Do it yourself heat

[Gin]

I thought some of the handy dandys out there might like to see this , the frame is angle iron welded together ,sheet metal is screwed on . A 55 gal. barrel inside , one of the barrel kits door ect , and a thermostat and fan .
A pipe to the greenhouse with a damper on it and a register resting on the cement floor the other pipe goes thru the porch into the house , the cold air return goes into the prorch shown in one of the pictures, it has a fan forcing air into it , the thermostat hooked to it is the little box on top of the shell . size is 3 foot high 3 foot wide and 4 foot long . So far it is working well to supply extra heat to take some of the load off the propane $$ .. Gin

[Ross]

So that's wood-fired? I asked a question a while back why that wouldn't work, esp. where hardwoods are plentiful and near-by and hot water heat is used. Still not an economical option for me where I live (in city) but cleary an option for folks living in the country, especially if the already have one of the outdoors wood fired boilers.

[Pamela52]

Great Idea, any thing to keep warm and especially our orchids!!!!!!!!!!

[Gin]

Yes it is wood fired ,the heat is circulated between the barrel and the shell then forced out, does not use hot water u can buy the ones that use hot water but they are expensive. Last ones I checked out were around $5,000

[Ross]

Originally Posted by Gin

Last ones I checked out were around $5,000

Pricey! Air works also

[cb977]

Good 'ol American ingenuity! Bravo!