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… Read More »
Froling has received EPA approvals for PE1 20 and PE1 35 pellet boilers. Results will soon be posted on the EPA Hydronic Heaters List, which can be found here: https://www.epa.gov/residential-wood-heaters/fact-sheet-summary-requirements-wood-fired-hydronic-heaters The PE1 20 has an emission rate of .049 lbs/mmBtu/hr. and an annualized emission rate of .425 grams/hr. Annualized efficiency is 78%. The PE1 35… Read More »
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… Read More »
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.
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.
The historic Ladd Hall in Waterbury, VT has gone through a huge makeover. The building was sitting vacant since August 2011, when Tropical Storm Irene hit and flooded the basement. The original building was bult in the 1890’s with a wing added in the 1950’s to house nurses working at the state hospital. The building… Read More »
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… Read More »
As one of the few companies in the United States that sells both firewood boilers and wood pellet boilers, we at Tarm Biomass face this question almost daily. Here is how we respond: (Please take the survey at the end of the post) Fuel availability and cost are often the first considerations. Firewood availability: If… Read More »
Equipment Boiler: Fröling FHG 20/30 (100,000Btu/hr) wood boiler. Gas back-up boiler. Thermal Storage: Custom-built 600 gallon open atmospheric tank with heat exchangers. Domestic Hot Water: Solar Thermal with 120-gallon Indirect Water Heater. Sold and Installed By: Sun Energy 1599 270th Avenue, Mora, MN 55051 The customer has completed his third heating season and is thrilled… Read More »
