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Wood gasification boiler

  • 11-06-2012 2:32pm
    #1
    tap28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 351 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I am thinking installing a wood gasification boiler in my house.

    My house is a very well insulated 2400sq foot dormer and I have a large shed 15m from the house.

    2 years ago I planted 500 alder 1m tall. Will 500 alder produce enough timber for my house?

    I don't have room to install both the boiler and buffer tank in the house. I am thinking of putting the buffer tank in the house and either getting an external boiler (if possible?) or putting the boiler in the shed.

    Has anyone seen an external boiler like this? http://www.agreeneralternative.co.uk/content/centrallogboilercasestudy

    Thanks

    Tap


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  • #2
    Motavato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭Motavato


    tap28 wrote: »
    Hi,

    I am thinking installing a wood gasification boiler in my house.

    My house is a very well insulated 2400sq foot dormer and I have a large shed 15m from the house.

    2 years ago I planted 500 alder 1m tall. Will 500 alder produce enough timber for my house?

    I don't have room to install both the boiler and buffer tank in the house. I am thinking of putting the buffer tank in the house and either getting an external boiler (if possible?) or putting the boiler in the shed.

    Has anyone seen an external boiler like this? http://www.agreeneralternative.co.uk/content/centrallogboilercasestudy

    Thanks

    Tap
    A kg of wood has approx 3.5kW of heat energy which roughly heats a normal radiator.so if you burn at 10kg to the hour then you heat 10 + rads.Check out this in seai website.
    I have a top down burning 20kw boiler, holds enough for about 20 odd hours. Its on betterheatsolution.com.Dont have a buffer tank installed yet,which would be more efficient use of fuel


  • #3
    TomOnBoard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,122 ✭✭✭TomOnBoard


    tap28 wrote: »
    Hi,

    I am thinking installing a wood gasification boiler in my house.

    My house is a very well insulated 2400sq foot dormer and I have a large shed 15m from the house.

    2 years ago I planted 500 alder 1m tall. Will 500 alder produce enough timber for my house?

    I don't have room to install both the boiler and buffer tank in the house. I am thinking of putting the buffer tank in the house and either getting an external boiler (if possible?) or putting the boiler in the shed.

    Has anyone seen an external boiler like this? http://www.agreeneralternative.co.uk/content/centrallogboilercasestudy

    Thanks

    Tap

    Hi Tap

    Did you ever progress this and source a unit like the one in your link?

    Thanks

    Tom


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