hello everyone new to the woodheat blog here....i have a wood boiler but seems to smoke alot just wondering if there are and nearly smokelss wood boilers on...
http://www.woodboilers.com/ I don't have one of these myself, but I beleive some in the group do. ... __________________________________________________ Do You...
... boiler ... smokelss ... I have been looking into these also and here is my list of possibilities so far. HSTarm http://www.woodboilers.com/ which you...
Greetings, It's been a long time since I've posted here, but I can't seem to find an answer to this in all my lurking. :) What exactly do firebricks do in a...
source hearth.com -Bricks serve two purposes. They do protect the steel sides of the stove from excess temperatures. This was the primary purpose in pre-EPA...
Been splitting some pine lately. The bark falls right off. Once split it seems to be some moisture on the inside. Seems to dry out in a few days though....
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer wants the federal government to set emission standards for outdoor wood boilers, an increasingly...
Thanks malusmac, The original more detailed report in .pdf format can be downloaded from: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2005/aug/August%202005.pdf for those...
Hi Ed, Pine seasons rather quickly if the tree was cut down in the winter. Pine wood when seasoned properly is VERY light for it's size. I personally only...
I don't have and don't want a moisture meter, but from time to time it would be interesting to know, with some accuracy and repeatability, what the moisture...
I read through the report, it seems to be very well written and the facts seem to reflect what we have discussed here on Woodheat.org. It will be very...
Good for them. It's about time, maybe the Feds should do it instead. I too, have several of those smoking BADLY. They give "heating with wood" a bad image. ...
My message should've said >> I have SEEN several of those, smoking badly << My Jotul stove does NOT smoke a bit, once warmed and burning good wood... ha Gary...
Hi Terry, This is my first posting to the list, and I am also quite interested in a central wood boiler. Been thinking about it for about 6 months, as oil...
Stephen, looks as though you have done a lot of good follow-up research, good for you! Personally, I would hesitate getting into wood by starting with a wood...
Terry, Starting with a wood boiler(from nothing) may not be the way to start a wood burning program in your neighboorhood. Yes oil and NG are going to be...
I have moved to a home with a builder's special, brick chimney on the exterior wall, now connected to my not-so-old wood stove, a favorite source of winter...
On August 11, 2005, the New York State government released a report on outdoor wood boilers that reveals them to be inefficient and polluting and their...
Hello Greg, Is the external chimney that the new house came with a converted fireplace that you vent the wood stove from? Or does your stove pipe go up and...
There seems to be many choices from central boiler to heatmoore etc. If anyone out there actually has first hand experience with them I would love to hear...
Here are questions to ask these water stove manfacturers. Why do they need to use stainless steel? If you buy a boiler for household/industial use it is made...
... You could be having trouble getting professionals to do this work because it probably violates code. Strictly speaking, each flue in a large masonry...
... Solid pack metal chimneys are not very well insulated, but they insulate better than conventional masonry or air-cooled chimneys. If a chimney is installed...
Well I have one of these contraptions. Does it work good? Yes..... Mine is the one with sand in the bottom. Is it inefficient? Yes it is Very. Is it...
We currently have an approximately 2000 square foot home (no basement) with natural gas/electric via NIMO. I am trying to ensure that we have heat in the...
If you want to think with the disaster senario, you need to think that you may miss one or two of your fuels. Either electric will go out like the ice storm...
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