What is the Shaver Outdoor Wood Fired Furnace?
It is a safe and efficient way to heat your home with wood. The Shaver furnace is designed to look like an attractive storage building and is installed outside, away from the home or building being heated. Having an outdoor furnace eliminates smoke, pollution and wood debris within the house. A water jacket surrounds the huge furnace firebox and the heat is transferred from the wood fire to the water. The water is then piped at 130 F to 180 F (adjustable), to the house. It then goes through a heat exchanger, which is a lot like a radiator. Air blows over the heat exchanger (in your furnace’s plenum or ductwork), extracting heat for your home. Heating systems other than forced air (such as boilers or radiant floor heating systems) can be hooked up very simply. In fact a boiler is the easiest system to hook up!
