Vicky Pedia18 Jan 2020 15:42Hello everyone,
Does anyone have experience with pellet heating systems? I am interested in the initial purchase and ongoing operating costs, as well as practical handling experiences.
Thanks in advance.
Does anyone have experience with pellet heating systems? I am interested in the initial purchase and ongoing operating costs, as well as practical handling experiences.
Thanks in advance.
At my mother-in-law’s workplace (municipal building), they removed the pellet boiler after just a few years because the feed screw kept getting clogged.
I wouldn’t choose pellets due to the CO2 balance. The original idea of “using wood waste from the region efficiently” is no longer really valid; the pellets mostly come from elsewhere, from trees cut down specifically for this purpose. I would prefer wood chips or a log wood boiler instead.
I wouldn’t choose pellets due to the CO2 balance. The original idea of “using wood waste from the region efficiently” is no longer really valid; the pellets mostly come from elsewhere, from trees cut down specifically for this purpose. I would prefer wood chips or a log wood boiler instead.
In our newly built kindergarten, for whatever reason, one was installed. From what I have heard so far, there are constant problems and everyone complains because it smells so bad.
My parents also had one (old oil heating replaced). There were quite a few initial difficulties, but I believe they were mostly due to the interaction (or lack of interaction) with the solar thermal system.
My parents also had one (old oil heating replaced). There were quite a few initial difficulties, but I believe they were mostly due to the interaction (or lack of interaction) with the solar thermal system.
I can share practical experience in handling this. I worked with it professionally for several years. Stay away from pellet boilers—they are relatively complex, have many mechanically moving parts that tend to break down, spare parts are quite expensive, and many service technicians are not very familiar with them. I could have installed one in my own house but chose not to...
Vicky Pedia21 Jan 2020 09:26Thank you very much in advance for the responses. The emerging trend is quite clear.
Hello
In the new building from 2001, there is a water-heated pellet stove. Wear repairs have included the glow igniter, combustion chamber, and a control board replacement after a power surge.
In the new building from 2015, another pellet stove was installed, with no repairs needed so far.
In the current construction, a pellet boiler is waiting to be installed.
Of about 30 systems installed at customers’ sites, there have been no serious issues except for two new developments.
I consider the claim that pellets come only from “poor quality” wood to be a myth.
Olli
In the new building from 2001, there is a water-heated pellet stove. Wear repairs have included the glow igniter, combustion chamber, and a control board replacement after a power surge.
In the new building from 2015, another pellet stove was installed, with no repairs needed so far.
In the current construction, a pellet boiler is waiting to be installed.
Of about 30 systems installed at customers’ sites, there have been no serious issues except for two new developments.
I consider the claim that pellets come only from “poor quality” wood to be a myth.
Olli
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