This is the Easiest System
for
Self Installers! It is simple with NO COMPUTERIZED parts of
circuit boards!
We help you
every step of the way!
You will
NOT void the warranty by installing the furnace yourself!
Every furnace
comes with a complete detailed 49 page manual with lots of
pictures and diagrams!
If you have any technical questions or
need any help whatsoever, please call Ray at the factory.
Installing an outdoor wood furnace can be
broken down simply. The parts needed will usually cost about
$800 - 900:
- Pour a 4" thick concrete pad to support the furnace.
The Shaver Pro Series 165 with the 1/2" firebox, weighs
1830 lb. The total weight with water will be about 3000
lb. It will take only 1/2 yard of
concrete for a nice concrete pad (approx 4" thick), giving you a nice place
to stand and load wood. You can also use SOLID concrete blocks
or even railroad ties - anything that will be stable and support
the furnace.
- 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. See
this frost line map or call your local building inspector's
office.
Putting the Pex lines below the frost line is mot mandatory
but it will save a lot of heat loss and wood.
The ground temperature below the frost line is 50-55 degrees, even in winter, so heat loss is minimal.
Trenchers, ditch-witches and small backhoes can be rented inexpensively allowing you to
dig the trench yourself with little effort, avoiding $40-60 an hour
charge from your
local landscaper, plumber or septic tank installer.
You will be placing pre-insulated Pex Pipe in the
trench, from the outdoor furnace to the house. We recommend
using insulated pipe with 2 runs of 1" PEX pipe plus two
3/4" Pex lines for the hot water heater (and to fill the
furnace) and a 12/3 110V wire. All of this comes in a in a 4"
pipe.
A picture of insulated Pex pipe
is below.
- Remember to order a twine or thin rope
to be put the pipe in case you need to pull a power wire (or
pipe) through
later. It will make it a LOT easier!
- If you are connecting a hot water
heater you will need another pump ($99),
mounted indoors. This also supplies water to fill your
outside furnace! See info and picture below.
- Install the heat exchanger in the
furnace's output plenum. (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.
- Connect the 1" PEX pipe at the furnace and
at the heat exchanger. We use simple compression
fittings or SharkBite™
style fittings, so
a plumber is not needed! SharkBite™ fittings are simple push-on fittings. Or use an
adjustable wrench for the compression fittings.
- Connect the 3/4" PEX pipe at the hot water heater. No
expensive side-arm heat or plate heat exchanger is needed - since potable hot water is circulated
directly from the hot water heater through the built-in
domestic hot water heat exchanger furnace. It goes back to
your hot water heater already heated up! This can save you
$30-60 a month! This also saves you
about $200 - $300 on a side-arm or plate heat exchanger and
tempering or mixing valve. You
will never run out of hot water again with our system!
- Install a new 15A circuit breaker ($8-15) in
your breaker box and connect the 110V wire to the
breaker and out at the furnace. (You wire up the back
of the furnace including the light - which is shipped in the
firebox, so it doesn't get damaged.)
You can use a 12/3 wire to power up the furnace, so that the
pump runs on demand, instead of 24/7, like with other
furnaces. 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.
- Install a simple thermostat and hook it
up: Use a $15 2-wire thermostat and hook it up to your
existing thermostat. This allows the fan to be turned of and
on as hot air is needed, without turning on your furnace.
This way, your existing furnace will come on automatically
as needed, as a backup (if you has a snowstorm and couldn't
get home, for example).
- Fill with water. Start a fire!
- You have started saving money!
Remember, this is just an overview.
You will get a comprehensive 49 page manual with lots of
pictures and diagrams to make it super easy for you! Over 80% of
our customers install the furnaces themselves! That's how simple
it is.
Sales and Customer Service for
installation PARTS:
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INSTALLATION KIT - Typical
items needed which can be purchased locally or through
suppliers that we can recommend.
For one heat exchanger - 50 ft.
from furnace
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| Outside |
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Insulated Pex
pipe - U.S. made Pex, wrapped four times with insulation |
$397.50 |
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50' 12/3 wire* |
58.00 |
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Installation kit includes all fittings,
adapters, shut-off valves, etc. |
68.11 |
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1/3 to 1/2 yard concrete |
varies |
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PVC Pipe and Insulation (Solarguard™)
for Pex pipe- ONLY if insulating it yourself ($135) but
not advisable |
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$523.61 |
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| Inside: |
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16 x 18 Heat Exchanger (129,000 Btu) with
fittings- U.S. MADE |
181.00 |
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Hydrocoil Kit |
$34.19 |
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Hot water kit,
includes a thermostat, pump flange and fittings to attach
everything; top and bottom |
79.32 |
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If heating
domestic hot water, add $99 for a pump. |
$99.00 |
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2-wire Thermostat |
16.00 |
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25' 12/2 wire* |
12.00 |
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110 V 20 Amp breaker |
20.00 |
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$441.51 |
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*Priced at Lowe's on 2/28/09 |
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Sheet metal (Rarely
needed, only if a heat exchanger won't fit your plenum) |
31.00 |
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4 hrs labor for duct work
(only if needed for heat
exchanger to fit)
OR We can have one custom made for less than you think,
saving lots of time and labor!! |
120.00 |
| Total varies with size of heat exchanger and the amount
of insulated pipe needed. |
Total: $965.12 |
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Pre-insulated Pex pipe for outdoors - underground.
Figure $3 more a foot over pipe you insulate yourself.
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$5.95 a foot for 2 Pex pipes
insulated in
a 4" pipe.
$7.95 a foot for 4 Pex pipes insulated in a 4" pipe. |
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Prices will vary depending on
supplier and locale
CALL TED at ABBOTT BOILER PARTS TO ORDER PARTS
828-687-4074
Sales and Customer Service for
installation PARTS:
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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.
Building codes
(or lack thereof) often allow a
homeowner to do much, it not all of the work themselves. In other
locations a licensed electrician and plumber may be
required to do
the actual hookup.
This usually doesn't preclude you from putting in the
concrete pad,
trench, pipe and wiring. Never cover the pipe and wiring before
an
inspection, if needed!
Check with your local Building inspector's
office for information
pertaining to your area and for the frost line level..
Backup Power for your outdoor furnace
We sell a battery charger and
inverter combo that is easy to install and use!
Utility Power -When
stove sentry is used with a 90 A-HR Marine Battery, its highly
efficient circuitry can provide up to 8 hours of operation in
the absence of electricity.
How it Works:
When electricity is
present the Surefire Stove Sentry charges a battery and surveys
the power line. At the instant that a power failure occurs, the
Surefire Stove Sentry converts the energy stored in the battery
to AC power. This assures operation of the wood furnace or
pellet stove without interruption during the absence of
electricity.
When AC utility
power is restored, the Surefire Stove Sentry reinstates AC
utility power as the prime energy source to operate the wood
furnace or pellet stove. Simultaneously and automatically the
Surefire Stove Sentry commences the recharging of the battery,
to return it to full capacity in preparation for the next power
failure.
You can also install
a small solar panel to charge the battery, instead of using line
power and use a less expensive inverter.
Bear in mind that
you may also need a power supply (backup) for your furnace fan!
A small generator will do the trick.
Click on picture for a
HUGE image. Modem users click HERE.
Scroll to bottom of large picture to see piping, heat
exchangers, hot water hookup and wires in basement.
Picture shown has heated garage in basement,
but it could, just as easily, be a separate garage, shop
or apartment.
ALL of these parts are available from us a
great prices and best of all they are high quality parts!
Many garages or shops
use an air handler like the one below.
CLICK on PICTURES for a BIGGER IMAGE
Typical Heat Exchanger that is installed in the supply plenum
or ductwork (the one that goes to the vents in the different
rooms).
Pre
insulated
Pex Pipe for outdoors - underground
What's nice is that you have 4 Pex lines for heating your hot
water tank. This also gives you a fill or supply line for your
outdoor furnace. The 4 Pex pipes are surrounded by insulation - FOUR WRAPS of
insulation with a black pipe around that. That's 33% more
insulation than triple wrap pipe!
For best results and less heat loss (less wood burnt)
always bury Pre-insulated Pex pipe underground, below the Frost
Line.
2 x 1"
All pipe wrapped FOUR times with insulation as
opposed to being only wrapped 2 and three times by Our
competitors - and many use Chinese (junk) Pex! |
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2 x 1" and 2 x 3/4"
$7.95/foot
Pre-insulated Pex pipe for outdoors. Made to be put underground.
Totally insulated with FOUR wraps insulation.
Our competitors are only wrapped 2 and three times
and many use Chinese Pex!
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| $5.95/foot |
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CALL TED at ABBOTT BOILER
PARTS TO ORDER PARTS
828-687-4074
Sales and Customer Service for
installation PARTS:
Click on Picture for
a LARGER IMAGE
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Click on Picture for
a LARGER IMAGE
This shows a single pump hookup.
A hookup for a 2nd pump is standard and is No Charge.
2nd Pump is $99
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Single zone
setup
with one pump
1. Goes
to house, to heat exchanger.
2. Return from house heat exchanger.
3. 110V to pump, thermostat, and blower
4. Inlet from hot water heater to potable water coil
5. Outlet from potable hot water coil (not seen) - inside of
furnace
6. To manual fill valve on front of furnace
7. Water supply to furnace from manual valve in front of
furnace
8. Optional outdoor hot water supply. Great for steam
cleaning!
9. Drain
10.Blower/Fan to fuel fire
11.Circulating Pump
12.Thermostat to control fan
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| Hooking up the Hot Water Heater
You can heat all the hot
water you need and store it in your existing hot water
tank, just like you water heater does no, except that it
will be free heat! This will save most people $35-$65 a
month!
With an electric hot water heater, we recommend that
you remove the pop-up valve and replace it with a
3/4" nipple and a T for your incoming water. Put
the pop-up valve back on one side of the T and the
circulating pump on the other.
Remove the drain and do the same, putting in a T with
the drain on one side and the outgoing water (Pex Pipe)
on the other.
Put a surface mount
thermostat beside, above or below the bottom element.
About $5 - 8 at your local hardware store. Wire it so that
110V goes to one side of the thermostat and the other side is wired to the
pump. Common goes straight to the pump, as well as a
ground wire.
You just saved $200 for a
less efficient side-arm or plate heat exchanger! You can still use the heater as
normal. Simply turn the thermostat down lower on the hot
water heater than on the thermostat just installed, or
turn off your breaker for the pump (or unplug it).
Gas Hot Water Heater
For a gas heater, there is usually a plate than can
be removed to gain access to the tank itself. Simply
mount the thermostat on the tank and follow the other instructions
for water hookup above.
Click on diagram above for a
bigger picture
Be sure to click on lower right of diagram after
downloading,
to make it bigger, if it appears too small.. |
Outdoor Furnace Dimensions
Recommended Dimensions for Concrete Pad
You only need to put the pipe at exact 45 degree
angle,
if you are making your own insulated Pex and using PVC pipe
-
OR you get cab pre-made insulated Pex from us!
Shaver Pro Series 165 model holds 170 gallons
of water..
Other models have up to 300 gallons of water.
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