Every winter as I turn on my oil burner heat unit I do so with a touch of trepidation and guilt. I pride myself on living as sustainably as possible and on my pursuit of environmentally friendly ...

The ThermoPEX insulated pipe system is designed to maximize the efficiency of outdoor wood furnaces by transferring more heat from the furnace to the building(s) being heated. The PEX supply and ...

Some Americans are now going outside to turn up their heat. They're using outdoor wood furnaces that pipe hot-water heat into their homes. But neighbors say the units are a health hazard. Federal ...

Save money and increase self-reliance with this DIY wood burning furnace. Building a homemade outdoor wood furnace can heat your home and hot water. Marcus Ashley’s solution to the skyrocketing cost ...

MONTPELIER The state Department of Environmental Conservation has decided to delay the effective date of proposed rules regulating outdoor wood-fired boilers until after the 2006 legislative session, ...

PALMYRA -- Supervisors in North Londonderry Township plan to vote on a law requiring at least two-acre lots for outdoor wood boilers, but existing boilers on smaller lots would be allowed stay. The ...

If you live in the country with access to even a small forest, and you’ve got an interest in using wood to economically heat your home and outbuildings, you should consider an outdoor wood boiler.

For those who want to burn cordwood, modern wood-gasification boilers offer mid-80 percent steady-state combustion efficiencies and full-cycle efficiencies in the 70-75 percent range. This is much ...

The Westborough Board of Health will continue to examine the controversial Mount Pleasant Street outdoor wood boiler after the owner raised the chimney 18 feet to lessen the effects of the smoke on ...