearing]

a friend's father has a gassifier -he has more free heat than he can do anything w/

-i've never seen it, but he sez dad puts all kinds of *safe* combustables in it, and is left w/ a fine powdery ash

-quite an installation you have -good for you!

[CLAYTONTHEBRAIN]

hey also are you in to hotrods, i see your name a31ford

[a31ford]

Yes, son and I build many, as well I restore old tractors.

[CLAYTONTHEBRAIN]

Hi, did you buy or build your boiler?