Woodchip Stove - now this gets interesting...

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Had a 'phone call today for woodchip. Asked cost per m3! Man explains he has new woodchip stove and invites me to come and see it; so I did. Neat little thing, square, say 20" x 20" box on legs. You pour fresh green chip into the little tray at the back where the heat dries it out (via a seperate steam chute); a small internal chute with a lever operated door allows the chip into the combustion area and the rest is pretty simple. 8kW output.

 

Poor farmer is going to be getting less chip from now on; kinda guessed this was going to happen. Get ready! Hold onto your chip!

 

This is not to be confused with a wood-pellet stove that uses those little dry compressed pellets; this is a tree surgeons waste eating machine with good looks and an awesome potential.

Edited March 3, 2011 by TimberCutterDartmoor

[twistedhicap]

did you get the make or model ?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

did you get the make or model ?

 

Should have taken pics sorry; think it might have been a Pello or some name like that...

[Tom D]

So how long will it go between feeds? Automatic?

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[TimberCutterDartmoor]

TBH I think it's early days an this chap was keen to experiment. Think he got the stove in the US; this link is one he wrote down...

 

VTHR Green wood Chip Furnace

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

Useful if it will run with 50% moisture content as on the link. Free woodchips from tree services.

 

There is a German stove which also gives hot water and runs both on logs and woodchips which needs filling once a week.

[Blaisey]

Great post If it does what it says they will sell thousands.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Great post If it does what it says they will sell thousands.

 

And we'll be selling chip instead of giving it away.

 

Based on some folks charging £35 a cube; I've given away over £4000 worth of chip in the last 3 weeks !!!

[Blaisey]

And we'll be selling chip instead of giving it away.

 

Based on some folks charging £35 a cube; I've given away over £4000 worth of chip in the last 3 weeks !!!

 

It 's heart breaking:thumbup1:

[john p]

i want one!!