Biomass (Wood Chip) Boilers

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  • Swipe
    Swipe Posts: 5,085 Forumite
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    I take it you'd need a large store to store the wood chips?
  • tee-bee_2
    tee-bee_2 Posts: 34 Forumite
    Hi all,

    As we do not have access to natural gas, the only alternative for us is either bio-mass or ASHP. We are currently using LPG bottled gas.

    We've been given a ball park figure of GBP10K for bio-mass installation or around GBP 8K++ for ASHP.

    Our property is a double storey 3/4 bedroom and we have a wood burning stove & 3kw Solar PV install.

    We quite like the ideal of going bio-mass.

    Our query is, how many tonnes of wood pellet would one expect to consume annually? The number can vary based on one's need for heating.. but on a ballpark figure? There's just the 2 of us.. but we'll be looking to have a family soon.. so the heating will be on mostly during the winter.

    Thanks
  • Canucklehead
    Canucklehead Posts: 6,254 Forumite
    wuthton wrote: »
    Many thanks for your imput but as we are on mains gas it is looking highly unlikely I'll qualify for the RHI so there is no incentive to use an MCS installer.

    Hi: the Renewable Heat Premium Payment is restricted to those properties not on mains gas but the originally proposed Renewable Heat Incentive was to be made available for conversion to biomass for properties currently on mains gas. The ConDems are dragging their heels on this one as an announcement should have been made 'early in the New Year'. Tbh, the current situation is clear as mud and installers (especially those who had to fork out ££££ to get MCS) are fuming....lets see what Georgie's budget brings.

    Canucklehead
    Ask to see CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering)
  • Canucklehead
    Canucklehead Posts: 6,254 Forumite
    tee-bee wrote: »
    Hi all,

    As we do not have access to natural gas, the only alternative for us is either bio-mass or ASHP. We are currently using LPG bottled gas.

    We've been given a ball park figure of GBP10K for bio-mass installation or around GBP 8K++ for ASHP.

    Our property is a double storey 3/4 bedroom and we have a wood burning stove & 3kw Solar PV install.

    We quite like the ideal of going bio-mass.

    Our query is, how many tonnes of wood pellet would one expect to consume annually? The number can vary based on one's need for heating.. but on a ballpark figure? There's just the 2 of us.. but we'll be looking to have a family soon.. so the heating will be on mostly during the winter.

    Thanks

    Hi: handy biomass wizard here but a HETAS biomass installer would be able to give the correct spec. after conducting a site survey. Which biomass wood pellet boiler has the ballpark figure been based on?

    Canucklehead
    Ask to see CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering)
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