Got My Tarm Info Packet

[Wayne County Hose]

They do make some nice heating equipment, but I could not believe the prices. For a multi-fuel boiler, 120,000 btu's, $11,000. Ad propane instead of oil, another $300. Add a couple of common sense extras, such as domestic hot water coil, and the price is now around $13,000. They don't even give a price on their insulated storage tanks, you have to call for that. So, with shipping and the insulated tank, I'm going to make an educated guess at around $20,000 for their heating system. Now don't get me wrong, I don't mind paying for quality, but this is a little much. Here is the Tarm website if you want to check them out. Wood boiler heating systems intelligently engineered by TARM USA

Edit: they do offer free shipping to a 9-5 business.

So, it looks like I'm between the Harman and the Yukon-Eagle. I'm leaning towards the Yukon, but I've time to decide.

 

[Ductape]

W C H , i recieved my info yesterday. I emailed them for more info because of your initial discussion on multi-fuel furnaces. It wasn't until then that i had realized they are only an hour north of me here in NH..... even though i had browsed at their website in the past. I'm right there with you being SHOCKED at their prices !!!! I think paying HALF their price would be approaching unreasonable. I am interested in a multifuel because i only have one flue available for venting. An add-on just wouldn't be feasable. Since i can get a top brand oil furnace for under two thousand, and i would have to factor in some cost in producing firewood (cutting , splitting, hauling,cost of equipment,etc)......... the Tarm unit would take decades to pay for itself. Surely, it would be considered in-efficient long before it paid for itself. It leaves me wondering who purchases their units ??????



P.S. Do you have links to the other two you are looking at?

 

[WayneB]

Gosh I can't see where anyone in New Hampshire could afford to have one of in their home for that price?

Ductape where are you located? I am a bit over an hour south of those guys myself. Dunbarton.

Wayne

 

[ToadHill]

$300 more for Propane, last I knew the only thing you had to do to change from natural gas to propane was change the fuel jet.

 

[Wayne County Hose]

The Harman site is Pellet Stoves, Wood Stoves, Coal Stoves, Gas Stoves and Fireplaces, Fireplace Inserts by Harman Stove Company. They don't make a dual fuel boiler, only hot air. The Yukon Eagle website is Wood Furnaces - multifuel and wood combination furnaces. I'm leaning towards the Yukon unit. They are about $5,000, but for a good combo unit, I'm willing to go that. Plus, if I decide to go hot air, the Yukon-Eagle unit has provisions for a central air unit. That's the only reason I would go hot air, is to have central air.

 

[450EXC]

Are the Harman and Yukon Gasification units like the Tarm ? I see they have secondary air injection but is that the same as Gasification ? I think they cost a lot more to manufacture but burn a lot less wood. I called Tarm a couple of years ago and remember the combo unit was about $ 10k and a solo wood about 6k or 7k, It was cheaper to plum in a solo unit with a seperate direct vent propane boiler wired to run as a backup unit. I think the Tarm is made in Sweden or somewere and shipped here.

I saw a couple of Gasification models at the farm show and they were more than the regular boilers, about 7k - 7.5k. Pretty steep but they were state of the art boilers using a lot less wood.

Looks like I was wrong ( ouch ) when I said combo units were less effiencient do to burn chambers. Most have seperate burn chambers for the back up fuel.

 

[Ductape]

W C H , Thanks for the links. I have forced hot air, and already have the condensor. I 'll add a case coil to whatever unit i purchase to get my central air.



WayneB, I'm up in Tit'n..... couple towns north of you.

 

[WayneB]

okay I visit MB up there often

 

[Bob Walsh]

As with most things around the house, stoves need a little bit of tender loving care in order to serve you well throughout its life. Below are the main parts of your stove that you would need to check in order for your stove to work efficiently: Fire Grate, Fire Bricks, Stove Throat plate, Ashpan, Stove Rope Seal, Heat Resistant Glass.
The above mentioned are the main things that can have an effect on the way that boiler works. It is recommended that you check the above items regularly.