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Rugged
 

Constructed of New North American Boiler Plate ASME 516 Steel

Proven
 

Over A Century Old Proven Design 1/4" Thick Round Drum Updraft Models 

TESTED
 

Most Recent Independant EPA Testing

Burning Seasoned Firewood
in the
G-Class Furnace

 

The G-CLASS POLAR Outdoor Furnace, seasoned firewood video is a general overview and educational video. It is about the seasoned wood we recommend burning in your furnace to maximize burn cycle efficiency.

WOOD IS THE WORLDS MOST RENEWABLE RESOURCE
POLAR FURNACE Burn Seasoned Firewood in best furnace
Burn Seasoned Firewood

This seasoned firewood shows end cracking and the bark is lifting off. 15 to 20% moisture content.​ This is an ideal fuel for wood burning appliances..

1.000HP = 745.7 KW

28.317 cu/ft = 1 cu/meter

1 US/gl =3.785 litres

1 btu = 778.26 ft-lbs

1 kw = 1.341022 hp - 3412 btus

1 btu = 1055.056 joules

Species-  

BTUs pr/4x4x8cord/mln @20% moisture

 

Hickory                                 27.7

Apple                                    26.5

White Oak                            25.7

Sugar Maple                        24

Red Oak                                24

Beech                                    24

Yellow Birch                         23.6

White Ash                             23.6

Tamarack                              20.8

Birch                                      20.3

Cherry                                   20

Elm                                        19.5

Black Ash                              19.1

Red Maple                            18.7

Box Elder                              17.9

Jack Pine                               17.1

Hemlock                               15.9

Black Spruce                        15.9

Aspen                                    14.7

White Pine                            14.3

Balsam Fir                             14.3

Cotton Wood                        13.5

N0N-SEASONED firewood is not as efficient in any wood furnace
Non-Seasoned Firewood

This unseasoned fire shows no end cracking and the bark is not lifting off. 30to 50% moisture content. This wood has been split to a good size and needs to dry in direct sun light with flow through air until end cracking is achieved.

Bush Cord        

4ft wide x 4ft high x 8ft long =  128 cu/ft

 

Face Cord        

16" wide x 4ft high x 8ft long=  42.65 cu/ft

 

Stove Cord      

12" wide x 4ft high x 8ft long=  32 cu/ft

Wood is natures renewable energy resource readily available
Wood Carbon Neutral Footprint
Forestry Management Practices and burning cord wood
Seasoning Your Cord Firewood
Cord Wood Heating BTUs with more burn surface

UNIT                           

cord 4'x4'x8              

 

cord 4'x4'x8'                 

 

ton                                  

ton                              

US  gallon                            

cubic foot                               

US gallon                             

US  gallon                               

kwh                                         

pound                                           

US  gallon                             

                                         

FUEL                                                          

       HARD WOOD

       (20% Moisture)     

       SOFT WOOD 

       (20% moisture)       

       COAL bituminous                            

       COAL anthracite                               

       LP GAS                                                     

       NATURAL GAS                                           

       FUEL OIL #2                                          

       FUEL OIL #6                                          

       ELECTRICITY                                               

       PELLETS(premium)                                  

       KEROSENE #1                                  

                                         

Cdn gallon 4.5 litres                                      

SUN SOLAR                                                                       

BTU/UNIT  

26,000,000 btu 

 

18,000,000 btu    

 

23,000,000 btu     

24,800,000 btu    

91,400 btu          

1030 btu             

140,000 btu         

150,000 btu         

3412 btu              

8250 btu             

135,000 btu         

                                         

00 - 400 btu per square meter  

VOR-TECH Combustion Chamber
of the
G-Class Furnace

 

The G-CLASS POLAR Outdoor Furnace Vor-Tech Combustion chamber burns 99.5% efficiency meaning a hot burn with very little waste resulting in all fire no smoke!

To get perfect combustion the right amounts of fuel(wood), heat, and oxygen (air) need to get thoroughly mixed with each other. 

 

This is exactly what happens at the heart of every G-CLASS Furnace inside the VOR-TECH combustion chamber. Preheated secondary air (oxygen) is mixed with the hot unburned smoke and gases (fuel) as they flow down into the VOR-TECH chamber from the primary chamber above. The incoming gas flow is angled to encourage a swirling vortex inside the cylindrical chamber. The resulting 1700 - 2000°F vortex mixes the unburned smoke with the preheated secondary air and the results are truly amazing. Combustion efficiency reaches 99.5%. This means that every piece of wood and all the smoke and gases are burned. Every BTU of energy stored inside the firewood is released from the wood and becomes available to transfer into the water jacket to heat your home or shop or anything else that requires heat.

Understanding The Combustion Process

 

Wood heats up to approximately 212F, evaporating the moisture from the wood. There is no heating from the wood at this time.

 

Near 575F, wood solids start to break down converting the fuel gases.

 

From 575F to 1100F, the main energy in the wood is released when fuel vapors containing 40% to 60% of the energy, burn.

 

After evaporating the moisture and burning the fuel vapors, only charcoal remains, burning at temperatures higher

 than 1100F.

POLAR FURNACE G-Class VOR-TECH Combustion Chamber Mazimizes Efficiencies
Features On The Back of the
G-Class Furnace

 

The G-CLASS POLAR Outdoor Furnace, rear features video is a general overview and educational video. It shows the different features of the Polar Furnace G-Class with a few details to educate you about this first in it's class of gasification wood burning furnaces.

DEMANDS -VS- FUEL CONSUMPTION

The average home will require approximately 30 btu's per hour of heat (per square foot with 8 foot ceilings) of living area to maintain a normal level of comfort. It has been said that an older two story home in the central North America will require about 200,000,000 BTU'S per year. Many factors such as location, quality and type, age and maintenance, elevation and surroundings of a structure will have a great influence on heat demands and fuel consumption's. 

 

A very important thing to remember about a heating appliance is that, like most things, they need to be maintained.The basic thing to remember is to follow the manufacturer's instruction manual.

Manufacturers know their product and they want this product to perform at its best so they get a positive referral from you the customer.

Most heating appliances, which burn a fuel and transfer the thermal energy to some sort of a surface, will need to be cleaned from time to time. If not cleaned, this build up insulates and reduces your efficiency. Also all air intakes and exhaust as well as ducting and filters need to be free of restrictions and will very on the amount of maintenance they require due to your heating practices.

It is also important that in the case of wood,corn,coal and any other similar fuel types, that the moisture content is not higher than 20%. Remember that a fireman puts water on a fire to cool it down. There are three parts to combustion. FUEL-OXYGEN-HEAT. Take any one away and you have no fire. The best fire for a heating appliance will require a controlled amount of each. An understanding of this and how it pertains to your appliance and fuel choice, will give you a much improved performance and efficiency.  

 

 

G-Class Owners Manual the
G-Class Furnace

 

The G-CLASS POLAR Outdoor Furnace Owners Manual for G2, G2-Plus & G3; 

A. Warranty Details 3 B. Warranty Activation Form 5 C.

Table of Contents 7 1. Introduction 8 2. Warnings & Cautions 9 3. Responsible Ownership 11 4. Heater Components 12 5. Safety 13 6. Heater Setup 14 7. Heater Controls 21 8. Operating the Heater 24 9. Maintaining the Heater 30 10. Water Testing & Treatment 36 11. Heater Model Specifications 37 12. Electrical Diagrams 38 13. G-Class Parts 39 14. Plumbing

"ALL FIRE NO SMOKE!"

G-CLASS Manual
Brochure Featuring the
G-Class Furnace

 

The G-CLASS POLAR Outdoor Furnace, lighting video here is a general overview and educational video. It is in full length and runs in continuous shooting so you can see an example of the small amount of time it takes to

"ALL FIRE NO SMOKE!"

Updraft
G-CLASS
POLAR FURNACE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION

INSTALLATION DRAWINGS

 

An outdoor furnaces uses water to transfer wood heat from the outdoor boiler to a home, shop or any other location that requires heat. The drawings below detail various plumbing concepts that can be used to supply heat and domestic hot water. Several types of heat emitters are covered. Click on the drawing or links below to open a larger image file.

INSTALLATION

Notice: The drawings provided show system piping concept only. The installer is responsible for all equipment and detailing required by local codes.

MORE INFORMATION

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NOTE: All this information is intended as a guide only. Your local officials, suppliers, and government agencies have a large amount of technical information available and should be consulted before you make your product selections.

 

We hope that this has been of some assistance to you. We will continue to update this page with related material on a regular bases and your comments are welcomed.

AS A POLAR MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVE AND A DEALER NETWORK THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES WE ARE SURE AS OUR MARKETS CONTINUE TO EXPAND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WE MAY ALREADY HAVE A DEALER IN YOUR AREA THAT CAN INSTALL AND SERVICE YOUR POLAR OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE SYSTEM. OUR SALES NETWORK IS CONVINCED AS WE EDUCATE YOU ABOUT OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACES YOU WILL BE IMPRESSED WITH THE SAVINGS FOUND WITH BIOMASS HEATING WITH A POLAR!

Product SERVICE / MAINTENANCE & EDUCATION

LIGHTING
and GASIFICATION
of THE
G-Class Furnace

 

The G-CLASS POLAR Outdoor Furnace, lighting video here is a general overview and educational video. It is in full length and runs in continuous shooting so you can see an example of the small amount of time it takes to fire and have no smoke!

Lighting G-Class Furnace
Burning Seasoned Firewood
VOR-TECH Combustion Chamber
Features Back of G-Class
Download G-Class Brochure
Installation Drawings
G-Class Owners Manual
CANADA POLAR FURNACE Parent Company web-site
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