I am starting a new thread, but it is related to the thread about wood burning...I had been planning on adding a $1500 wood boiler add-on to my existing oil burner, to help with keeping my oil costs down, but ran into problems where I only have a single flue...someone on the other thread mentioned the HS Tarm multi-fuel wood boiler so I spent sometime researching it...ordered the sales documenation, talked to the sales rep a few times etc...but there is not a whole lot of info on the web about this company.
I am looking for any real-life testimonials about this system (I am looking at the Excel 2200 in particular) or about the company.
Is everthing really as good as it sounds? The system as spec'ed out for me is going to cost close to $14K with the 800+ gallon heat storage tank a few required options...
BUT, unlike the $1500 system I was looking at, I *could* use this 12 months per year instead of 5-6, so the payback is there. (I should save $2500 to $3K per year if oil remains near these levels. l;ast three years I have averaged about 2000 gallons per year).
Apparently the heat storage tank will let you fire it up every 7-10 days in the warm weather to just keep the domestic hot water flowing...an add-on boiler w/out a tank it would be impractical to run without a storage tank just for Hot water in the warm months.
So, are they as good as they sales rep says? Are there are brands that are just as good, but perhaps a little less costly?
Anyone use on of these exact models? or know someone who does?
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