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@@swamp-yankee thanks for watching and for commenting. My HVAC contractor Provided the insulation. I think it is a good idea to also insulate the pipes. My building is completely heated by the heat radiating from the tanks and pipes. We often need to keep windows open so it doesn’t get too warm. This is an issue since we also are heating the house and need to run the boiler for the house. I am sure it wouldn’t be an issue if you are just heating 1 building.

@ I am going to insulate everything to keep the heat in my system instead of in my basement. First firing did not go well. Turns out it takes a special flu to chimney connection and damper valve so we filled the farm house with smoke. 🤦‍♂️ blower pushed smoke from every connection and flex point on the regular flu. Also if anyone is wondering about splicing tank sensors it doesn’t appear to work. The one we extended reads 250 cold.

@@krishodges3987 Thank you for watching and for commenting. I am thinking about doing another video on both the heating and solar systems. Here is a link to a video I did that shows how I am heating my domestic water. The part of the video starts about 2:30 into the video. ruclips.net/video/w662PM61_b4/видео.htmlsi=2vcDg7oECojhARxo. If the link doesn’t work the video is titled New House Tour from about 7 months ago.

@@SureshKumar-pz4bl Thank you for watching my video and for commenting. One could take your comment as critical of the boiler design. I have confidence in the 60 plus years of specialization in wood boiler production from a company with over 1,000 employees that Froling has that they know how to design an efficient and reliable machine. I will choose to take your comment as genuine good wishes for my future in my well researched and designed building.

@@goldnerwoodlandfarm9305 in the long run electronics will fail for sure so is better downgrading to electromechanical control systems IMO

@@SureshKumar-pz4blI chose one because I know one that’s been running for 14 years straight and all they’ve done is change a sensor which is basically an auto o2 sensor. Quick thread in and out. We’ll see how it goes, but the out door wood boilers available in my area also have electronics. Thing doesn’t seem any more complicated than an old truck. I’m excited to run it but we’ll see 🤷‍♂️

@@swamp-yankee in the long run electromechanical devices are good electronic devices are bad

@@swamp-yankee John Deere

I have it configured to heat domestic hot water when I am using the boiler during the winter. I have electric hot water heaters to heat my domestic water when I am not using the boiler the rest of the year. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thanks for watching and commenting. Good luck with your up coming expansion.

Thanks for watching. I am not sure what a face cord is. A standard cord of wood is 4’x4’x8’. Or 128 cubic feet. I used about 5 this winter

Thank you. We are very excited with it.

The first generator failure was a mechanical failure with the valve system in the engine. One of the rocker arms shattered and a pushrod was mangled. Our service guys were able to repair it and get us up and running within 2 days. Unfortunately they left a slow oil leak that no one noticed. This was the second issue, but it ended up just being a loose hose clamp. it took the service guys 3 days to get to me, but only a short time to fix. The generator runs automatically for a few minutes every 2 weeks to stay ready. We are back up and running. Thanks for watching and for commenting. Good luck with your system.

The insulation is Certainteed 3” type 75 FHC 25. It has helped control the temperature in my barn. Good luck and thanks for watching and commenting.

I have a couple reasons that you may or may not agree with. I am trying to minimize my use of fossil fuels where I can. I also enjoy exercising and cutting firewood. I have ready access to good hardwood trees on my property. In many cases i don’t need to cut trees down I can use trees that are wind damaged. In other cases it makes sense to thin the forest to enable the remaining trees to grow better. I would be doing tree harvesting and clean up anyway. Why not use them. Thanks for watching my video and for commenting.

Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes, I have overheated my boiler a couple times. The reset switch, is a very small button with a screw cap over it. You have to remove a cover on the very top of the boiler and pull back the insulation. The cap is on the front edge under the cover. You need a small pointer like a nail or very small screw driver to push the reset button. Good luck.

Thanks for watching. I am glad you enjoyed the video.

Thanks for watching. Yes, I have a Rivian R1T. check out my video, Solar Charging my Rivian R1T, ruclips.net/video/VYVoBHuxffU/видео.htmlsi=k2N0Wbez-Ct6A9Tu

My local HVAC worked with Tarm Biomass out of Orford, NH. They are the closest Froling Boiler Distributer. Good luck, thanks for watching and commenting

The building is in Pennsylvania. I insured the building with State Farm with no problem. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@goldnerwoodlandfarm9305 Very interesting. You store cars/tractors in there as well?

I don't know if it is where I live. I have had others comment that they were surprised. But I did not have any issues with my insurance provider. Yes, I have vehicles stored inside.@@TopNotchFarmsPEI

Thanks for watching and commenting. Wow, 7,000 sq ft. Nice. I am very happy with my first winter results. My house should be finished this fall and will also use the Froling wood boiler for heat. The rough cost was $20k to $25k. Not sure how much of the labor was tied to the boiler install versus other services.

How long do you typically get between firings in typically winter weather heating 7000sq ft and how long of a burn to recover your tanks for what differential 😊

@@dantheman1283 At an average temp of -10c day time and night time temp of -20C I burn one load of wood in 24 hours heating my shop at 15C and my home at 22C My shop is 2800sq ft with 22foot high ceilings. Both my home and shop are very very well insulated . I feel the 2000 gallon of hot water storage is the key. Once up to temp I just have to maintain. In fall and spring I may go 2 or 3 day with one burn. One burn takes about one wheelbarrow full of hard wood oak or maple.

Kevin, thanks for watching and commenting. Yes, if you read my description, I said it was my first time using the grapple.

Thanks for watching and for commenting. I am trying to reduce my use of fossil fuels and have plenty of hardwood on the property that make excellent heating sources. The Froling Wood boiler produces a very efficient burn so I am not adding a lot of smoke in the air.

Thanks for watching and commenting. Let me know when you're back in the area.

Thanks for watching and commenting. Good luck with the rest of your build and great information for others.

Thank you so much!

Where I live most any hardwood tree is marketable. The appraisal evaluates both the type of tree as well as the size. The different sizes are valued based on the potential use. For example there is a market for smaller or irregular shaped trees for hardwood pulp for a lot of uses like pellets or fiberboard. Trees that are in the 9” to 12” or 15”might be sold as firewood poles. The larger trees have more value as saw logs for pallets or finished lumber. The appraisal covers all of these uses. Your market might be different. Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts.

Good presentation. Thanks for explaining it in such a way that non-professionals like myself can benefit from it.

According to my research, 50 to 60 feet The average limit of the toxic zone from a mature black walnut tree is 50 to 60 feet, but plants as far away as 80 feet can also be injured. The juglone may also persist in the roots long after a walnut tree has been removed, perhaps for years until the roots are dead or totally decomposed.

Thanks for watching. Patti and I are insanely jealous of your seed starting success. We need to talk!

@@goldnerwoodlandfarm9305 Can do!

Thanks for watching. I designed the system with some help from Signature Solar. My main goal was to power my off grid homestead. I didn't specifically plan to power the R1T. It was a bit of a shot in the dark since nothing was built and I didn't have the truck when I ordered the components. I live in PA so the winter solar production is not enough for both, but we had a good February and March, so now I am mostly charging with solar. Good Luck.

@Goldner Woodland Farm thank you for the information!

Thanks for watching. About $20,000. This system will heat both my barn and house.

Dan, thanks for watching. I agree that we need better information about both the power requirements of EVs and the amount of power produced by a typical solar panel. I am not sure I would say the solar panel is inefficient, after all there are no moving parts and all it takes is for the sun to shine and it will produce electricity. The cost of panels has come down significantly and the amount of power new panels produce has gone up significantly over the last 5 to 10 years. Once you purchase and install the system you don't have any operating costs.

@@goldnerwoodlandfarm9305 I guess what I meant was that the panels only harness 20% of the sun's rays...and, that to power a vehicle of that weigh down the road requires so much more than an onboard panel or two could ever think of making a dent in. Even the Tesla, Rivian, etc. plants do not place panels on their spacious roofs due to the lack of productivity it would provide.

@@danlowe8684 I agree that it is not practical to think you could power a Rivian with onboard solar panels.

@@goldnerwoodlandfarm9305 It would be interesting to see the calculation of: the actual solar power harnessed vs. the stated panel ratings; then, the loss to conversion of DC to AC (rooftop to grid); and finally, the loss from AC back to DC (grid to Rivian). All should be obtainable from your system and Rivian's onboard battery data?

@@danlowe8684 I agree that would be interesting, but probably exceeds my level of knowledge and experience. I also am powering the Barn but not my house yet and my system is not grid tied. I am tracking the solar power captured, but wonder how much I am missing out on since many days my storage is at full capacity while there is still plenty of sunshine. I suspect that my solar production will continue to increase not only due to longer sunny days, but also as I finish my house and start to use more power. My system has only been in operation for a few months and it's all a learning process. I appreciate your interest.

There are a couple reasons I wanted solar power for electricity. I am trying to reduce my environmental impact and burning natural gas does not fit with that goal. I do have a natural gas backup generator. You may never have been around a gas generator before, but they are obnoxiously loud. I live in the woods for peace and quiet and to enjoy nature. My Generac generator is louder then my Kubota SVL 75 diesel track loader. Running the generator destroys both peace and quiet and scares away wildlife. Solar panels do not make any noise. Most of my house runs on electricity that I produce with clean renewable silent solar power. I heat with firewood in a high efficiency boiler. This has less environmental impact then burning fossil fuel such as natural gas.

Thanks for watching and commenting. Depending on the weather I typically burn one full load of wood a day or every other day. We have not had a lot of continually below freezing temperatures this winter. A full load is probably 50 to 70 lbs of hardwood, cherry, oak, maple, and hickory.

Thanks for watching. I am very happy with how the system has performed this first winter.

Thanks for watching. The technology is continuing to improve. You should research what systems are available now. I would probably use different charge controller/inverters now that were not available a year ago when I ordered my equipment. Good luck.

I bought most of my solar equipment from Signature Solar in early 2022. The total cost was about $34,000. We installed the solar panels ourselves and my local electricians wired everything together. I paid about $24,000 to the electricians which included their labor and all of the wiring, boxes, and other electrical equipment for the system including the Ev charger and wiring the backup generator. These are before the 30% tax credit. My building is about 1,000 feet off the road. I would have had to pay to have the electric service run to the building. I feel that the additional upfront cost over running electric service 1,000 feet plus the connection charge was worth not having to ever pay for electricity and not worrying about power outages when the grid goes down.

I am not a tax expert, but this is what I understand. If you pay $100,000 for the property that includes $40,000 of timber, your land cost allocation will be $60,000 and timber allocation will be $40,000. If you sell $20,000 of timber you may have a gain depending on what portion of the timber value you sell. If you sell 1/2 of the timber value, then no taxable gain, but you reduce your basis be $20,000. Now you have the land at $60,000 and the timber at $20,000 for a total basis of $80,000. If you sell the property for $120,000 you will have a taxable gain of $40,000.

I have 10, 5.1 KWH server rack batteries, so the total storage is 51 KWH. Thanks for watching

I am not sure on the code here. We have not had any issues with the inspections. I mounted the battery racks on wheels, so they can be easily moved out of the way if needed. Thanks for watching.

Power Ranger is correct / N.E.C, & for best safety design. Although, in most 'National Jurisdictions' this is the exception since not interconnected to utility grid here, therefore tech. no 'authority' inspection is due. ? Would recommend to clear working area in front of wall components & secure battery racks (& ground battery frames) for personnel safety+🌻🌅

My property is full off grid. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. Good luck on achieving your future plans.

Thanks for watching.

the building is 40' x 80' with 16' walls and scissor trusses. It has a 12'x 80' covered porch

I have been very impressed with the power of this machine. It has be great for my property. Best of luck with yours. Thanks for watching.

It is the only one that I have had. I bought it new in Dec. 2016.

Thanks, I am excited to get the room finished

Thanks for watching and commenting. My son has gotten better at the machine then me. There are so many attachments for the skid steer that would be useful. I haven't see the pole saw.

@@goldnerwoodlandfarm9305 I built my own pole saw 20 years ago from a hydraulic motor and a junk chain saw. There are commercially made ones available now like the limbinator and the Telesaw, but if you are handy with a welder you can make one too. Unlike me you have a relatively new machine with tracks so getting flats is not an issue. Also you have a nice area t work in, I wish I had that.