Jetstream furnaces (later tempest wood-burning boilers), were an advanced design of wood-fired water heaters conceived by Dr. Richard Hill of the University of Maine in Orono, Maine, USA. …

Feb 24, 2020 · If you are storing a furnace for any length of time in an outbuilding, make sure you block each and every opening. Right now I am disputing possession with what seems like half …

Despite the "professorial" facility name, make Jetstream furnace with their hands is relatively simple, and home-made, in practice, are quite common. The explanation is simple - …

May 6, 2013 · The Jetstream boiler, which was later sold under the Kerr and Tempest brand names, was one of the earliest clean burning residential Wood Central Heating systems. …

Dec 19, 2023 · The Jetstream are 40 plus years old at this point and there were not a lot of them built. They are some of the most efficient ways of burning wood out there but require a large …

The furnace used a forced and induced draft fan to draw combustion air and exhaust gases through the combustion chamber at 1/3 of the speed of sound (100 m/s+). The wood was …

The furnace is a boiler unit comprised of a water-jacketed firebox and a heat-exchanger with minimal water in the boiler. The water circulates to a large tank that can be remotely located in …

Jetstream furnaces (later tempest wood-burning boilers), were an advanced design of wood-fired water heaters conceived by Dr. Richard Hill of the University of Maine in Orono, Maine, USA. …

Jan 23, 2007 · I'm trying as the cold sets in to find info on the Kerr Jetstream or Tempest woodboilers. They were built from 1979 to 1997 or so. The manufacturer no longer makes …

Nov 21, 2015 · We recently purchased an old Jetstream furnace, but the refractory chamber was completely destroyed. We have a friend who is a stone mason who will help us to rebuild, but …