Thanks for checkin', JP. Trusting is good but verifying is better.Here it is.. It says essentially that the manufacturer of the unit has to say that the second item in the flue is ok.
http://maine.gov/dps/fmo/documents/WoodburningStoves.pdf
Thanks for checkin', JP. Trusting is good but verifying is better.Here it is.. It says essentially that the manufacturer of the unit has to say that the second item in the flue is ok.
http://maine.gov/dps/fmo/documents/WoodburningStoves.pdf
1000 gallons? Really? Seems like a lot, but I'm a gasifier virgin. That will probably increase my space requirements? I do plan on using it for DHW too, at least in the winter. I told Mikefrommaine that I am looking into radiant floor heating. Probably on demand HW in the summer w/ gas. Does that sound good? Any thoughts?
I hear you, man. I'm all about easy, but my plan includes hunting, fishing, gardening and drinking home brew. Stacking wood may be the only thing I do that keeps me in shape.I'm a fan of more storage.. less frequent burns. A 1k gallon tank would take up 40" wide or so.. before insulation.. so call it 4' wide to be safe. 20' long plus a few inches. You could use the storage ABOVE that tank.. You wouldn't want to schlep wood up on top of that tank, being 4' tall.. but it would be good infrequent use storage space.
Chucking wood down a bulkhead is ok.. but then you gotta stack it again. If you had something that was, roll in, roll out.. you could come up with some cart or pallet based system. I envision something like a garage on one end of the house.. and a wood boiler/storage on the other end of the house. You wouldn't need frequent access for wood.. but you sure want it easy.
JP
JP, glad you like the radiant idea. What type of flooring do you have? I understand ceramic does the best for transfer of heat, but I'm planning on pine boards. Any thoughts? Sounds like you are just getting done w/ new construction?As for DHW.. mine is a zone off my boiler. Indirect tank is heated via wood boiler tanks if tanks are above 135 degrees. Whole house is radiant.. so i can use temps down that low, unlike baseboards. I allow my storage temp a wide swing.. from 195 down to 135 degrees.
I did use wood heat for domestic hot water this summer. I wasn't done insulating yet. I think I could run one fire every 3 to 4 days and it would work out. Better than a gallon of oil a day.. which is what I was running previously.
JP
JP, glad you like the radiant idea. What type of flooring do you have? I understand ceramic does the best for transfer of heat, but I'm planning on pine boards. Any thoughts? Sounds like you are just getting done w/ new construction?
That web site is from 2008,few years behind new laws.Thanks for checkin', JP. Trusting is good but verifying is better.
OK. I will give them a look. Good to know there are options in Maine. I have not looked at the pellet idea as my options for gathering wood on the cheap are good. I'll cut, haul, split and stack my own. Can these boilers burn softwood?? It would not be my first choice and would never burn it in a plain wood stove other than for kindling. Just wondering??I haven't see ReVision Heat mentioned yet, you should give them a call.
http://www.revisionheat.com/
They've been doing this stuff for a long time and are a top notch group.
They carry Tarm & Froling wood boilers and pellet boiler and are also importing they're own Kedel pellet boilers. I don't know if you've looked at pellets but if you are planning on buying wood (if you don't have your a "back 40" to cut your own wood) I would seriously look at them as an option.
Tarm and Froling are also very good boilers. The Froling is sort of a wood buring space ship, the Tarm is not quite as high tech but a bit more refined them some of the other units you will see around. Not to say there aren't other units that are as good, there are you should talk to Henfruit he sells Vigas which seems like a really nice unit.
There's options and there's really good folks to deal with here in Maine!
K
OK. I will give them a look. Good to know there are options in Maine. I have not looked at the pellet idea as my options for gathering wood on the cheap are good. I'll cut, haul, split and stack my own. Can these boilers burn softwood?? It would not be my first choice and would never burn it in a plain wood stove other than for kindling. Just wondering??
JP. How does the radiant in the foundation work? I would assume that once the concrete heats up it retains heat more than other materials? Do you have a slab? basement? I guess once the material heats up, it doesn't matter what the material is as long as you have the capacity to keep it that way and perhaps another reason why you like a lot of storage? I see you have a Vigas -Pros? Cons? You might have mentioned already, but what is your square footage you are heating? Thank you,I have radiant in the concrete foundation.
First floor has staple up under subfloor. Ceramic tile in much of house.. laminate wood in the rest.
Been in the house for almost 5. boiler is a this year addition.
JP
It works great. Really lends itself to wood heat too, as it uses 110 degree water.. So it's mixing down the temps.JP. How does the radiant in the foundation work? I would assume that once the concrete heats up it retains heat more than other materials? Do you have a slab? basement? I guess once the material heats up, it doesn't matter what the material is as long as you have the capacity to keep it that way and perhaps another reason why you like a lot of storage? I see you have a Vigas -Pros? Cons? You might have mentioned already, but what is your square footage you are heating? Thank you,
Gimme
Amen, I would say storage is a must,has alot less time messing with stove,burns better, I had a wood boiler before and no storage,wow,AWAYS messing with it,clean out flue every 3 weeks, now with gasser I clean once a year then it really dont need it, fire it once or twice a day,storage now nice going 3days in shoulder weather without running stove, Learn from guys on here,we have made mistakes so you wont have to,lolI've seen a Vigas running in a trailer, it was cool but not the best "real world" example. That being said the Lambda Vigas would be high on my list now.
Storage not only means less loading but more efficient burning. Think of it this way, storage allow your boiler to burn at full tilt, less idling means less wasted heat, less wasted means less wood burned! That also plays into your question about softwood, the gasifcation eliminates the creosote problems, that is as long as it's happening. Idling means that you're not gassing...
Pretty much I load my boiler twice a day during the winter. When it get warmer then it once a day, once every other day and so on. With out storage you would need to keep a fire going all the time...let just say I like storage.
1000 gallons is more or less the norm. I use a 820 gallon heat bank from American Solartechnics which seems to do the trick. They're made here in Maine, you might want to check them out. Tom, the owner of AST, is also here on the board.
K
I guess it's whatever we're comfortable with. I am kind of strange. I don't do Twitter, I don't do Facebook and I've never had chicken nuggets.
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