Hasn't had a Heating Bill for 40 years.

For anyone wondering, his external panels run glycol through them because glycol will not freeze when the temps drop. The warm glycol runs through the heat exchanger which then warms the water to run under the floor. I know that it's probably obvious to most folks who watch these types of videos but hopefully it helps someone understand that otherwise wouldn't. Pretty awesome setup

More Tom. Not many guys like him left. We need to learn while we still can.

When he said he was pretty sure delta T was the technical term or whatever, I knew he was the type of learner that learned because he had to, and I really can appreciate that.

I’m a plumber and not only do I agree with this, I actually learned a few things

When a man runs 5’ to open a door, you know he means business!!! Excellent system! 💪🔥🙌💯

Excellent system. The fire box has the exterior air vented into the burn chamber so no sucking outdoor air through doors, windows, etc = genius.

Just one problem, learned from one of my customers who did similar. He died, and his poor wife had no idea how to get it all going!!!

Hat's off to this man. One advantage to living in the country is you don't have to run everything through the city for approval then you are free to do what works for you. That's whatvhe did. He knows how it all works and it's gotten him through 40 years without having to pay for heat.

Man I could easily watch a ten hour video of that older guy just because he talks fast and to the point

This is the kinda old person I’m building to be like. You can walk around his garage and learn what he’s done that’s relevant today. This guy is amazing and energetic because he’s used his mind and hands to survive. Also, I love videos like this where people in the comments share their setups too. It adds to the learning and ideas to build my own system. This is a great science space which is greatly appreciated!! Thank you for this interview and posting this video! Thank you for all the informative comments I’ve read and future ones I will come back for and read!

Yeah, I could hang out with Tom for days. He's a forward thinker and something tell's me he's into a bunch of other cool stuff. Thanks for the video.

this guy had no idea what he was doing. yet he figured out as he went along. bravo for not giving up. 👏

Have him on the show more often. We need him teaching. Those men such as him are few and far between. Also, his fitness is on point. He even said keeping his bike trail clear. Brilliant!

Very similar in concept to what I have. I use a wood gasification boiler to heat up a 3000L tank for the radiant floor heating. In addition, I have a heat-pump (air to water) which does the same when there is enough sun. I have about 15kW of solar and a 60kWh (soon 100kWh) LFP battery as well. I'm fully off-grid here in Finland.

Tom’s phenomenal. We need more people like him.

I bought my house 15 years ago and haven’t paid an Euro since then for heating thanks to my wood heater and many sources of wood for free. Lots of work, hauling, cutting, storing, moving wood and so on. But I love it! Cheers from Germany 🔥🪵

So cool. My dad had a heating system in his shop similar to that. He would always sya the same thing about needing to have it burning the day before if you want heat the next day.

Nothing like warm floors in a house or shop. Hands down the best kind of space heat.

So this dude Tom is a product of "I dont have anything to lose." motto. Ingenuity at its finest. Good for you Tom you're awesome!

I'm in California where utility bills are soaring...I have solar and a wood burning stove..I am beating their high prices, but I still need to tweak my consumption..Possibly a few more panels, an electric water heater and a convection burner will help..Currently, Gas is the problem ---along with PG&Es prices..I hear others around me are paying ----$600+ per month..