who has tried burning woodchip

[predator]

I,ve been trying it when my fires up to speed over some logs and it loves it i just use a shovel full and shut the doors and it works very very well!!! am i missing the reasons why its not used as a fuel at home

[Paul Smith]

There is a German company doing wood chip burners that will take arb arisings!

[shendy]

Have you got anymore info on this? It could be very usefull.

[Paul Smith]

They have dual chambers, one for burning and one for pre burning. Think they also have a vent system for steam? I will try and find the link.

[predator]

I first tried it after cleaning up my waste leftovers etc out the bottom of my trailer dead treewood bits etc and it got me thinking so tried some chip it burns great dry of course

[likeitorlumpit]

I,ve been trying it when my fires up to speed over some logs and it loves it i just use a shovel full and shut the doors and it works very very well!!! am i missing the reasons why its not used as a fuel at home

 

I guess the water content is the issue but we find a bag of woodchips on a fire works well. Bit of a pain though. I think if it's all I had then I would definately burn it

[Stubby]

My mate up the road ,Mark Oden Forestry , recons a bag of saw dust will make his hot water for the evening >

[Goaty]

We did it in our top load indutrial type burner. Get fire hot stick afew logs in half fill with chip. It burned all night. If moist it needs a tube of airflow arranging to heat the burn. either a metal tube through the pile or something.

[skyhuck]

You need to take great care, I know a guy who burned down his house burning sawdust on a log burner.

 

The problem is that if you put too much on and cover the fire completely, it "crusts" over, burning underneath and heating the top, this causes the build up of flammable gas above the "crust", a spark can then come through the crust igniting he gas and causing an explosion.

 

Wood chip boilers are very different to log burners.

[BARNSLEY BOB]

burley stove,

 

Modern Fire Surrounds,Traditional Fire Surrounds,Fire Surrounds UK

 

burn sawdust and chip arisings from underneath the processor,stored in ordinary bulk

 

bags in shed for 6 mths, more logs to sell.