Firewood kiln comparison Home Kiln theory Heat treat and dry firewood

We feel that there are too many kilns on the market that are built too CHEAP without being reflected in the price. So we have made a little comparison chart of the things we know and hope it will help you make a decision. We have based this information on public information and some anecdoctial information sharing from our customers. If we are in any way misrepresenting our competitors, please let us know.

We are comparing two competitors with our three models.

**Comparison of various firewood kilns.**
	Mountain Firewood Kiln 6 cord	Global Energy 4-7 cord	Global Energy 14 cord	Kiln-direct True kiln 4-5 cords	Kiln-direct Junior End 10 cord	Kiln-direct High Cap end 24 cord
Building type	Container include	Container not included	Container not included	Real kiln chamber	Real kiln chamber	Real kiln chamber
Insulation	R-16 max	R-16 max	R-16 max	R-24+	R-20+	R-30+
Inside sheeting	??	??	??	Foam Rub rails	Alu or Stainless Steel	Alu or Stainless Steel
Approx price	~$25000	$18500	$28500	$19800	$37000	$59000
Build + install	included	est. $7000	est $11000	included	included	included
The real price	~$25000	~$25500	~$39500	$19800	$37000	$59000

Drying times	3-7 days	3-6 days	3-6 days	1-2 days	1.5-3 days	1.5-3 days

Gas heating	not included	not included	not included	Yes 500000 btu	Yes 600000 btu	Yes 1200000 btu
Hot water tubing	yes	yes	yes	no	optional	optional
Hot water stove	extra	extra	extra	no	extra	extra
Wood waste (air-to-air)	no	no	no	yes, optional	no	no

Heat recovery to reduce heat usage	No	No	No	yes, optional	Yes	Yes

Computerized controls	??	??	??	Yes	Yes	Yes
Use internal wood temp probes to shorten HT times	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wireless link to office compute	No	No	No	Yes, with USDA upgrade	Yes	Yes
Can it meet 170F for 75min New USDA HT rules	Not with hot water	Not with hot water	Not with hot water	YES, with USDA upgrade	YES	YES

Investment per cord capacity	~$4200	~4200	~2800	$4950	$3700	$2400

Investment per produces cord based on 4 day drying cycle.	~$4200	~$4200	~2800	$1240	$1850	$1200

We hope you find the above comparison useful and we would encourage you to call our competitors to make sure our information about them is correct. We really believe we produce the only industrial engineered firewood kiln on the market with better controls and technology.

If you have any question, comments, or need information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Firewood kiln comparison Home Kiln theory Heat treat and dry firewood

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