Positives (+) and Negatives (-) of an Outdoor Wood Boiler

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As with everything in life, an outdoor wood boiler has plusses and minuses – positives and negatives. After running my wood boiler and heating with wood for several years, these are the top three positives and negatives that I have found. Maybe you run an indoor wood stove or also have an outdoor wood stove. Let me know in the comments if you have any additional thoughts to my list or if you think there are any positives or negatives that you would list above my top 3.

Positives
1. It’s outside! All of your mess, smoke, wood, flame, chimney fires, etc. are outside and away from your house.
2. The indoor temperature is easily regulated. I just set the thermostat and walk away. If I get too hot or too cold, I just adjust the thermostat inside.
3. It burns wood! Obvious right? Well, not everyone has redundancy in their plan to heat their home. I can heat my home with wood or with propane. Wood is an excellent alternative fuel source. I’m not reliant upon fossil fuels or energy companies to supply my heat except a small amount of electricity that’s needed to run a pump and furnace fan.

Negatives:
1. It’s outside...!!! You have to go out twice a day and load the firebox no matter what the weather is doing. Rain, snow, sleet, ice, 10 below 0... you’re going out there.
2. It needs electricity. While it does heat with an alternative fuel source, it requires electricity. So, if the power goes out you need a way to keep that pump running so the water can circulate. It won’t heat your home without power. If you’re away from home during the day and you don’t have an automatic backup generator, your water won’t be circulating if the power goes out and your house may get cold if you don’t have a backup heat source. Your water can even boil off because it is just sitting there over the hot coals.
3. It burns wood... a lot of it! I don’t have direct experience with an indoor wood burner but from those I have talked to, they burn far less wood than I do. Here in this part of Ohio, I could easily burn 7-9 cords of wood each winter. The colder your climate the more that will be and of course the efficiency of your home has a big impact on that.


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