Interesting article
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ctions-for-new-wood-stoves/?intcmp=latestnews
Stay warm.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ctions-for-new-wood-stoves/?intcmp=latestnews
Stay warm.
The emmisions requirements look pretty tight. Do any current stoves match the 2019 standard of 1.3 grams per hour?
The county I live in requires everyone who lives on a parcel that's less than one acre cannot have a wood stove which emits more than 1 gram of particulate matter per hour....
So every house hold that's on less than an acre has to get a stove which emits 1 gram or less of particulate matter per hour.
As of now there are only 4 wood stoves on the market I can choose from. The Lopi Cape Cod which emits 0.45 grams/hr and the three Blaze King 30 series stoves which are rated at 0.97 grams/hr.
I'm going to put either the Lopi Cape Cod or the BK Ashford 30 in this summer but haven't decided on which one yet. Not a big selection to choose from that's for sure.
Good post.those companies which are able to field stoves in this range will have several models available , those who aren't able to , well, they wont be around. simple as that
as it sits , when we fielded the 30-nc , it was at 1.6GPH the lowest emission 3+cf box on the market in non cat, it wouldn't pass as its not below 1.3GPH to be honest most of the pellet stoves out there aren't even close to the 1.3 benchmark.
new woodstoves are being developed as are pellet stoves, gonna be a long hard haul for the industry to meet these changes in that short a time. its doable , but it aint gonna be a piece of cake.
FWIW, I think money would be far better spent in this field getting the old pre epa units out of service. for every one of those that's taken out of use it removes the equivalent of quite a few epa units at the current level's emissions.
imagine how much cleaner the air would be if every stove today was modern versus what we have today with the percentage of older tech stoves still being used
After all, these stoves are going to be used by real people burning so-called "seasoned" wood in the real world, not by technicians burning 10%MC pine 2x4s in a lab. To what degree, if any, does the EPA take this into account?
My stove already does. At 1.1 average and .8 on low fire.The emmisions requirements look pretty tight. Do any current stoves match the 2019 standard of 1.3 grams per hour?
Real world experience has shown that well-designed EPA stoves burn much cleaner in the real world.
EPA says "Consumers will also see a monetary benefit from efficiency improvements in the new wood stoves, which use less wood to heat homes."
So my question is this: will the next few generations of high-efficiency stoves be MORE forgiving, or LESS forgiving, of poorly-seasoned wood or improper flue set-up or poor burning technique?
Now I'm confused. My flue temp drops from 500 to 250, when I engage my cat. So, bypass = pre-EPA = more heat up the flue. Secondary active = cat cruising @ 1000F = less heat up the flue.The other question/thought I forgot to add:
One way that stoves got made less smoky with reduced creosote was to make them burn hotter and let more of that heat go up the flue. Of course, the "lost" heat was part of the surplus generated by the secondary combustion, so even with what was "lost" up the flue there was a net gain in productive heat output for the user.
It seems one way to get stoves to burn even hotter/cleaner is too allow even MORE heat up the flue.
Now I'm confused. My flue temp drops from 500 to 250, when I engage my cat. So, bypass = pre-EPA = more heat up the flue. Secondary active = cat cruising @ 1000F = less heat up the flue.
I really like that idea!1) establish a well-defined standard for the MC range within which firewood can reasonably be called "ready-to-burn";
I really like that idea!
It would raise the price of wood some I bet because they would have to store it for at least one year for most types.
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