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Wood pellet boiler

  • 02-08-2016 10:08pm
    #1
    SinMah
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    Our architect doing our technical drawings for our house (part renovation-part new build) has recommended on discussion with a colleague - a wood pellet boiler backed up with a stove with back boiler. He says the outlay will be more expensive, but will allow us to be compliant with part L regs. We were thinking about solar, heat recovery, oil and stove and back boiler. I have read nothing good about wood pellet boilers, what do people think?


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  • #2
    Wearb
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    SinMah wrote: »
    Our architect doing our technical drawings for our house (part renovation-part new build) has recommended on discussion with a colleague - a wood pellet boiler backed up with a stove with back boiler. He says the outlay will be more expensive, but will allow us to be compliant with part L regs. We were thinking about solar, heat recovery, oil and stove and back boiler. I have read nothing good about wood pellet boilers, what do people think?

    It seems that manufacturer and installer including heating pipe work is the important consideration in pellet boilers. I only know of one person who is really happy with it. So if done as above, it seems ok.
    My thoughts are oil or natural gas and meet the L regs in the cheapest way possible afterwards. Modern insulation/air tightness incl mechanical heat recovery means that heating requirements are minimal anyway.
    Just my thoughts. I am not an architect.

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  • #3
    agusta
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    I think you should be talking to the top plumbers in your area too.Air to water is the most popular with builders in my area.it well worth looking at,in my opinion solar doesnt pay.Alot of architects are not experts on heating systems


  • #4
    Dtp1979
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    Grant have an excellent condensing woodpellet boiler. If I was building a house, that's what I'd fit tbh.
    Double check with Grant, but I'm nearly sure fitting their boiler meets the requirements of part L on its own without solar or anything else.


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