Central Boiler Wood Furnaces

Wood Is the Most Efficient Way to Heat

Artistic Materials Inc is a partner of Central Boiler wood furnaces. Since 1986, Central Boiler has been developing better designs to heat with wood. Today, Central Boiler is the largest outdoor wood furnace manufacturer because their improvements provide more efficient, cleaner burning, and more cost-effective furnaces.

Peace of Mind

Keep the fire outside and it eliminates the traditional indoor wood stove hazards. Burning wood indoors is inherently dangerous as there is a threat of a fire and carbon monoxide buildup.

Improved Indoor Environment

The mess stays outside with a Central Boiler and outdoor wood furnace. Anyone that has burned wood inside is familiar with the smoke, ashes, odors, and soot that often occur. In addition, bringing wood indoors can bring in unwanted bugs, bark, and dirt.

Freedom to Do More

Those that choose to heat with wood often do so because of the cost savings. With a Central Boiler outdoor wood furnace, it can take less wood to heat more space, so no matter what your costs and time are associated with acquiring your wood supply, using less wood means you'll have more time (plus save more money!) to do other things.

Stability

Wood is usually sourced locally. Conventional heat sources like propane, natural gas, and fuel oil will always be susceptible to price fluctuations and are irreplaceable fossil fuels. Historically, the price of electricity trends only upward.

Sustainability

Harvesting wood with sustainable forestry practices helps to maintain a healthy ecosystem for wildlife habitats, aesthetics, soil, water quality, native biological diversity, and recreational opportunities. It can also significantly reduce the risks of costly wildfires.

How a Central Boiler Outdoor Wood Furnace Works

A Central Boiler outdoor wood furnace burns wood to heat water. The heated water is circulated through insulated underground pipes called ThermoPEX to the buildings being heated. The heated water can transfer its heat energy by direct circulation or by moving through one or more heat exchangers, or both.

Circulation

The furnace contains water that surrounds the furnace firebox and heat exchanger. This heated water is circulated to buildings through insulated underground pipes which is an efficient way to move heat over distances.

Integration

Central Boiler outdoor wood furnaces are designed to work with your existing heating system. Water-to-air or water-to-water heat exchangers or direct circulation conveys the heat into the structure's forced-air furnace, radiant baseboard, or radiant floor heating system. This allows you to control the heat simply with your thermostat.

Unlimited Hot Water

When you install a heat exchanger on your domestic water heater, you can enjoy unlimited hot water and savings when you turn your water heater off.

Heat Multiple Buildings

Unlike an indoor wood stove, a Central Boiler outdoor wood furnace can heat multiple buildings such as a house, garage, workshop, shed, greenhouse, or barn. It can even be used to heat a swimming pool or hot tub. 

Location

The Central Boiler outdoor wood furnace is located outside, typically 30 to 200 feet (but as far as 500 feet) away.

Installation Is a Breeze

Connect the piping and heat exchangers to your existing heating system and the Classic Edge is ready to go to work.