Wood Furnace Heat - I am getting frustrated and cold ?
It has been four days that we have been counting on this furnace and my husband is gone during day. I successfully kept it going until today and the house is down to 60 already. I have newspapers, kindling and seasoned hardwood that is dry and small and no reason besides inexperience on why I can't accomplish this. I open the damper and as paper burns I set the small kindling strips and then the heavier 1/4 of a log I get close but the kindling won't even stay lit. And its dry, my husband has no issues with it so its me. I can't talk to him til tonight. Any help? It also is an oil furnace but we are not buying oil anymore, we took the old tank out so I have no other options today and its freezing outside. In the meantime a pc. started to burn with the door closed. My new concern is the creosote that maybe forming from me not getting a hot fire going today. I only know where the bottom damper is, where and what will the other look like?
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A series of questions about heating: wood stoves, pellet, furnace ect? Kansas City?
Would it be okay if I used a wood stove in Kansas City, MO.? Do people use them here? What is better a pellet stove or a wood stove? What have been done to modern wood stoves that make them better? What is a catalytic? I am asking this to know what to look for because I am thinking about buying used and want to know if I can modify an old one myself. Is there a big difference between old and new? Are masonry stoves and oil stoves or whatever they're called any good? If I run a vent pipe out my basement windows does it have to reach above my roof? Is it important to have a firebrick lining in a wood stove and why? What is the best material to have your stove made out of iron? Is it better for it to be thick? And are they hot to the touch? Lastly, as for whole house furnaces that run into vents what is better and will save energy and how much gas or electric? And what is an electric heat pump as opposed to a normal furnace?
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Does anyone have an outdoor type wood furnace?
I am considering an outdoor type wood burning furnace to heat my house. It is presently heated by oil hot air. If you have an outdoor furnace, has it met your expectations? What make do you have? How often must you add wood? How much wood do you burn/year? What is the size of your house?
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what is a better heating source wood stove or oil furnace?

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looking for a outdoor wood furnace to heat business and shop?
anyone have any recommendations what to look for or specific brand recommendations and why?
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Two home heating questions: about oil furnace and wood stove?
I own a home that is heated with an oil furnace. We tend to keep the temperature down, as a $$ saving measure. As we age, my husband's and my tolerance for the cold has gone down. If we turn the thermostat down at night, when we are bundled up under the covers and raise the temperature when we get up; are we saving money or spending it to rewarm the house? Question #2 is for those of you who supplement your heating with a wood stove. What kind of work is involved in the installation, if there has never been one in the house before? I am talking about a professional installation; because of the venting issues - we would never attempt to do something like this on our own. The job demands someone who knows what they are doing. I am thinking that this is one job where the installation might exceed the cost of the stove itself. Please feel free to jump in with information that you may have, even if you don't know the answer to both questions.
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Looking to purchase and outdoor wood burning furnace. What is the best choice?
I live in Ohio and looking for a outdoor wood burning furnace that heats water or forced air. What would you recommend? I know of some people that say they can put wood, coal, or even trash in it, it will burn anything. That's what I am looking for.
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Exterior Wood Burning Furnace?
Howdy all! :) I currently reside in Melbourne, Australia and would love to purchase a Wood Burning Furnace to heat our house, but I am having a hard time finding one .. Do you know where I could get one in Australia? Cheers!
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Can I "pipe" the heat from my wood stove into my furnace?
I now have a hood over the stove which goes into a dryer hose (metal) with a fan on the end of it which blows a little heat upstairs. I was told by someone that I can put that same part into the furnace and have the heat go out of all my ducts that the furnace sends heat out of.
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does anyone know how to size duct work using heat exchanger with outside wood furnace?

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