HS Tarm Bonus Plus

[NE WOOD BURNER]

Has anyone checked this new boiler out?

100,000 btu use with 300-400 gallon. Maybe a good fit for smaller or well insulated homes.

 

[peakbagger]

Thanks for this posting, my Burnham is getting to the age that its time to keep an eye out for a replacement and that definitely looks like a candidate.

 

[Chris Hoskin]

Exactly, NE Wood Burner, the Bonus Plus is appropriate for smaller/well insulated homes. While the peak output is 100,000 btu/hr just like the Solo Innova 30 or FHG 30, the firebox is smaller so it can be used with smaller thermal storage (typically a single 300 gallon pressurized tank). This makes for a very compact, cost effective package, but, because of the smaller fuel load and thermal storage it is most appropriate for homes with a peak load of under 50kbtu/hr or so.

 

[NE WOOD BURNER]

just out of curiosity: what is the price?

Would be too small for my current needs, but a smaller/energy efficient home could free up lots of time.

 

[peakbagger]

My Burnham is 100,000 btu/hr and I have 550 gallons of unpressurized storage with a fairly tight house so I too would be interested in a rough price. Of course the down side is that I believe Tarm requires a pro to install it so the installed cost is lot higher than the equipment cost.

 

[JayDogg]

Has anyone seen one of these boilers work? I am very interested but hoping it will be capable of handing a 2,600 s.f. new home.

 

[wolfe64]

Exactly, NE Wood Burner, the Bonus Plus is appropriate for smaller/well insulated homes. While the peak output is 100,000 btu/hr just like the Solo Innova 30 or FHG 30, the firebox is smaller so it can be used with smaller thermal storage (typically a single 300 gallon pressurized tank). This makes for a very compact, cost effective package, but, because of the smaller fuel load and thermal storage it is most appropriate for homes with a peak load of under 50kbtu/hr or so.

Sounds like an interesting option for us. Is there a formula for calculating the peak load of a house?

 

[R Mannino]

heat loss calculator

http://www.slantfin.com/homeowners-page/ipadapp.html

 

[Chris Hoskin]

Just a quick clarification: Tarm Biomass requires the purchase of the boiler from your local dealer where a dealer is in place. If we do not have a dealer in your area, we are happy to sell the boiler directly to the homeowner or their heating contractor. Our warranty requires that boilers be installed by a qualified contractor whose primary occupation is the installation and service of heating equipment. That qualified contractor does not have to be the Tarm Biomass dealer. Although installation by an experienced and trained Tarm Biomass dealer is ideal, we recognize that people may have a friend or relative with the right skills, or maybe they have an existing relationship with a heating contractor that they trust and would like to use for the installation of our equipment. This is all fine and we are happy to support the homeowner and the installing contractor in these cases. That being said, we strongly recommend that the Tarm Biomass dealer (if there is one) be involved, at a minimum, in the initial system design and final commissioning of the boiler. In our experience paying for a few hours of this time is money very well spent.

 

[woodsmaster]

Just a quick clarification: Tarm Biomass requires the purchase of the boiler from your local dealer where a dealer is in place. If we do not have a dealer in your area, we are happy to sell the boiler directly to the homeowner or their heating contractor. Our warranty requires that boilers be installed by a qualified contractor whose primary occupation is the installation and service of heating equipment. That qualified contractor does not have to be the Tarm Biomass dealer. Although installation by an experienced and trained Tarm Biomass dealer is ideal, we recognize that people may have a friend or relative with the right skills, or maybe they have an existing relationship with a heating contractor that they trust and would like to use for the installation of our equipment. This is all fine and we are happy to support the homeowner and the installing contractor in these cases. That being said, we strongly recommend that the Tarm Biomass dealer (if there is one) be involved, at a minimum, in the initial system design and final commissioning of the boiler. In our experience paying for a few hours of this time is money very well spent.

I understand your concerns . but with the added coast I wasn't able to afford a Tarm. I installed a biomass with the help of the good people on this forum and it works just fine. It was easily a few grand less than hiring someone to do the install. The system has paid for its self and now it's money in my pocket. Glad I installed it myself, I know how every thing works.