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I just got mine installed in April, so I haven't used it yet. Does anyone have one, and if so how do you lik eit and how much wood do you go through?

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Registered: Sep 2005
Location: ohio
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My dad has one.It is called a Hardee.It heats water and then runs thru thehouse using baseboard radiators and then empties into a hot water tank.He loves it.His wood use depends on how bad the winter is.it is very efficient it heats the hot water plus the house he said if this one goes bad he will buy another one.

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Registered: May 2006
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IV OWED TWO, BOTH HARDY'S.......LOVE THEM, AS FAR AS HOW MUCH WOOD YOU BURN DEPENDS ON YOUR FURNACE, IV HAD FORCED AIR & BOILER SYSTEM, THE FORCED AIR USED LESS, ALSO DEPENDS ON HOW MANY SHOWER'S AND HOW MUCH WASH IS BEING DONE, IT USES MORE WOOD FOR SHOWERS AND DOING WASH THEN HEATING YOUR HOUSE, USALLY A TRUCK LOAD A WEEK WHEN ITS REALLY COLD.....SINGLE DIGITS COLD.......BRETT

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Registered: Jun 2004
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I dont have one yet.But A bunch of my buddys have them.They dont use that much wood.They say less than there old wood stoves.A wood stove will use about 2 cords a year..One thing they say is to get the biggest one you can afford.The smaller ones need to be filled more offen.1-3 times a day.The larger stoves can go 2-5 days or longer in cool weather..Every 1-2 days in cold weather.It just depends how cold it is..The good thing about them is you dont have to split all your wood.Large chunks will burn a lot longer in the larger stoves...You can also set them up.To use generators when the electric gos out..You can also heat your barns or garage....Some farmers even build there own to burn round hay bales.They heat there homes and dry all there grain with them..They burn a round bale a day when drying grain..

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How much is a good sized one???

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Registered: May 2006
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AROUND 3500.00 SMALL ONE 150,000 BTU, I HEAT A 2700 SFT HOUSE WITH MINE,I THINK THE 250,000 BTU ONE WAS 5500.00........HARDY'S COME WITH A 10 YR WARRANTY AND ASH CLEAN OUT STARDARD IN ALL MODELS....LOTS OF DIFFRENT BRANDS OUT THERE ........ JUST CHECK AROUND, I BURN ALOT OF GREEN WOOD, PUT'S OFF MORE HEAT AND BURNS LONGER......

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Registered: Apr 2005
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Travis, The Hardee dealer near me gave me a quote on 1 for my house (3000sq.ft.) and he said I was lookin' @ $8500 w/out the trench and pad...I talked to a Heatmor dealer and he said 6500 w/ everything....Needless to say I went w/ the Heatmor haven't got it installed yet but am lookin' forward to it ! Take Care!

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Registered: Apr 2005
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Cowboy, Sound like the se dealers round here are a wee bit high huh ? The Heatmor has a 10yr. warnt. too. I guess I should have come up North to buy mine....Travis do some shoppin' for sure ! I diddn't and it looks like I should have

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Thanks!

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BEEN A FEW YR'S....LOL....THEY VE WENT UP.....EASY TO INSTALL YOURSELF.......SAVE YA SOME MONEY......

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Registered: Jul 2003
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Looks like my house will be heated with propane. I spend about $1000 each year on propane. My unit was around $2500. Time to cut a P/U load of wood and haul it two hours. Chain saw $350 plus maintainance. Buy the wood is $40 to $50 per load. Say you burn two load each month $100 for five months $500. Labor to fill the fire box, cut the wood, etc.. = ?? I do like wood heat but it makes the wife's skin dry and the cost of complaints = ?? Interest on cost above propane unit = $400

If I was to burn wood the outside unit is the way to go.

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GOT TO GET OUT AND CUT IT YOURSELF.....CANT BUY ONE AND BUY WOOD, AND SAVE MONEY, I SPENT AROUND 2000.00 A YEAR ON FUEL, SO IN 2 WINTERS IT'S PAYED FOR THE STOVE, A GALLON OF GAS WILL CUT ENOUGH WOOD FOR ATLEAST 2 MONTHS, AND HAVE BOUGHT TWO SAW'S IN 15 YRS, 036 & 034, USED 500.00, MY TIME IS CHEAP WHEN IM SAVING MONEY, AND NOT DEPENDING ON GAS COMPANY'S TO HEAT MY HOME, IV NOT BOUGHT FUEL OR PROPANE IN 7YR'S.......AND I LOVE IT......NOT FOR A LAZY MAN BY NO MEANS..LOL.......

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Registered: Jul 2003
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I can certainly see where cutting your own wood could save money. However this fat boy enjoys to watch a little FB when possible.

I normally start with working about 45 hours a week at the office, get home around 5:15 during the winter months, feed about 180 hd. cows and 100 head of yearlings after work, coon hunt until about 1:00 a.m. . I normally like about 6 hrs rest if possible. Start planting bermuda around the first of April right when haying cattle stops. Bermuda planting stops in June for the most part. Herd work, getting hay baled and weeds cut begins. I don't serve the Lord as much as I should but will be setting next to the wife on Sunday morning and plan on that increasing if I make it to retirement. Last year gross pay around 210K so my hourly rate based on a 40 hr. week is $105 an hour or for the 80 hr. week around $50 per hr.. Cost of a load of wood for this lazy boy ranges between $120 to $240 per P/U load depending on how many hours I want to claim I work. Heated the house with wood, cut and sold lots of it back in the 70's for $15 per load. I do like to fish and haven't caught a fish in over 4 years.

P.S. The wife leaves the house at 6:45 a.m. and returns from school around 8 or 9 p.m. I have attempted to get her to feed cattle where I can get to the woods earlier, she hasn't bought into that program.

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LOL.........IF I MADE THAT KIND OF MONEY ID BE HEATING WITH DOLLAR BILL'S...........LOL......IM JUST THE AVERAGE GUY PUTTING IN MY 50 AND 60 HRS A WEEK.........GETTING BYE........MY DAYS OFF I CUT A LOAD OF WOOD........BIG DEAL........I PAY THE BILL'S NOT MY OLD LADY....SO I SAY WHAT GOES SHE DOSNT.......LOL...

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well fellows lets get to the facts. if you have to buy the wood dont put one in. if you dont like to work cutting wood dont put one in if you own your woods where you get the wood or can get it free buy one. i own a taylor 425 style almost as good as a good dog. have had it for about 7 years you will not heat your dog box on two cords a year. maybe 6 to 10 cords a year will do it. depending on how cold it is. price some where around 6,000 dollars. it holds 425 gal of water. verry efficient. oh and yes blueticker you are a proud man would like to have you work with me for a wk. you would not call your self a fat boy. you would be slim and trim and hunt walkers

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Check out my website guys I looked at just about every stove out there before I finally bought mine and we love it.Even on the coldest missouri days i can get by with filling it once.I have four daughters and we never run out of hot water either.
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Registered: Jul 2003
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Yea, I know how those women can take control. I sure feel sorry for those old boys that has to ask permission to leave the house. It certainly wouldn't work in my program.

CHEWBACH, 20 years ago I thought I could work with anyone that wanted to get hooked up, today that isn't so. Haul those square bales of hay all day in 100 degrees and half the night day after day. I actually enjoyed going to the woods and cutting firewood. It was all good exercise and some folks pay big money for someone to tell them how to get exercise. Man how times have changed. It's hard to even find a hay crew today.

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any of you looked into a cornstove my father in law has one cost 1500 and about 5oo ayear to heat

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