Feed the pig......

[fuelfarmer]

There is a commercial (PSA) on the radio where they say "feed the pig". I think they want us to feed the piggie bank, and save for a rainy day. Although somewhat unrelated, when it is time to fill the wood chip bin I hear "feed the pig" in my mind.

So here I am feeding the pig..... And hopefully saving a little money.

 

[maple1]

Gives me the willies seeing that skidsteer up on that platform like that with no roll cage on it.

Impressive looking setup though - more pics?

 

[woodsmaster]

Nice setup! oink oink

 

[DexterDay]

Sweet! !! More pics.... Thats an awesome set-up you've got there...

 

[fuelfarmer]

Pictures you say. I like posting pictures.

 

[fuelfarmer]

More photos.

 

[DexterDay]

Nice... Quite the set-up.

How many sq ft are you heating with that? Whats the BTU output on a !! Monster !! like that?

 

[fuelfarmer]

The building is 30,500 sq. ft. The unit is called a 500,000 BTU boiler. Not sure if that is in-put or out-put. The out put I am seeing is 400,000 BTUs plus or minus 10% or so. The measuring equipment I have is not the most accurate, but I hope to tweak a few more BTUs out of the unit over time. 500,000 is on the low side of what I need. There are plenty of profane,( that's propane to most of you) heaters to take up the slack for now.

 

[fuelfarmer]

A moving picture...

 

[Defiant]

Global Warming

 

[woodman6666]

Looks good! Do you produce your own chips or buy them?

 

[DexterDay]

Global Warming

Yeah... I thought I could produce some BTU's.......

Very Nice....!!

 

[BoilerMan]

Wood chip boilers are quite facinating to me..... There are several schools here in Maine that heat with them now. That is a great looking setup you have there!! Is that polyethelene pipe that supplies the building? Buried in the ground?

 

[fuelfarmer]

There is a mix of piping. Black iron on the boiler, rubber hose for a shot distance to 2 in. copper that runs to the storage tank. Piping is above ground. Most is insulated with fiberglass pipe insulation covered with PVC drain pipe. I also am using a little of the foam pipe insulation.

 

[fuelfarmer]

Looks good! Do you produce your own chips or buy them?

Buying chips from a pallet recycling company. Also getting a few free chips from a nephew that is grinding scrap lumber.

 

[Gasifier]

Cool set up you got their fuelfarmer! Nice work.