How To Load My Central Boiler Classic Edge 550 Titanium HD! Winter 2020!
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- Every day the Central Boiler needs to be fed. Follow along as I show you the daily chore of scraping, stirring, and reloading my Central Boiler Classic Edge 550 HD!
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When installing an outdoor boiler pour at least a 10x 12’ pad bigger if possible install the boiler to one side and to the back of the pad. Then Ann a roof and sides if you want. The front can be open. Pot you chimney through the roof, this enclosure lets you store 3-4 cords of wood under cover, readily accessible and makes it easy to load in a heavy snow or rain
Good advice. Didn’t have someone to give me that information when I started out!
Those boilers have gotten pretty technical since I put mine in 20 years ago. One damper and one door back then. Great video.
Thank you For posting Bless you.................
Funny video:). Loved it!
I had to clock out of full screen half way through to make sure I didn’t forget to “like,” this video. Really awesome just placed my order!
Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate that!
Another excellent video. My Crown Royal MP 7400 will burn coal and wood together. Hope you had a great day
Hopefully you’re taking that with you to the new farm!!
@@RockyAcresFarmstead yes we'll be loading that up here. We'll use it to heat the new shop and maybe part of the new addition to the house.
@@TheFarmingLife a heated shop is something that I dream of!!!
You could definitely get some use out of a woodshed. If it is ever a consideration I would recommend trying to get your boiler under roof as well. It’s super nice to be load the boiler and be out of the rain.
Cheers
I like your new video today you did a really good jop your wood stove work really good buddy happy new your too you guys and your family
Thanks!
Good night too you guys buddy
New Subscriber! We have been kicking around an outdoor wood burner but really like our indoor wood stove!
If you like an indoor one, you’ll love an outdoor boiler!
I've got an older Central Boiler CL5648, of course non-gasification boiler. The older ones seem so much easier to use than these newer ones. Been heating with it since 2005 when we purchased it here in northern VT. My concern going to these newer boilers is having to split and stack my wood stock, and making sure it is seasoned properly. Right now I just drag the trees over close to it and make a large pile of logs for the winter and cut as I need it. I also often burn logs the same year I cut them and sometimes put in logs as large as I can physically pick up. The only benefit going to the newer ones that I see is a reduction in the amount of wood I would burn. Still watching videos on these and trying to decide, thanks for your posting your video.
Thanks for the feedback and watching the videos! I have more planned tooo
Good to know how full I can load it. Don’t always feel like checking on it every 6 hours
Great video. Its a DJI drone...guessing Mavic pro. I have the air2. Fantastic little machines
Nailed it!!
You can tell very well seasoned wood by the way it sounds falling from the stack. I only got to season a year or two a few times because I could never get caught up. I have the CB 5036 non epa. Throw wood in close the door and go back to the house. I like Ashtrol also.
Yeah, this stuff is 2 years seasoned and the stuff at the bottom of the pile is 3 years. I’m getting 1,400 in the reaction chamber!
I thought the same thing when he was digging under the tarp.
Great outdoor boiler video, of course I love all your videos. Not sure how I missed this one when it came out, but I made sure I hit that notification thingy.
Awesome! Thanks for the feedback. The next video I do is the worst out of all of them… the yearly shut down- cleaning video. I hate cleaning this thing!
@@RockyAcresFarmstead Lol. Never fun!
Preach it for the ones in the back!
@@RockyAcresFarmstead I'm not sure what you mean, "Preach it for the ones in the back!"
@@jeromeprzybilla9999 basically it means preach it louder for those to hear ya in the back church. Lol just a saying I use to say, I agree with you, say it louder! Lol
Thats awsome Nick
Thanks for the video. Se just got a central boiler and it has been super frustrating keeping the fire running. I thought that you always had to have red coals when you reload? Haven't been able to do a 12 hour fire and boiler seems to be eating a ton of split wood.
If you need more assistance, reach out through my website at www.rockyacresfarmstead.com or thru our Facebook page. I can give you some help.
It’s like it’s working out pretty good I am looking at purchasing one didn’t know your thoughts
I really like my furnace!!
would be interesting to see the coal stove... heat with 2 wood stoves up here in Canada.. boiler interesting for sure, just seems to eat a ton of wood
I burn through about 5-7 cord of wood per heating season. That’s normally November to end of March. In October and April I switch back to oil because it normally gets warm enough that the furnace idles A LOT.
We are looking at a 760 or 560 HDX here soon for our 2700 sq ft house, water, future pool and greenhouse. Trying to wrap my head around how much wood it will go through. We are in central maryland so a bit milder winter than SW penn. Thanks for a good look at it.
There is a conversion from current fuel source to wood heat. How far from Keyser WV?
@@RockyAcresFarmstead probably like 2 and half hours. Yeah i'm looking at some conversion charts. Thinking an average winter maybe like 5 or 6 cords for house and water, I hope. Can probably, responsibly get like half that each year from my property. Limited wooded area, mostly fields.
Look up Keith from Appalachia Wood Stoves. Good guy and helped me out a gold but.
Good bit
0:50 I do that every once in a while
Nice video! I am looking to upgrade from my heat master SS. I really burn a lot of pine, oak and other random stuff. So, with that being said is the Central Boiler classic edge ok for my application? thanks!
Yes. I burn pine quite regularly. No issues with mixed woods!
Great video! I traded in an eclassic 2400 for a 760 hdx with the stainless box. I have only been running the new boiler for about a month, seems to be more efficient. Only issue I’ve had is my door gasket leaks like crazy i have tightened it on both sides doesn’t really seem to help much.
It’s funny you say that. Mine did the same exact thing! I tightened it down and it stopped for me. Also make sure airflow is really good across the furnace. It happened more when the coal bed was really deep and hard for the air to get charge tube. Maybe try that?
great video SUBSCRIBED how tall are you? This is the first video I seen so how big of home does this heat? how many acres do you have?
Lol. I’m only 6’4 ish…heating about 2,100sq/ft. Less than 150acres
Awsome well put together video.
Was looking at your other JD 336 square baler video and came across this. Looks like we have similar interests as I also own a down draft gasser different brand though and loving it! (Polar Furnace G2plus)
Awesome! Thanks for watching! I appreciate any and all feedback! Still pretty new at putting videos together and hoping people like what they see!
Boiler videos will be coming out this fall too!
How about tips on how NOT to fill stove. My issue is when filling I am bombarded with shooting flames or smoke so bad I cannot see or breathe. Tips?
Yea. Do not load the furnace when the water is above 180 and the reaction chamber is 350 and below. Also, have your wood ready, next to you. That way the door isn’t open for a long time allowing air to rekindle the fire
What all are you heating with your boiler. We want one for our new house to heat the house and shop.
Currently I am only heating my house. I would like to do in floor heat in a garage eventually. My house is 2,100sq ft.
Nice video. I just subscribed to your channel. Thinking about retiring my 11 year old CL6048 and investing in a Classic Edge 560 or 760. Here in far NW WI I go thru 12+ logger cords a year, most of it purchased. If the new ones truly burn half the wood both my wallet and back would benefit but I'm hearing as much bad as good comments re. the new boilers.
Thanks for the comment and joining the channel! I can tell you that the older E Classics seem to be having leak problems around 10 years. I’m still too new into the classic edge to say no issues yet.
I like my CB!
You mentioned that you had a older Central boiler, how much less wood do you burn with the new one?
About the same. It was still a gasification boiler, just an older style. Between 5-7 cord per winter
i have a 12 year old central boiler 6048 and i burn 7 cord a season. i would have thought the gasifier would have cut wood use in half. i guess i wont be replacing mine until i have to!
A lot depends on where you’re from. Some years SW Pennsylvania is cold as the dickens. Other years, like this year, 10 degrees is the coldest I’ve experienced. If you normally burn 7 cord a year, I’m betting you would get away with 4-5 a year.
How much square footage are you heating? I can't believe that little pile of wood is going to last you that long. I've got a classic 6048 and that amount of wood would get me about 10 hours probably. Lol
2,100 square feet and domestic water too
I love my 6048. No problem what so ever. Been running it for 4 years 24 - 7.
What you might want to tell first time users is about the rope that's in there ...yeah bring a first time user thus winter my dealer did not tell me anything about that rope or how to land my stove I'm still struggling some but I'm doing better but with that rope issue I accidentally snagged it then I had to put it back in also the wood needs to be 24 inches long Noone told me that eighther and how to put the wood in there with the split side down and the bark side up
How many square feet can you heat? Would you make any changes? Thanks
I wouldn’t have any issues heating a 2,100 square foot house and a 30x45 insulated garage. Loading twice a day with 3/4 wheel barrow load
As for changes- if money was no option, I would have gone bigger for my future garage build
What are your thoughts on using pine?
Love it! Burns very hot. Just doesn’t last long!
FYI, I'm in redwood country on the coast at the CAl/Ore border, and I even use redwood chips, they're great for starting up the big spruce rounds that I burn.
I'm looking at getting a wood boiler. Not sure what to get for now.
Thanks for the video.
Glad this might help you!
Not see how much you had left in your outdoor boiler have you watched homestead Jay?
I haven’t.
...may have missed it, but how long will that load burn? A couple of days, perhaps?
Thanks!
Depends on temperature. If you’re right around freezing, a half a wheelbarrow load every 12 hrs. If you try to get a 24 hour burn out of it, fill it plum full.
The furnace runs better if you use 12 hour loads.
So I have a question and I've watched your videos before I can understand you best of all the ones I've watched I am new owner of my stove first year useing it I'm ready to blow it up to be honest and I'm learning on my own I can't get techs to get ahold of me and the company have been Jenks with me so I have a 760 central broiler so likevits below 30 degrees where I am and my stove is not getting abput 126 it says it at 70 percent my 2 buildings the garage is ok but my home hear is not working but here's the question I truly have do I need to shovel out the coals inside my stove because it seems to me that when it gets a bunch of coals in the bottom regardless if they're hot or not my stove does this but I was told I would not have to take coals out I'm frustrated and this happens mostly when it's really cold out
There is a of items that could be wrong. I would tell you to first troubleshoot air.
1. Is the coal bed too thick? If so, remove some and don’t load the furnace soo full. You’ll get the hang of it. You should be loading the furnace every 12 hours. If the wood is seasoned, you can load the furnace when there isn’t much wood left in the firebox.
2. Air channel blockage. Make sure there isn’t any buildup inside the air channels.
3. Make sure the settings are correct for your area.
I would suggest calling and or writing to central boiler that you’re having an extremely hard time with your furnace.
Also there is a Facebook group called “central boiler owners”. Good group of people that have a lot of good ideas.
How much wood you go threw in a winter
Normally between 5-7 cord
How do you find the boiler vs. an wood stove? Check out the channel for more firewoodin'
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how much money do you need to make a year to live out there and afford all the equipment you might need?
just wondering how the economics work. seems like you need to be rich to be out there, or have paid for land/house. that off road vehicle is an easy 10-15k isn't it?
If by out there, you mean PA? As I stated in other videos, my wife, and I work full time jobs. The farm isn’t out only source of income. As for the side by side, it was something that we wanted and saved for over many months. Yes it’s expensive but worth the investment!
@@RockyAcresFarmstead Thank you for taking the time to respond. As someone who lives in Southern California I look at that land and think it costs millions of millions of dollars. I think it's time for us to leave, we want land and it's near impossible to get anything but dry dirt out here for a reasonable price.
Take care!
SWPA has very expensive land as well because of the natural gas that is underneath. Average price per acre can go between 2,000-10,000. Our farm has been in my wife’s family since the 1950’s. We did not purchase this ground.
@@reza2251 You can readily find gas powered SxS for 5-8k used. We spent close to 15k on our diesel SxS but lord almighty is it worth every dag gone penny. Most people look at the things we have wrong. We aren't loaded either, we just prioritize differently out here. I don't spend $1500 every 2 years on the new iphone like some of my friends in town do or go on vacations abroad. I have a SxS instead, haha.
Nice stove but I’ll take my 15 year old boiler with just a blower and a pump any day looks like too much trouble on these new stoves.
There are tradeoffs. Old stove is super simple. New stoves are a bit more complicated. Old stoves burn significantly more wood, increasing costs. New stoves burn about half as much wood to gain the same amount of heat. So it’s all in what you want to do.
@@RockyAcresFarmstead yes I understand there suppose to burn less wood but it’s hard to get an exact figure because every one’s heating needs are different I heat around 2000 square foot house on around a wheel borrow full a day depending on the temp I like the idea of burning less wood but I just don’t know if the cost and maintenance of a new stove is worth the savings of a cord or two of wood a year I look forward to more videos thanks for the info.
@@alanshealy3061 I’m going by those that I know who had classic stoves that switched to e-classics or Classic Edge stoves. The woods savings is significant. Yes, weather from year to year is a factor but going from 12 cord of wood to 6-7 cords is a significant decrease.
Are your thoughts switching to coal in the future seeing your in-laws are?
Legally, I cannot based off PADEP air regulations. I can’t say I wouldn’t like to, but I am also cautious being as close as I am to the barn, I don’t want to smoke out the barn.
What kind of coal stove did your father in law buy?
He bought a keystoker indoor anthracite burner
@@RockyAcresFarmstead Thanks. And thanks for your CB videos - looking forward to more. Happy New Year.
@@peteantos-ketcham3493 thanks for the feedback!!
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I have a Edge 750. I'm into my 5th season, My wood is seasoned and covered. I still have to check the boiler twice a day. Wood gets hung up a lot, Chain system in back gets clogged, Ash bed blocks air vents, This boiler has too much maintenance to keep it running correctly. Have to shut it down and clean interior twice a year minimum. Too much maintenance!!!! Already had to buy a new fan, changed the door seal twice, new internal thermostat, many of the bolt mounts are rusted beyond use. Think again about buying.
Hi Dan , I have a “ pro fab “ 175 and it requires maintenance - clean it every 2 weeks ( quick clean - about 15 minutes ) then do a good cleaning - about 25 minutes, had the boiler for 11years - had a pin- hole leak inside the burn chamber, fixed that - now have another leak somewhere - now thinking about getting the “ 560 or the “ 760 “ those outside boilers are nice. - require some work / maintenance - but it sure is nice to come into the house where it is nice and warm - you can’t beat wood heat - if you want to work on making the wood - 🙂
This has worked very well for me
Simple, cheap, and effective. My two big bitches are the cold , and moving it next to the burner. I still have the bother of keeping it full and with seasoned wood. But other than mimor snow removal near the unit, its very easy loading.th-cam.com/video/4PAK6pXaIcg/w-d-xo.html
That’s pretty cool!
The best parts. It always starts. It burns no diesel. It requires almost no maintenance. It is tricky trying to keep the seasoned wood on the outer most end. If i were starting from scratch and younger i would say have two leantos and alternate yearly. I need a coffee maker in it too.😁
Why buy a wood boiler with out a huge supply of wood. Father in laws wood pile sounds kind of spongy.
I bought the boiler for the cheap source of heat compared to oil.
I have 10 cord in the white building next to the furnace. As for the “spongy”, if he isn’t going to use it, what should he do with it? Donate it to goodwill? Give it to a neighbor, or just let it sit in his driveway and rot?
Rocky Acres Farmstead go load that shint up and get it out of his driveway stop dinking around.
I’m about 4 days away from burning the whole pile.
Rocky Acres Farmstead that’ll work.
Wind rain and cold is cooling down that outdoor boiler.that should be inclosed in a building.then watch your wood consumption to go down no way being outside with the cold wind and rain and snow makes a oudoors boiler very less effective. Without haveing.it in a inclosed building...
In a perfect world, that would be great. I’m planning on building a garage where the furnace is sitting currently. In 2011, when the furnace was set, that wasn’t even an option. My
Whole set up will change eventually
I bet that cost a pretty penny
Not terrible comparative to other hydronic boilers.
I have anthracite hard coal furnace, and right now we are having a hard time getting hard coal here in Pennsylvania.
When Trump was in office I was paying $200.00 a ton. Now the coal is costing $350.00 to $380.00 a ton.
The reason for this is that they ar shipping a lot of our hard coal over seas. A coal stove dealership had told me yesterday that China is willing to give up to $400.00 dollars for a ton of hard coal, plus pay for the shipping.
Where I live, the Pennsylvania government has given China and Germany access to a few of our coal companies where they are in charge of them.
When Biden and Kamala ran for President both had said that they were going to open the door to get rid of our coal and fossil fuel.
I did some research and found out that Obama increased the overseas shipment of coal.
And now Nancy Polecat through Sleepy Joe have done the same..
When I decided to stick with wood vs coal, I did so thinking that coal prices would climb as global demand climbed. My in laws heat their homes with an indoor anthracite burner. They’re probably extremely happy that they purchased 4 tons in April!
@@RockyAcresFarmstead
I live in a 4 bedroom 2 story farm house that used to be a log house.
I only burn no more then 3 tons of hard coal a year.
If I would use the oil boiler furnace it would probably cost me three full oil tanks a year..
The coal makes it nice where I don't have to attend the fire so often, and I can even get a 24 hour burn out of it. It is an older New Yorker model 130 coal furnace
That's the free market for ya. One of the main reasons I decided to bite the bullet and pay for a wood boiler was to no longer be subject to the whims of petroleum companies. Energy prices are only going to climb. Feels good to know I can heat my house without bringing anything in from off property.