My current wood furnace is an add-on style that was built in 1980. Its similar to the old Clayton units. The house is a 2200 sq ft brick ranch built in 1959. I've upgraded the insulation some, and replaced some of the windows, but it still leaks a lot of air in the winter. The current wood furnace is VERY long in the tooth and I need to start looking really hard at replacements. I've been looking at the Kumma and Drolet units for the past few years. I really appreciate what goes into the VF100 units, but just can't justify the cost for the kinds of winters we normally have here in central Indiana. I'm thinking really hard about getting a Drolet Heat Commander at the end of this season. Folks who have them seem to like them. The only issues I've seen from it are that it can produce too much heat on warmer days where the temps are in the upper 30s. I already have that issue with my current furnace. I don't have any shade until late in the evening, so on a clear day, if the outside temp is in the low 40s, the house won't get below about 68 degrees with NO fire burning. If the over night low isn't down well into the 20s, I'm prone to not even have a fire and just let the NG furnace do the work. If I do have a fire, I do a top down fire at night and let it go out in the morning. Anyway, I'm thinking about replacing my unit with a Drolet Heat Commander, but it would be nice to get some feedback from others who have the system and see what they have to say.
Thanks,
Mark
Thanks,
Mark
