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Installing an outdoor wood furnace can be broken down simply*.

However, we have a 49 page manual to explain and show every detail, so you can do it yourself, like over 80% of our customers!

1. Pour a 4" concrete pad (best option) or place cinder blocks partially buried, to support the furnace. It weighs 1600 lb. It will only take ½ yard of concrete for a 4'x10' pad (approx 4" thick). This gives you a nice place to stand and load wood.
    
2. Dig a trench below the frost line  (the maximum depth to which frost normally penetrates the soil during the winter), with a small backhoe (can be rented), to prevent excessive heat loss and freezing. The ground stays at a nice 45-55 degrees below this point. This depth varies from area to area depending on the climate. See this map or call your local building inspector's office. 
   
   Trenchers or small excavators/backhoes can be rented cheaply allowing you to do this with little effort, avoiding a $40-60 an hour fee from your local landscaper or septic tank installer. 
   
   You will be placing PEX pipe and a 12/3 110V wire in a 4-6" PVC pipe. The PVC pipe is placed in the trench, from the furnace to the house. We highly recommend that you use insulated Pex Pipe. This will save you a lot of wood. You can insulate the pipe yourself and run it through PVC pipe and save about 50% over pre-insulated pipe.
    
3. Install the heat exchanger in the furnace's outlet plenum. You can probably find a size to fit your plenum so that little or no metal work is needed. It is usually a slide-in affair with some L-shaped bracing to hold in in place. Just cut a hole the proper width in the side of the plenum (usually 4"), slide in place and reseal.
    
4. Hook up the PEX pipe at both ends - the furnace and at the heat exchanger.
    
5. Hook up the PEX pipe (a second run and pump is recommended) at the hot water heater. This also supplies water to your outside furnace, to fill it. See this page 
   
   No side-arm heat exchanger needed since potable hot water is circulated directly between the furnace and hot water heater! (See below) This saves you about $200.
    
6. Install a circuit breaker ($8-20) in your breaker box and connect the 110V wire/cable to the breaker and furnace. (You wire up the back of the furnace including the light - which is shipped in the firebox, so it doesn't get damaged.)
    
7. Install a simple thermostat and hook up.
    
8. Fill with water. Start a fire!
    
9. You are now saving money every day!

INSTALLATION KIT - Typical items needed which can be purchased locally or through us or suppliers that we can recommend. WE CAN SUPPLY EVERYTHING NEEDED and will ship a complete kit to you! Sales and Customer Service for installation PARTS: 828-687-4074 or   Typical installation: For one heat exchanger - 50 ft. indoor furnace to outdoor furnace You will need one supply and one return line per heat exchanger and one run for the water fill - AND a hookup to your hot water heater (two 3/4" lines).
Outside Parts
example:50 feet - available up to 250 feet in one continuous run with no splices Four pipes; for heat and domestic hot water hookup	Insulated Pex pipe - U.S. made Pex, wrapped four times with insulation		$334.50
	For connections to your insulated pipe, when you are running through heated air space - SAVES MONEY!		3/4" - .55/foot 1" - .62/foot
	50' 12/3 wire*		58.00
	Installation kit includes all  SharkBite style fittings, adapters, shut-off valves, etc.		44.59
Outside	Subtotal		$437.00
	1/3 to 1/2 yard concrete		varies
Inside:
We have over 100 different sizes available and we have plate heat exchangers for boilers, too! THIS JUST ONE EXAMPLE!	16" x 18" Heat Exchanger (129,000 Btu) with fittings- U.S. MADE		206.91 including shipping to a business
Pex pipe connectors	Hydrocoil (heat exchanger) Kit Elbows > Straight >		$26.21 ($18.18)
	Fittings for a plate heat exchanger (needed for boilers and snow/ice melt systems) 1 1/4 to 1' reducer couplings $7.56/4, 3/4 SharkBite style fittings $10.50 pr., 1" SharkBite style fittings 11.50/pr		$29
See pictures below	Hot water kit, includes a thermostat, pump flange and fittings to attach everything; top and bottom		72.99 BRASS
	2-wire Thermostat		16.00
	25' 12/2 wire*		12.00
	110 V 20 Amp breaker		20.00
3 speed 3-year warranty	If heating domestic hot water add $99 for a pump and $15 for a thermostat. You will need 50' of 3/4" Pex - included in the price above (for a 100 foot roll) - for a total of 4 Pex lines.		$90.00
Inside Parts	Subtotal		$445
	*Priced at Lowe's on 2/28/09
	Sheet metal (Rarely needed, only if a heat exchanger won't fit your plenum)		31.00
	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: $648 - $898		$882
Special pricing for Shaver Furnace customers shown to right..       Heat loss for the 3-wrap is only 1.5 degrees per 100 feet! We also have a premium 5 wrap pipe at only 0.6 degrees heat loss per 100 feet! Prices are a little higher. CALL! 828-687-4074		<< 3-wrap insulated Pex (shown to left, in orange) Heat loss of 2.5-3 degrees per 100 feet. $4.79 a foot for 2 x 1" Pex pipes in a 4" pipe. $5.77 a foot for 3 Pex pipes (2 x 1" & 1 x 3/4") in a 4" pipe. $6.67 a foot for 4 Pex pipes (2 x 1" & 2 x 3/4") in a 4" pipe. (For hooking up to your domestic hot water heater and also provides a fill line.) Prices are for Shaver Furnace customers only, however anyone can purchase this pipe, for less than elsewhere. << 3-wrap insulated Pex (not shown, 5 wrap is shown) from a different supplier, with insulation between the pipes and heat loss of only 1.5 degrees per 100 feet! Regular Prices: $5.95 a foot for 2 x 1" Pex pipes in a 4" pipe. $6.95 a foot for 3 Pex pipes (2 x 1" & 1 x 3/4") in a 4" pipe. $7.95 a foot for 4 Pex pipes (2 x 1" & 2 x 3/4") in a 4" pipe. (For hooking up to your domestic hot water heater and also provides a fill line.)
Prices will vary depending on supplier and locale

Download Diagram for Boiler and Hydronic installations such as for water radiators, water baseboard heaters, etc.

Download Diagram for hooking up a Pool, Hot Tub or Spa.

Sales and Customer Service for installation PARTS: 828-687-4074 or   

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Scroll to bottom to see piping and wires in basement. 

Picture shown has heated garage too, in basement, but could be separate garage or shop.

Many garages or shops use an air handler like the one below. You can also make your own using a high-speed fan and any heat exchanger.

 

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Typical Heat Exchanger that is installed in the supply plenum
or ductwork (the one that goes to the vents in the different rooms).

Insulated Pex Pipe

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 FOUR WRAPS of insulation with a black pipe around that. That's 33% more insulation than triple wrap pipe.!

2 x 1" All pipe wrapped FOUR times with insulation
	For best results and less heat loss (less wood burnt) always bury below the Frost Line
	2 x 1" and 2 x 3/4"
$4.79/foot*	$6.67/foot*

Shaver Furnace Customer Prices*

Backup Power for your outdoor wood 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.

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Single zone setup with one pump 1. Goes to house heat exchanger  2. Return from house heat exchanger  3. Power to pump, thermostat and blower  4. Return from hot water heater to built-in potable hot water coil  5. Outlet from potable water coil (not seen - inside of furnace, in water jacket) to hot water heater 6. To manual fill valve on front of furnace 7. Water supply to furnace from manual valve  8. Optional outdoor hot water supply (just add a faucet!) 9. Drain  10.Blower (for fire) 11.Pump (to circulate water) 12.Thermostat (for blower) The furnace shown is a single zone plus hot water. However, ALL furnaces now come with another hookup for another building at no extra charge. US made pumps are just $99.

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Outside Dimensions of Shaver 165 Furnace
This will fit nicely in Most Large Pickup Trucks, up against the cab

FURNACE DIMENSIONS
 

Shaver Pro Series 140  -  45" x 48.5" x 90" tall   1400 lb 

Shaver Pro Series 165* -  45" x 54.5" x 90" tall   1600 lb

Shaver Pro Series 250   -  45" x 70.5" x 90" tall    2000 lb 

Shaver Pro Series 290   -  45" x 78.5" x 90" tall    2300 lb 

Shaver Pro Series 340   -  45" x 88.5" x 90" tall    2600 lb

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 can pre-made insulated Pex from us!
($7.95 a foot plus shipping for 4 Pex pipes inside a 4" pipe - 
insulated with 4 wraps of insulation.)

Suggested pad sizes. The only difference in the pads from one model to the next, is the length.

We recommend the pad to be 48” wide and 82” long, minimum. If you add extra length, it will allow ample concrete in front of the furnace to stand, for loading wood and removing ashes. Larger models than the 165 need to have a longer pad.

Shaver Pro Series 140  -  48" x 114"  Suggested pad size

Shaver Pro Series 165* -  48" x 120"  Suggested pad size

Shaver Pro Series 250   - 48" x 136"  Suggested pad size

Shaver Pro Series 290   - 48" x 144"  Suggested pad size

Shaver Pro Series 340   - 48" x 154"  Suggested pad size

Shaver Pro Series 165 model. Other models have up to 300 gallons of water.

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Here is a list of the parts you need:

1. Installation kit (includes 2 shut-off valves, a drain and 2 SharkBite fittings) at $44.59 ea.

2. Hot water kit (includes a thermostat, pump flange and fittings to attach everything; top and bottom) $89.99 (BRASS)

3. Heat exchanger   U.S. made: $175 and up (Lifetime Warranty)

4. Hydrocoil kit (SharkBite fittings for the heat exchanger) $26.21 pr. (elbows)  $18.18 pr.  (straight)

5. Pump for the H/W heater  $90 (3 -speed & 3-yr. warranty)

6. Pre-made insulated Pex pipe for $7.95/ft. for a 4" pipe with two 1" Pex pipes and two 3/4" Pex pipes - U.S. made. Our parts supplier offers a 17% discount to Shaver furnace customers, making the price of the Pex pipe only $6.67/ft.

6b. 3L Ins. Pex 2 X 1" & 1 X 3/4"  Reg. $6.95/ft. Our parts supplier offers a 10% discount to Shaver furnace customers, making the price of the Pex pipe only $5.97/ft a foot.

6c. 2L Ins. Pex 2 X 1" lines reg. $5.95/ft. Disc at $4.97/ft.

(If you only need two Pex pipes, for a garage, for example, you can use our pre-made insulated Pex pipe for $5.95 a foot (for a 4" pipe with two 1" Pex pipes - U.S. made.) Remember you still need a fill line or a way to top off the furnace, if it isn't being hooked up to a hot water heater.

Our parts supplier offers a 17% discount to Shaver furnace customers, making the price of the Pex pipe only $4.97 a foot.

 These prices are plus shipping.

Note: The Pex pipe fittings we use are simple, push-on-by-hand Pex fittings

In addition to these parts, you will need to buy these parts locally:

12/3 UG wire

cement for the pad or solid concrete pavers/blocks

inexpensive 2-wire thermostat ($15)

Assuming that the furnace is going to be 50 feet from your home, you are looking at approx $426 for the parts 1-5 plus the Pex Pipe ($334 + shipping), if you want pre-made, pre-insulated pipe that you simply drop in the ground and cover up.

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Chimney height relative to nearest downwind neighbor

1. If located 50 feet or less to any residence not served by the furnace, it is recommended that the stack be at least 2 feet higher than the eave line of that residence.

2. If located more than 50 feet but no more than 100 feet to any residence, it is recommended that the stack be at least 75% of the height of the eave line of that residence, plus an additional 2 feet.

3. If located more than 100 feet but no more than 150 feet to any residence, it is recommended that the stack be at least 50% of the eave line of that residence, plus an additional 2 feet.

4. If located more than 150 feet but no more than 200 feet to any residence, it is recommended that the stack be at least 25% of the height of the eave line of that residence, plus an additional 2 feet.

The chimney can easily be extended with standard stove pipe (with an adapter, for only $89), to any height necessary, with zero adverse affect on performance.