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Wood Furnace vs. Wood Boiler

Most U.S. homes and businesses use either furnaces or boilers to produce heat. Because both serve the same function, people often refer to furnaces and...

Understanding Wood Boiler Efficiency

When it comes to wood boiler efficiency, too many are “high efficiency” boilers. How could practically all wood boilers be considered highly efficient? Is the...

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Fröling CUBE 500S Pellet Storage

[siteorigin_widget class=”Tribe_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Did you know, you could fill the Fröling Cube up with pellets, attached to a PE1 pellet boiler, and heat your whole home...

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Why Try to Burn Water?

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] A cord of freshly cut hardwood from a northern forest (green firewood) contains about 24,000,000 British Thermal Units (Btus) and weighs about 4,500...

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Wood Energy FAQs

Tarm Biomass sells a broad mix of heating boilers that use diverse forms of wood fuel. We decided to make a simple wood fuel guide...

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Modern Wood Heat vs. Cold Climate Heat Pumps: Which Is Better?

Tucked away in basements and utility rooms, boilers and furnaces quietly emit about 75% of household carbon dioxide emissions. Making large reductions in household carbon...

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Tax Credit and Huge Incentives Available for Tarm Biomass Pellet Boilers

As of December 2020, installations of wood-fueled boilers and stoves for home heating with an efficiency of 75% or better qualify for a 26% federal...

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Automatic Wood Pellet Boilers and Fuel Storage

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A May Firewood Story and How to Contend with Carpenter Ants

From the back windows at home we look to the west, down over the leach field, back lawn, and past the vegetable garden, then over...

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Green wood chips or dry wood chips, what is the right choice?

Green wood chips or dry wood chips, what is the best fuel for heating boilers? Generally the answer depends upon scale. Green wood chip boilers...

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A “Climate Emergency” Does not Make Heating with Wood Less Sustainable

Using wood for heating is not only smart carbon policy, but should also become an essential component of pro-forestation land management. Some believe the countdown...

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Over-Heat Dump Zones for Solid Fuel Hot Water Boilers

All Solid fuel hot water boilers must be installed with an ability to shed heat with or without the benefit of electrical power. In the...

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Wood is Nature’s Battery

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Storing renewable energy is one of the great challenges of the current age. Until renewable energy can be stored reliably and in massive...

Modern Wood Boilers – The Benefits of Batch Burning

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] What is a “Modern Wood Boiler”? Modern wood boilers use sensors, such as oxygen sensors like those found in modern automobile engines, to...

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Wood Pellet Boiler – Burning Wood Pellets Makes Life Easier

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Israel River Campground in Jefferson, NH has been burning over 12 cords of wood and 1,400 gallons of oil per season for 10...