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wood fired question?

alwayslearning
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Does anyone have any thoughts on setting up an outdoor food burning boiler connected to cast iron radiators as a gravity system? If the power goes out (no circulator) but the fire remains going in the wood burner, could one with some creative plumbing, have a viable heat source?
On a day to day basis, the functionality of the device and radiators would be as designed. I am simply asking the question about in an emergency (no power) situation.
On a day to day basis, the functionality of the device and radiators would be as designed. I am simply asking the question about in an emergency (no power) situation.
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If you have no power, what's gonna run the controls, draft fan and circ. on the wood boiler?
It would be much easier to connect a generator to the wood boiler with the house boiler connected to the same circuit.Bob Boan
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Bob Boan
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I agree
most of the wood burners shut down fairly quickly when the power goes out. Either a flapper door and or fan will shut down.
Be sure all the door gaskets seal well so it doesn't have a source of air to keep the fire burning.
If the boiler is outdoors and piped with pex into a building I'm not sure you would get much gravity flow thru 1" pex.
Some wood burners add a small golf cart battery and UPS to keep a pump circulating for an hour or so while the fire burns out.
I suppose it depends on how much $$ and technology you want to throw at a infrequent condition.Bob "hot rod" Rohr
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