If you have access to firewood on your property, an outdoor furnace can provide heat for a lot of uses—including heating your home. The most common use for an outdoor furnace or boiler is to heat your ...

Some Americans are now going outside to turn up their heat. They're using outdoor wood furnaces that pipe hot-water heat into their homes. But neighbors say the units are a health hazard. Federal ...

They are popping up in backyards all over. Outdoor wood burning furnaces are replacing traditional oil and natural gas boilers as the primary heating source for some homeowners in a bid to buck ...

The tension between use of local, low-cost energy sources and the health effects of breathing wood smoke played out for hours in a hearing room Wednesday, as the Environment Committee heard testimony ...

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BEAVERTON, MI--(Marketwire - Sep 27, 2012) - Outdoor wood furnaces have become a new trend toward energy independence for many families deciding to eliminate high household energy costs by taking ...

If you are thinking about buying an outdoor wood-fired boiler, here are some tips from the state Department of Environmental Protection: • Check to be sure it is legal to install and operate one in ...

NEWTOWN -- Currituck Road resident William Thiessen said the smoke from a neighbor's outdoor wood-burning furnace causes him to have frequent sore throats. Thiessen also said he has had to sleep in ...

Union Township officials are once again looking into an ordinance to address outdoor furnaces. Such furnaces or boilers usually burn wood or other fuel continuously and are typically used outdoors to ...

LAFAYETTE -- An ordinance that would regulate, but not ban, outdoor wood furnaces was introduced by the Lafayette Township Committee Tuesday after some amendments suggested by committee members and ...

SHIPSHEWANA, IN / ACCESSWIRE / May 15, 2015 / The founders of Nature's Comfort, a company that specializes in outdoor coal furnaces and boilers, recently learned that outdoor wood boilers will not be ...