Installation:  This is the Easiest System for Self Installers! I can help you every step of the way, or do the installation for you.   Every furnace comes with a complete detailed easy to use manual with lots of pictures and diagrams!

Basic Installation:
Installation can be quite simple with the basic needs listed below.   We can assist with the installation if needed, call for an estimate.

Installing an outdoor wood furnace can be broken down simply:

1. Pour a 4" thick concrete pad to support the furnace.  The total weight with water will be about 2800 lb.  It will take estimated only 1/2 yard of concrete for a nice concrete pad (approx 4" thick), giving you a nice place to stand and load wood.
2. Dig a trench, making sure it's below the frost line, to prevent excessive heat loss and freezing. This is the maximum depth to which frost will penetrate the ground during the worst of winter. This depth varies from area to area. Call your local building inspector's office for minimum frost depth. 
   
   Trenchers, ditch-withes and small backhoes can be rented inexpensively allowing you to dig the trench yourself with little effort.  The ground temperature below the frost line is 50-55 degrees, even in winter, so heat loss is minimal.
   
   You will be placing 2 runs of 1" PEX pipe (plus one 3/4" to fill line the furnace) and a 12/3 110V wire in a 4" or 6" PVC pipe. The pipe is placed in the trench, from the outdoor furnace to the house. We recommend using insulated pipe OR for less money, insulating the Pex pipe with Solarguard™, which is only 1/4" thick (easy to wrap) but has an R value just shy of R12 - for one layer!
3. Remember to run a 2nd twine or thin rope through the pipe in case you need to pull a pipe through later. It will make it a LOT easier!
4. If you are connecting a hot water heater, a side arm heat exchanger and a hot water tempering valve is recommended.   See info and picture above of the hot water heater.
5. Install the heat exchanger in the furnace's output plenum or the cold air return. (If hooking it to a boiler, you will install a water-to-water heat exchanger). You can usually find a size to fit your plenum so that little or no metal work is needed.
6. Connect the 1" PEX pipe at the furnace and at the heat exchanger.  We use simple compression fittings or Sharkbite™ so no plumber is needed! All that is needed is an adjustable wrench for the compression fittings and your hands for the Sharkbite fittings.
7. Install a new 15A circuit breaker in your breaker box and connect the 110V wire to the breaker and out at the furnace
8. Install a simple thermostat and hook it up. The third wire in the 12/3 wire is used for the pump instead of special thermostat wire, so that it only runs on demand when your furnace fan (or boiler pump) is running..
9. Fill with water. Start a fire!
10. You have started saving money!

Remember, this is just an overview. You will get a comprehensive manual with lots of pictures and diagrams to make it super easy for you!

Download Diagram for Boiler and Hydronic installations such as for water radiators, water baseboard heaters, etc. (PDF file - Adobe reader required)

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Download Diagram for Boiler and Hydronic installations such as for water radiators, water baseboard heaters, etc. (PDF file - Adobe reader required)

Download Diagram for hooking up a Pool, Hot Tub or Spa.