I go a step further and blow out the house lines from the burner. Bypass the wood boiler lines inside and shut off at the outdoor unit. Insulate the wood boiler door opening and chimney. Then put an incubator light inside the firebox. My wood boiler has a settable temp controller switch that activates a red outside light if it gets below the setting. (I also use this to monitor water temp from inside during normal use). I like this setup because in severely cold weather the inside oil boiler has no parasitic heat loss from the outdoor lines. I have also set a back up electric heater inside just in case the light fails. The red indicator light is visible from the road so a quick call to a neighbor can confirm everything is ok. Helps that i have some basic hvac knowledge, and also own a few temp controllers i bought for beer making.😁
Yes some people do say they have issues. My cap gets some creosete dripping on the outside once in a while but my cap has no screen inside so have had no issues there with it gumming up. I literally throw the cap in the boiler about once a year to burn off any creosete built up. :) On 4th year burning with this portage and main and my stack is still clean as a whistle on the inside.
I go a step further and blow out the house lines from the burner. Bypass the wood boiler lines inside and shut off at the outdoor unit. Insulate the wood boiler door opening and chimney. Then put an incubator light inside the firebox. My wood boiler has a settable temp controller switch that activates a red outside light if it gets below the setting. (I also use this to monitor water temp from inside during normal use). I like this setup because in severely cold weather the inside oil boiler has no parasitic heat loss from the outdoor lines. I have also set a back up electric heater inside just in case the light fails. The red indicator light is visible from the road so a quick call to a neighbor can confirm everything is ok. Helps that i have some basic hvac knowledge, and also own a few temp controllers i bought for beer making.😁
I always have a buddy feed it when gone a few days, but sucks having to ask I don't run antifreeze either
I thought that chimney caps on outdoor boilers just get gummed up and reduce draft. How does your work for you? Thanks for the videos.
Yes some people do say they have issues. My cap gets some creosete dripping on the outside once in a while but my cap has no screen inside so have had no issues there with it gumming up. I literally throw the cap in the boiler about once a year to burn off any creosete built up. :) On 4th year burning with this portage and main and my stack is still clean as a whistle on the inside.
@@acreageliving nice.
How do you deal with your outdoor boiler when you go out of town? Very curious what everyone does!