July 28, 2010
Tarm Biomass Dealer Advanced Radiant Design, Wins Two RPA Awards
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June 22, 2010
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… Read More »
May 3, 2010
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… Read More »
April 5, 2010
NH boiler Pressure Vessel Bill in the State Senate
Link to information: https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/54903/
April 2, 2010
Pellet Storage Silo for a Froling P4 Video
March 4, 2010
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… Read More »
February 3, 2010
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. …
January 13, 2010
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’… Read More »
It is Easy to Start a Fire in a Froling FHG Wood Gasification Indoor Wood Boiler
The Froling FHG is not only one of the most technologically advanced boilers, but is also one of the easiest boilers to start. Here is a quick video on how to start a Froling FHG. For more information on the Froling FHG, please click here.
November 5, 2009
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… Read More »