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padraigsmith
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Can anyone give me any information on wood pellet burners? Is it the way to go? Which one to buy? etc. Thanks.
Would be interesting to know why these people switched back to oil.... but I can guess a couple of reasons.....
- they are buying pellets bagged instead of bulk - costs twice as much
- the boiler they have is at the bottom end of the market ie. Gerkos perhaps which I read somewhere has issues with regulating heat & also require regular cleaning & emptying the ash pan every day or so - enough to put anyone off!
- top of the range boilers take care of all that stuff but cost a fortune ie €12-14k.
Have no direct experience myself as I'm using gas - but I did check them out quite a bit in the past.
pellets were stored in a wooden shed and started to get damp and stick in the hopper.
Why do everyone think that wood pellets are eco-friendly? For starters wood pellets need to be dried to 95% dry matter this uses a lot of diesel which is why they are so dear to buy. The drying process is not eco-friendly. They need to be stored very well to stop them getting damp otherwise they won't burn.Eco-Friendly friends of mine had a wood pellet burner installed in their new cottage house - not sure what make but it caused major heartache.. Some trouble with electrics - very bad service from the agent - pellets were stored in a wooden shed and started to get damp and stick in the hopper. In the end they took it out and put in oil!!!
Pity - It was a beautie in the kitchen - nice flame and smell when it was working.
I still think its worth researching with the way oil is going.
Best of luck