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I have a Central Boiler wood furnace that is about 17 years old, love it. I heat my house and workshop with no problems at all. About 2 years ago I did switch the system from a direct to the inside boiler to a system that uses a heat exchanger instead. This also has worked great .
My cousin next door has the early Central Boiler gasification stove, it is a huge one because he heats almost 5000 square feet between house, workshop and his pool. He has had some problems with it, if the wood is too wet or not stacked right it will bridge the wood and the fire will go out. This year he had the interior replated when he got a pin hole in the fire box. The guy that did the welding said this was not the only one he has welded, there is a point inside that has a poor design where ash will build up and unless you let the thing go completely out and cool you can't get to clear it.
I have talked to local dealer and Central Boiler has now come out with the new generation of gasification stoves called the Titanium Series that has supposed to address all the problems of the early stoves. It senses wood that is not dry and will keep the fire lit. A nice addition would be a small propane igniter that would come on to restart the fire if the water temp got below a certain temp, it was an option on my stove back when I got mine.
In our small township in Northeast PA there are probably at least 150 outdoor wood stoves being used, some with more issues than others. The biggest complaint is when the owner does not install a tall enough stack to get the steam and smoke out of their neighbors house.

Hope this helps, Mark