Understanding the Facts About Wood Fuel

• environmental issues - full combustion systems have no or very minimal smoke, compared to fireplaces or other wood burning systems that emit a large amount of particles that end up in the air.
• insurance - many insurance companies may be reluctant to provide insurance for a house that uses wood as primary heat source. It is very important to let them know about the technology being used and be sure to present all of the safety precautions taken.
• choosing wood boiler system - there are many products available to rural residence, and several key factors that need to be addressed:
  • efficiency of the system - most of the European technology has high efficiency systems 85 to 95 per cent
  • automation of the system - how much time do you spend to run the system - again, most of the European - systems are fully automated. Throughout the year all that is needed is to load fuel into storage and there is minimal maintenance and monitoring
  • heat load requirement - try to buy system that fits the heat requirements as many systems may be either too large or to small for the heating requirement
  • storage and space requirements for the system must be considered
  • cost and services - beside the cost of the unit, it is very important to know what kind of services and assistance the supplier can provide in case something goes wrong
  • smoke - most of the full combustion systems produce no or very little smoke once the initial start-up period is over, and there is minor smoke even during start-up