How I Got Started In Firewood...The Hardy H2 Outdoor Wood Boiler
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- I got my start with firewood because of my Hardy H2 outdoor wood boiler. We have heated our house for 15 years with this furnace and I have cut every piece of firewood that has gone into it. Firewood became a hobby, a passion for me and i was able to turn that into a thriving business. In today's video I show how the Hardy H2 operates and how it led to my current career in firewood.
Here is the link to the Hardy Outdoor Wood Boiler. I misspoke in the video. Hardy's are made in Mississippi.
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Hi Joe! I respectfully disagree with you on all outdoor wood boilers being inefficient. My family and I put in an outdoor wood boiler made by Central Boiler close to four years ago and we love the thing. Our boiler does not smoke like you mention in your video. We have their model Classic Edge 750 that holds 330 gallons of water. We heat both our 3500 sq/ft house and our 30'x40' shop with the same boiler on about 10 cords of wood per season. You mention the ground is warm (melts the snow) leading from your boiler to your house ... we don't have that at our place, the Thermoplex tubing my installer used keeps the heat in the water until it reaches my house (or shop). There are a number of videos I'd like to link to ... but I really enjoy your channel & I don't want to be a link troll. Really enjoy your content! Keep up the great work!!
I sure like my h2. I bought mine used. I had overheated and caught fire. It was bulged but no cracks. Had to redo the insulation and all the small controls but the pump and blower worked fine. The blower finally gave up the ghost. I had one waiting and changed it out in 15 minutes. I love the simple low techness of it.
Good video, I bought mine in 1988 and paid $3000 , it was the smartest purchase I ever made ! It's saved a lot of money for , but I just cut wood for myself . Lol
Hi Joe!!😀😀
I have the exact same model as you do. I have been burning mine for 21 years now. Best stove I have ever had. I have always used well water to fill mine and have had no problems so far.
I leave a lot more ashes in my stove than you do. It seems to take a lot less wood if you only have a few spots for the air to come through and blow on the wood. I'm in central Wisconsin and heating a 100 year old farm house. I only burn about 7 to 10 full cords per year as long as we don't have more than 3 weeks of below zero weather.
Take care buddy!!😀😀
Logger Al
Hi Joe! New to your channel, love the content! I live in southwest Ohio and heated with a Hardy H4 for 16 years. Loved that boiler! I sold the house and the stove stayed with the house. What I would say to anyone thinking about buying an outdoor wood boiler...it’s a lifestyle! It will take up a lot of time to feed a boiler. I lived in 20 acres of woods and cut wood my whole life with my Dad and Grandpa, I really enjoyed it! The well water warnings are for real. In year 14 the pipe nipples that your pex pipe hooks up to all started leaking. I had to cut them out and tig weld new ones in. I didn’t have soft water on the potable side either and in year 15 the copper coil plugged up with lime and I had to replace with a new copper coil. Not the worst job in the world but I wished I had run soft water to it from the start. Now I don’t have a wood burner at all, but I do cut and split a little wood every year and sell just to keep fooling around with firewood lol! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the insight Judd. I hope I can avoid those problems I don't like tinkering on things as much as I used to. I'm glad that you are enjoying the channel and please subscribe if you haven't yet. And you are still making firewood once it gets in your blood it never leaves. LOL Joe
that is just the way i do it and hope this year coming i will build a wood shed for my wood i sale 200 to 300 c plus cords a year and it is all stacked and dropped inside a shed and my wood is stack outside
That is a lot of wood you sell there John. I am about half of that and have a full schedule. Love my furnace and I'm sure you do too! Joe
What state do you live in to sell that many cords of firewood if you don't mind me asking
@@michaelmccullar2982 Vermont but i sell in three states Vermont New York and Mass
Thank you so much for your reply.
I have something similar in my basement but it has an oil blower built in in case the fire goes out or I get lazy. Tarm 50. I have four daughters and they really love those long hot showers. NEVER run our of hot water. I like that I don't have to go outside to load it up with wood. Only downside is it needs wood every 8 hours or so.
That's funny bc my daughters say the same thing about our showers. lol. The benefit of the outdoor furnace is all the fire and smoke hazards are out of your house, you can back your truck up to the wood shed, no labor lugging wood into the house, and all the crud and critters are kept outside too. Joe
Hi Joe. I had an Empyre Cozeburn Owb for 10 winters. I averaged 12 to 14 cords a winter. I sold the Cozeburn 3 winters ago and bought a Crown Royal MP 7300. Now I average 8 cords a winter and my house is warmer. Keep up with the great videos !
Thanks Rocky. A lot of homes out here use Central Boiler. One family I know sold their Hardy for a CB and found their wood consumption went way down. Either way they use a lot of wood! Joe
My city outlawed outdoor boilers for the reasons you cited. Of course there are some who have some kind of indoor unit.
The constant smoke from the chimney and large wood pile is the giveaway.
They have no regard for their neighbors.
I agree with you. These are not for everyone and every location. It is one thing to believe you have the right to do what you want on your land but these are hardly neighborly. Even in my situation where my neighbors are pretty far away I still only burn wet wood when the wind is blowing way from their houses. Joe
I was the mayor at the time the ordinance was enacted. Unfortunately you can’t legislate decorum.
We lived in Hudson for over 20 years (‘83-‘03). As you know, not far from the Ravenna Arsenal location. I’ve shared that cloud cover information with many folks since I learned it. Thanks for the intro to the firebox. Will be 70 next birthday, but never want to stop learning. Wishing you a not too snowy winter . ❄️
Hudson? Nice to know I have such rich friends! LOL. I used to work in Hudson. Great city. Did you move out to the country from there? Joe
@@ohiowoodburner - Actually live 20 miles SE of Columbus, OH in Canal Winchester now. No doubt there are some well off residents in Hudson. We have numerous friends still there - regret not moving to the country 20 years ago. My wife and I visited our SE Ohio hometown today - a stark contrast to Hudson. 😉
@@foreverbrownsfan our friends from up here live in Canal Winchester. They are all runners. Girls are fastest on the school xc team.
Hi Joe - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. Outdoor boilers like yours are an alien concept to us. The excessive smoke would create legal issues and the massive consumption would be off-putting for most folk in this tree deprived island. Surely you would have somewhat less smoke if you only burnt fully dry and completely seasoned wood. My first thought on seeing your operation was the temperature loss you must experience from that long outdoor pipe run. The unit I would love to be able to justify for my set up is a gasifying wood boiler where the wood is stacked in the top and the flame goes downwards into a ceramic combustion chamber burning at huge temperatures with great efficiency and minimal smoke. Google the topic, I find it fascinating.
I will check it out big rodders. I also received an email from you give me a couple days and I will get back with you. I appreciate your interest and it means a lot to me. Joe
Ohio dept of natural resources has a lottery where you can hunt Ravenna arsenal. I won one year and a buddy and I got to hunt there. The place is enormous and tons of deer because it only gets hunted a couple times a year. Very informative about cloud cover as an advantage to hiding the Arsenal. God bless from Medina Ohio
They have the park and a couple buildings in Mentor that is supposed to be where President Garfield grew up or lived before he became president. Right on Mentor Avenue. Fremont, Ohio has the house that Rutherford B. Hayes lived in that he raised his children in and they made the property a park and have a museum there as well. Everything in the house is period specific to when he lived there according to his great grandkids.
Ive always been fascinated with wood burners, maybe because I was in scouts and we would go camping 3x a month for the whole weekend,
4pm Friday afternoon to 6 pm Sunday night. I was from a suburb of Cleveland on the westside about 5 miles from Hopkins airport and 2 miles from the Metro parks now I live in Nw Iowa as I moved back here after I graduated from high school in 78 to farm my Gpa farm eventually but I ended up going to work for another farmer and another and then I got injured from livestock and messed my knee up and quit and went trucking for20 years and now I'm disabled but I used to deliver cheese just east of Cleveland and reload from another creamery and haul cheese to Wisconsin. More dairies east of Cleveland that I ever knew. But when I was in scouts it was fun going into the woods and started cutting trees down that were good for firewood. I loved cooking over a open fire still do.
Thanks for sharing Rob. You must have been in and around Middlefield during your trucking days. Great town that has a huge timber industry, amish community, and the Middlefield cheese company. Have you any plans to come back and visit? Joe
I like your new video you did a really good jop today i like your wood stove it look nice you did a really good jop today buddy
Thanks Travis. I did this for you! Joe
Take you buddy you did a really good jop today buddy
I have enjoyed my h2 for 9 years very good
Great funace. Keeps us warm. Joe
I have a woodchuck wood and coal furnace it's in the garage and it does a pretty good job I use probably about 1,000-1,500 lbs. of coal a year it saves me about 2-3 cords of wood a year by burning coal I just mix it with my wood so it don't smell the neighbor hood up but I live in the country.
The Hardy's will burn coal. You have to get the other grates for it to burn properly. I used to organic garden so I use my ash for the soil and wanted to avoid any coal. Joe
That hardy is in great shape for 15yrs old. I would love one but I would be that guy in town smoking everyone out haha
How are things up there Kev? I was up in Ashtabula last winter for a HS basketball game and in a neighborhood where the houses are real close together one homeowner had a Hardy smoking up the entire street. Ugh. There is a time and a place for an OWB and that certainly was either lol. Joe
@@ohiowoodburner haha ya going to guess his nieghbours don't like him in the winter. Things are going well here. Started processing all that wood we logged the last few weeks and going to move to a custom processing job next week.
Very well explained, in the UK we have natural gas central heating, with a supplementary log burning fire
That is the traditional set up of my house. The OWB works in conjunction with it. Uses the duct work and blower of the existing furnace. Joe
That’s what we do too Steve, we have fire in our stove from 8am to 8pm then the propane heat kicks on overnight
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Thanks for the lift Jason. I appreciate your support! Joe
I have a japa 2100 for 15 years now and runs off the pto of my 40 horse new holland been a great machine do about 120 cords a year as a part time job Bob at metsa was great for a few things I needed I also have forks for my tractor to move logs I don't see a need for the grapple I can move 5-8 logs at a time with the forks for me it would be a waste of money I live north of Seattle that tractor will make all the difference have fun be safe and enjoy
Thanks for the comment Trevor. You are the first saying "no" to the grapple. lol. In a way I agree with you. I can see how one would be useful but its not like the forks are horrible. I think they do pretty good. We shall see. Joe
Love your story! My wife and I are downsizing soon and the new place will have a house and separate shop. Hope to heat both with wood and run solar and a gen set and batteries for most of the power.
Keep up the great videos
Thanks Peter. If I could talk to my younger self I would have told me DO NOT buy a big house. I wish our house was a small ranch on acreage. Stairs are awful when you get older. I had to deal with that with my dad when he started wearing down. Joe
I've been watching your videos alot lately. I to enjoy cutting and splitting wood. I'd love to have a big Eastonmade log splitter. My job is probably going to close down in the next 2 years or sooner. (War on coal is killing my job) I've been thinking about trying to start my own firewood business. You and your video have been an inspiration to me to try and start my own business before my current job goes under.
Hi Dave. Where are you from?
@@ohiowoodburner Western Kentucky right where Illinois, Kentucky, and Missouri meet.
Have you started up the boiler for the 22/23 season? It would be great to see a video of your boiler up and running this year and any updates - like did you get two more grates etc. Thanks for all you do.
Great video on the operation oh a hardy furnace. I didn’t know why my heat wouldn’t come on in the house when the stove went out. Now I do. Thank you. I even buy my logs every year. It cost me 1200 dollars. Even now with me heating home shop hot water n hot tub. I’m still saving a helluva lot of money. Right now in southern pa propane is 1.50 a gallon. But I remember about 5 years ago it was 3.00 a gallon. I was saving a ton of money than. Where did you get your temp gauge for the water in the tank. Thanks again for a great video. I would love to be doing what your doing. But my back is not the best. My boys do most of the wood for me now. Take care. Have a great holiday season
Hi Eric. I had first thought that low temp switch was not necessary but it plays a big role in knowing your fire is out and keeping at least 100 degree temp in your water so bringing it back up to temp isn't that difficult. Joe
pretty cool water heater .. thanks for great information on the outdoor wood furnace ..
Thanks for watching!
Joe, I have enjoyed watching your videos. I too got started with the heating with propane story. I was looking into burning anything else to heat the house when the gas company came past the end of our road with a natural gas line. To make a long story short conversion to natural gas paid for itself in about 1 year. The only thing the house didn't have when we bought it was a fireplace so I had planned on installing a wood stove but our kids were little and were concerned about having a hot box where they may get burned. In 1998 I installed the woodstove, eight years after we bought the house, six years after we did the natural gas conversion, bought 1 & 1/3 cords of wood to try the woodstove and haven't bought any since. My gas bill is about $30/mo. year around and primarily heated with wood since. Once people know you burn wood to heat your house your phone is always ringing offering wood to pickup. I enjoy having a wood pile to get me off the couch especially after sitting all day with a desk job. As I have said I enjoy watching your channel. I have learned that you actually can make money with firewood with the appropriate tools and thinking. I heard about your channel from Adam @ Hometown Acres, who I heard about watching Andrew @ Eastonmade. All the best to you and yours from Michigan. I look forward to seeing how OWB moves forward in the future.
Thanks for the nice comment Peter. It is great to meet you. They just ran the gas line out our way but we declined to hook up to it lol. Don't know why...maybe all this firewood?! lol. Joe
I live right down the road from the arsenal and I had no idea they built it here for the clouds! I guess they need to be good something 😂 learn something new everyday
I was in the arsenal a couple years ago for a marathon. It is pretty big...easily can get lost in there. We entered from the Windham side. Joe
Very nice Joe, when I drove truck I'd delivered alot around your area, like you said they are nice for the hot water but as for efficiency not so much due to feeding them all the time to keep the house warm and yes at least you have a clean path to your boiler as it melt the snow.. LOL keep on the path of woodhounds
VERY inefficient lol. But wow do they heat nice. Joe
Looks like a stainless steel unit. Watch for spider cracks in steel. Stainless gets brittle when heated. All the best. Peace.
Yes it's stainless. The positive side is you don't have to treat the water. Joe
Hi Joe, another great vid! I too installed my outdoor wood boiler; a Central Boiler Classic model, 15 yrs ago. It has never shut down, use year round. Such a great feeling heating and endless hot water using a local renewable natural resource! I mostly burn softwoods, pines, fir and cedar, by-products of saw logs etc. I sell the “best and burn the rest”
I’ve been really interested in your Japa Pro processor, I have a Dyna SC12XP!
Take care!
Were you aware I owned the SC12XP and you can see the video here. czcams.com/video/VN03WVAVS5M/video.html They have a lot in common but the Japa is way faster. I loved my Dyna however. Joe
Thanks Joe for providing the link to the dyna video! Yes, I was aware. The main highlight I picked up of the Japa being faster is the splitting cycle. The adjustable positioning of the splitting wedge is another huge benefit for more uniformed splits, for what I am doing this would be super beneficial and more efficient!
Might have to look at installing one on our property. Great info, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the comment CC. These OWBs take some planning and a reliable process for wood but it is great not having a gas bill. Please subscribe to our channel if you haven't yet. We post every Wednesday and Sunday. Joe
@@ohiowoodburner I was a pre 500 sub. I watch both videos each week, just don't comment often. I really appreciate the time you take to share the business side of Wood splitting. I keep threatening my wife that I am going to start a hobby farm channel. Who knows...
So often you told how it all started, great to see it in this video finally! I'm looking forward to see the rest of the story as you announced.
Maybe there's also a chance to make a video giving an overview of your whole property? So far the only thing we saw at least what I can remember) was your woodyard, the garage and the (yet) unused land. But in this video it looks even bigger than I imagined. Seems to be a very nice place to be! 😉
Thanks Johannes. I had done a vid back in the summer giving my background. Here is the link in case you missed it. czcams.com/video/lRxFqfKh-8Y/video.html I will try to get some shots of the rest of the property. Joe
I heated my house with a insert n my fireplace for the last 35 years n March this year I upgraded to a headmaster wood boiler very little smoke
Good to hear you are having good luck with it Vernon. Joe
Interesting device. Essentially, just like a reactor. A primary and secondary loop of coolant if you will. Is creosote buildup in firebox a problem? Or does it burn itself out?
I have a wood fired hot tub heater. Works very well. Heats 260 gallons in about 2.5 hours or so depending on ambient temp. Uses thermo syphon so no pump needed. The cost is right up our alley. ZERO to run. Glad to see you and OWB doing well. Stay safe.
Hi Thomas! Creosote is a non issue. It comes and goes. Joe
Very interesting video and story that totally makes sense!! We inherited a wood insert and live in a woods so I have evolved like you to an extent going from being totally firewood ignorant to burning almost exclusively with wood for many years! Wishing you continued success in all your firewood ventures👍☺️
Thanks Tony. It is interesting that my firewood hobby has made me very aware of trees, species, personalities etc. I am not an expert but I think I'm pretty knowledgeable with the craft. Thanks for the kind words and I hope you are safe and doing well. Joe
Thanks for telling your story. That was interesting. And also liked learning about the wood burner. We don't have them in my area so I had no idea how they work.
Sure thing Jeff. Where are you from? Joe
@@ohiowoodburner southeast tennessee
@@jeffstacy748 they are useful here in northern TN.
Thanks for the story., I got restarted in firewood when my wife and I installed a fire pit.. Now look at me I have a massive pile to burn.. Lol
It is a never ending cycle! Buy more land, you will need it shortly. Joe
Nice story Joe. Nothing better than memories of our dads and mom's also of course
You got that right Rocky! I was very fortunate I had great parents and I miss them every day. Joe
Great story and I enjoyed hearing about your OWB! Thanks for sharing it!
Thanks Proptalk. I made a few mistakes in my walkaround...nothing major but it is annoying when i am thinking "Mississippi" and "Alabama" comes out of my mouth lol. Joe
Thank you so much for your videos. I am new to this process!
That is an interesting heating system you have. A force air furnace with a hydronic heater. I suspect the humidity level of your house is quite reasonable (40% - 50%) in heating season.
I don't think the heat exchanger provides any humidity to the house. We still use a humidifier to supplement. Joe
Hi bwillian & Joe - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. The idea of a humidifier is definitely alien to us in this part of the world. I used to run a dehumidifier in our home of 900 square feet years ago and collected one gallon of water a day! Normal construction method here is double cement block or brick walls with a cavity between them and condensation producing mould, particuraly in single story properties, was a problem, exacerbated when double glazing became common after the 1980s. Cavity wall installation methods then became available for existing properties and mandatory in new ones, which countered condensation issues effectively.
@@rodneysweetnam8653 In areas that require heating in winter tend to burn a hydro carbon based fuel (natural gas, propane, oil, wood, etc). This really dries out the air so it has little humidity in it. So in order to be comfortable in winter seasons, humidity needs to be added to the air.
Hi bwillan- thanks for that interesting insight, every day is a school day. I wasn't aware of that issue as it's not something that concerns us - if you lived here over the winter you would soon understand why there aren't too many humidifiers sold in Ireland!!
Joe, that was a awesome storey on the wood boiler and your desire in starting your business, truly enjoyed this video well done buddy 👍
Thanks for the nice words Dave. I'm glad you enjoyed it that furnace has been a big part of our Lives now and it's like part of the family. LOL Joe
Another great story Joe! I love your attention to detail brand, make, model, cost etc. I live in Northern California and I also love every aspect of making firewood. You are a great inspiration. Thank you again. Go Steelers 9 and 0!!
I always enjoy your comments Gomez. All except for the last sentence! Jo
There are some sleek indoor boilers that are way more efficient these days and age.
Great videos and story's as always Joe!
Great channel, great men.
Thanks Pierre. All the new stuff is more efficient but I hear they are problematic and finicky. Joe
The water pump should run 24/7/365. This means when the house thermostat requires heat it’s already there so instant heat as soon as the fan kicks in you installation.
The Hardy Heater is the best above all the rest...😎
At least for me they were the least expensive option to get into the game. You also don't have to mess with the water PH because of the stainless steel. Unfortunately they have gone out of business but a new person is taking it over stay tuned.
Thanks for sharing and keep up the great videos
Thank you William! Joe
Awesome video. Thanks
You got it Captain Greg. Thanks for supporting the channel. Joe
Looks like you've come along way since your poulan days.
Great video
I really think I have Tom. Honestly nothing to me seems like a quick change. Everything has happened over time but it has been a stead march towards where I am now. I still have a tiger by the tail but if I can get my supply improved and get a loader I may be able to take a day off! Joe
@@ohiowoodburner well if you manage to get a day off you can drive up and help JPF for the day😀💥
It doesn’t matter as long as it fits. they’re all BTU buddy!
Bam! I feel the same way. If I could get the Hardy to burn rocks I would throw them in too. Joe
That yellow "sold to" tape tells me exactly where you bought the Hardy. Rosie is super nice.
Mrs Shadel is awesome! I was just at her place a couple weeks ago to get a new feed line. Such a nice lady. Joe
I've had my H4 for 16 years and known Rosie and her late husband (Dave) since I was little. We have a farm in her area and Dave would deliver our feed.
Thanks for sharing this Joe - interesting info. Great job, keep up the good work!
Thanks you for the kind comments Lucius. I hope you are well! Joe
As far as your stacks, The only person you have to impress, is yourself..... I feel you pain with propane 40 cents a gallon when I first started purchasing it, now over $2.00 last spring, plus delivery fees plus fuel surcharge plus Ohio sales tax. The wood is good keeps one active all year round.
One of the nicest things about living here Ed is we do not have a gas bill or a water bill! I will do firewood everyday if that's what it takes. Joe
I would love to have a boiler. I currently heat with 2 fire places. One in living room is an insert with blower and one in the basement open. Was thinking of changing the basement to boiler or a stove.
Hi Jim. The benefit of the OWB is the fire hazard, smoke and mess from the wood are outside. Being able to pull your truck up to the woodshed to unload is a plus too. Joe
Good story Joe always like to hear about the beginning you stay safe and have a happy Thanksgiving 🐁🦃🦃🦃
Thanks David. It seemed all the factors aligned properly for me. Here I am! Joe
The evolution chain...Poulan to Japa
You got that right. I have every chainsaw I ever used too. I get attached to things and hate to see them go. Joe
Morning Joe if we had that out door wood burner we would be shut down straight away this government would not allow it this country is a joke glad u r still busy and making money have a good day now
Hi Toni! What are the rules in the UK for wood burning? Fireplaces etc are they regulated nationally or locally? Joe
I do believe there is such a thing called a gasification boiler, much more efficient and cleaner burning.
I have heard of those. Haven't really looked into them. The Hardy was really a plug and play solution. Joe
@@ohiowoodburner, is possible to have the gasification boiler inside the house. Is worth looking into before replacement time comes for your boiler.
Hello and good evening thermopex will save you in wood
Hi Cedric. My current casing is leaking ground water into the basement when things get real wet. I had thought I would dig it up one day and lay new, more efficient stuff. Not sure when that day will come. I have a tiger by the tail with OWB right now. Joe
I have the same stove, great for heat and hot water, I installed it myself also put the lines in a 6 in water pipe so no rocks and tree roots would mess with the water lines. I understand that hardy is out of business?
They closed down but I understand another man has taken over their operation and is producing the grates, switches etc. Not sure if he will produce new furnaces though. Joe
He lives by me ,he went down to the factory and bought alot, but he is advertising new and used stoves and he has alot of parts, he is very knowledgeable.
Hope you are doing well my friend.
Thank you Josh. I am. I hope you are well too. Joe
G'day Joe good show, we have a wood burning oven that works on a similar principle without needing solenoids or any power, a flap regulates the air flow to the firebox via a metal rod that sits inside the exhaust channel as it heats up it puts more pressure on the flap thereby reducing the flow then it cools down and it opens up.
That sounds interesting. I don't think I ever heard of anything like that. Off grid? Joe
It's not off grid it's an AGA
Hi Joe - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. I think Ish Ure is describing a bi-metal air regular. Google the topic. It's a fascinating old school technology that's still in use in many new applications over here. In 1977 I installed an H S Tarm (now owned by Baxi) boiler that controlled the air intake likewise.
G'day Rodney you're spot on I used to sell firewood to an old couple thirty plus years ago he was a stove mechanic and he redesigned a copper boiler for the AGA to replace the cast iron unit.long story short I purchased one that was an oil burner and I payed him on the weekends to show me how to rebuild it and convert it to solid fuel.it RIP Al Lemescum a fair dinkum bushman.
Ish Ure - would I be right in guessing you are in Australia? If so, it's amusing how an Irish man and an Australian are discussing a video produced in rural Ohio! The world is certainly getter smaller.
Good video
Aren’t you required to have a tempering valve on your domestic hot water that is heated by your boiler ? Just interested as we do here in Australia as a solid fuel boiler is considered to be an uncontrolled heat source . Like your channel 👍
I burn all of my junky wood too in our wood stove. It's not stacked very well also and thrown in a pile. Burns and heats just fine :)
That's the way i see it Jeff. Lol. Joe
Looks like my wood staging area also
I got away from me this year. I think by the time I would get the wood over by the wood shed I was too tired to stack it. Easier to dump the wheel barrow and go. lol. Joe
@@ohiowoodburner like you mentioned the fire does not care
I’ve just started watching your videos and a few other videos. I live in South Carolina and I keep wondering if I could make a decent living selling wood bundles because it would be seasonal for me in my area and it only snows near the mountains about two hours away in the upstate of South Carolina.
If you are aggressive with your sales it will not be seasonal. Bundle sales are four season. Give it a try Tony
Pennsylvania Tuxedo 😆😆
LOL... I know. I heard someone call it that once and it stuck! Joe
How many square feet are you heating with that many cords of wood
3400 sq ft but we have the big bonus room shut down in the winter. I have some heat going into the garage but not that much to rob from the house. Joe
What company did you get your wood burner from? Iso an estimate
Hello from Chicago! You started telling a story about the owner of the wood boiler company and your pile of wood you had started up and got distracted! What happened?!
LOL... When the Hardy begins and ends its heating cycle it makes a "clunk" noise. It clunked right in the middle of the story and I thought that was the important thing to film. LOL. My point of that story was when I showed the owner my wood pile, beaming with pride, he made it clear that it needed to be about 10x larger! They use A LOT of wood. Joe
@@ohiowoodburner Thanks!
Kamingle? Is that some Ohio high tech term? You also didn’t finish the story about the owner of the wood boiler company when he saw your wood pile. We must know more!!
LOL Harold It is "commingle." About my interrupted story....When the Hardy begins and ends its heating cycle it makes a "clunk" noise. It clunked right in the middle of the story and I thought that was the more important thing to film. LOL. My point of that story was when I showed the owner my wood pile, beaming with pride, he made it clear that it needed to be about 10x larger! They use A LOT of wood.
where do you get your hardy parts? I am looking for fire grates for h2. live in northeast Ohio. thanks
Mrs Shadel is my dealer in Cherry Valley/Andover. Google Shadles Outdoor Wood Furnaces. Tell her Joey sent you.
Made in Philadelphia, MS
Ooops. lol. I knew that. I'm not sure how Alabama came out of my mouth. LOL.
Their website says they have ceased operations in MS. Wonder where they are manufactured now.
I clicked on the hardy heater link and they've ceased manufacturing. This must have been a fairly recent decision by them.
Hi Travis. I have heard the company was purchased by someone who will continue manufacturing but I'm not sure who, where, when etc. My dealer said she is still able to purchase stock for her store which is good news. Joe
@@ohiowoodburner I was a bit sad to see a good company go. Glad to see it wont. Thank you.
Michigan is second most cloudy state (Washington is #1) in the union so it doesn’t surprise me that you’re #3. We burn all my small rejects in our wood stove and I sell my large rejects as boiler wood.
We seem to have a lot in common besides our cool names! Joe
Hardy outdoor boilers has ceased production after 44 years which is a shame as they started the outdoor wood fired boilers as nobody made anything like them until then.
Damn shame as being constructed of stainless steel. The tend to last.
You can still buy parts for all the products they made but at the moment no new boilers.
Food for thought
Made in Philadelphia Mississippi
What happened to the story with the owner of the company that installed the outdoor wood burner? You started to say that you were all proud of the pile of firewood you had when they came to install the furnace. Them you change subjects, and never finished.
About my interrupted story....When the Hardy begins and ends its heating cycle it makes a "clunk" noise. It clunked right in the middle of the story and I thought that was the more important thing to film. LOL. My point of that story was when I showed the owner my wood pile, beaming with pride, he made it clear that it needed to be about 10x larger! They use A LOT of wood.
@@ohiowoodburner i kinda thought that was the story, but I didn't want to assume. We are thinking about getting one, but our basement wood stove is doing a great job so far.
@@IronOakSawmill The big benefit for the OWBs are the fire risk and smoke are outside of your house, you can back your truck up right to your furnace, and all the crud and critters in your wood are not in your basement!
That how it goes. You just fall into a job sometimes.
Thanks
It seems all the planets aligned for me Larry. I still can't believe that I am doing this! Joe
Waist nothing . We have a Harmen wood burner I use the cut-off like yours for day wood . Yes do get spoiled with heat when you have a wood burner my wife starts yelling shes cold at 68
My wife actually loves our furnace and she doesn't mind filling it up. She goes out to it a few times a week when I am not at home. Jo