P4 Pellet Boiler Cascade Control

With the cascade control, up to four P4 pellet boilers can be cascaded together. This gives you the ability to handle heating loads of up to 800,000Btuh. This is great for larger buildings and offers the flexibility of having redundant boiler systems and having multiple boilers to satisfy a larger load instead of one larger […]

Heating the Northeast with Renewable Biomass Conference Follow-Up

Heating the Northeast conference was a huge success. Hundreds of attendees and speakers from across the country, Canada,  and Europe attended the event. There were two days of  presentations on retail, policy, and technology subjects and over 45 vendors related to the biomass industry showed off their wares. A View of the BioHeatUSA booth. The […]

Biomass for your home?

There is a lot of talk and publicity around biomass these days. Much of the discussion centers around ethanol production or utility scale woodchip-fired electrical generation. What, however, do we mean when we are talking about residential biomass? Well, for the most part, we are talking about good old firewood! The second most common biomass […]

Bio-Fiber Business-Biomass Thermal Comes in From the Cold

With advanced technology, alternative energy’s ugly stepchild is getting a mainstream makeover. “I’m surprised at how much of energy policy and media is focused on biomass for cellulosic ethanol and electricity generation,” says biomass thermal expert Scott Nichols. …

Simplified Pipe/Pump Sizing Chart (Copper Tubing)

Copper Pipe & Pump Sizing Pipe Size BTUH Friction Head Feet 100’ (straight pipe) Friction Head Feet 100’ (allowance for fittings and boiler) Gallons per Minute (GPM) at 20 degree Delta T 1/2” 17,000 4.2’ 6’ 1.7 3/4” 39,000 4.2’ 6’ 3.9 1” 71,000 4.2’ 6’ 7.1 1-1/4” 160,000 4.2’ 6’ 16.0 1-1/2” 240,000 4.2’ […]

FHG Story (What Does that FHG Stand For?)

I’m about to fill my oil tank again. This will be the fourth filling in 11 years. The idea of calling the oil company fills me with dread. At the rate I’ve been using fuel, about 1/10th of a gallon per day, that new 200 gallons of oil will only last until about 2014 and […]

Multi-Heat Programming, Start-up, and Cleaning Videos

Below is a step by step video for programming the Multi-Heat Pellet Boiler. Multi-Heat Programming Video Below is a step by step video for starting and cleaning the Multi-Heat boiler. Multi-heat Starting and Cleaning