How does a hardy outside wood furnace work?

I am not that pleased with the hardy wood burner. Before we purchased an outside wood-burner we had an indoor. There is less dust and smoke in my house and it is like having a furnace on. The bad part is we have had a hardy for about 5 years and this summer we got a hole in the water tank and have to have someone weld it..... I live in a residential neighborhood and my neighbor complains that there is a lot of smoke and they have held a piton to make us get rid of it. (it didn't go through).. But honestly it does create a new-since. It does save us money, yearly more that I know. We have a Victorian home that resembles a doll house. The stove itself takes a lot of wood to fill it, you only fire it 2 a day and there is a lot of ashes that drop to the bottom and are sort of a pain to get out so overall i would say, if you were out living in the sticks this would be great for you, but for me it sort of sucks..... Plus if i have to get rid of it in a year or two look at all the money I am out.
burning up the neighborhood in Ohio