We are looking to buy a gasifier. It is very clear that the most efficient way to burn wood is fast and hard, using storage. Given this, and all the mentions of "firing", does every gasifier burn start with a match? Are there no coals left after say 12 hours that will just take the new load of wood of to the races?
I know this depends on all sorts of variables. So let me ask this across the range of variables:
1. Gasifier with no storage, deep winter, reasonable heat load/boiler match. Here I assume idle time will occur and this is likely to extend the burn/coal time...though clearly not the efficient way to burn.
2. Gasifier with storage (say 1000 gallons), deep winter, and again reasonable heat load/boiler output match. This is the one or two "firings" per day. Does everyone start with a match? For example, with a Garn, it does indeed appear that every firing is match lighted....maybe a load or two is burned, maybe 30-50 degrees of storage increase.
I'm used to starting a fire in October and letting it go out in April. Obviously not the efficent way to burn...but starting a fire everyday seems like perhaps it grows old. Granted, with a forced draft, it likely takes right off.
Thanks!
Bruce
I know this depends on all sorts of variables. So let me ask this across the range of variables:
1. Gasifier with no storage, deep winter, reasonable heat load/boiler match. Here I assume idle time will occur and this is likely to extend the burn/coal time...though clearly not the efficient way to burn.
2. Gasifier with storage (say 1000 gallons), deep winter, and again reasonable heat load/boiler output match. This is the one or two "firings" per day. Does everyone start with a match? For example, with a Garn, it does indeed appear that every firing is match lighted....maybe a load or two is burned, maybe 30-50 degrees of storage increase.
I'm used to starting a fire in October and letting it go out in April. Obviously not the efficent way to burn...but starting a fire everyday seems like perhaps it grows old. Granted, with a forced draft, it likely takes right off.
Thanks!
Bruce