Wood Boilers- Tools of Evolving Man
A Box of Water with Fire Inside Wood boilers control fire. It’s an old story. The ancient people discovered fire. Hairy the caveman rubbed two sticks together and made an ember. Hairy controlled his fire by adding the right size wood at the right time. Modern people didn’t like caves or living outside, so they […]
Cutting Energy Costs in St. Johnsbury, VT
The house is a two-story 4,800 (total) square foot log structure built by its owners several decades ago. The roof is supported by scissor trusses, which create vaulted ceilings and a small attic space above the ceilings. Originally, there were two boilers providing the heat, a Frank’s Wood Boiler and a separate oil boiler, both […]
Brian Millette, Steadfast for 29 1/2 Years, Retires from Tarm Biomass
Brian Millette is retiring! Tomorrow, Wednesday May 9th, will be Brian’s last day at Tarm Biomass. Brian started working for Nichols Hardware in September of 1988. I was still in high school at the time. Brian was originally a floor clerk in the hardware store, which was owned by my Father Jim Nichols and Uncle […]
Featured T4 Installation at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Boilers: Fröling T4 150 (500,000 Btu/r) wood pellet/wood chip boiler. Previously installed Garn WH1500 (177,000 Btu/hr) with a water capacity of 1,420 gallons. Thermal Storage: The Garn’s water capacity is used as the thermal buffer tank. Fuel Storage: 20’ shipping container modified for fuel storage Fuel Delivery: Modified P4 cyclone (day hopper) suction device. Sold […]
Hydronics for High-Efficiency Biomass Boilers Training
Update! The correct date and information for the upcoming NYSERDA boiler training. It seems our email subscription feed hiccuped and sent out an old post from 2015.
Announcing The Fröling Turbomat 500
The first Fröling Turbomat 500 (TM 500) has arrived in the USA! The TM 500 is a 1.7 mm Btu/hr. boiler capable of burning wood chips up to 45% moisture content or wood pellets. The boiler weighs over 18,000 pounds, in large part due to its heavily bricked firebox, which is necessary for wetter wood […]
Modern Wood Heat
Scott Gates Joins the Tarm Biomass Staff
Tarm Biomass is very pleased to announce that Scott Gates has joined our staff. Scott brings with him 2 decades of experience in plumbing and heating. Scott combines the talents of central heating and attention to detail under the umbrella of a sound understanding of wood combustion. Given Scott’s skill set, Tarm Biomass adds new […]
Saturday Open Houses
We will be having two Saturday Open House Events in September and October. Date: September 26th, 2015Time: 8:00 am to NoonPlace: 4 Britton Lane, Lyme, NH 03768 Date: October 17th, 2015Time: 8:00 am to NoonPlace: 4 Britton Lane, Lyme, NH 03768 Mark us on your calendars: Learn how you can take control of your heating […]
Putting Pellets Away Article
Putting Pellets Away article is located here. This article is a nice overview about point of use wood pellet fuel storage and is worth a read for anyone considering switching to heating with wood pellets. Several industry experts we know and trust are quoted in the article and what they have to say about wood […]