The main type of Biomass boiler used in domestic systems is the wood-pellet type.
A pellet store or silo houses an amount of pellets which is automatically fed into the boiler when required.
The boiler burns the wood and the heat is transferred to water via a heat-exchanger, and this in turn is fed to a thermal store where it can be used for radiators, underfloor heating, domestic hot water etc.
Green Home Energy Solutions are one of the leading Biomass Boiler installers in Norfolk.
"Biomass" is a the term loosely used for the different types of wood used in wood-burning boilers and stoves. Common types of biomass used as a heating source are wood pellets, wood chip, or logs.
Biomass boilers, are used in place of a regular gas, oil or electric boilers and are used for both heating and hot water.
On start up the auger feeds the wood pellets from the hopper into the burner where it slit by an ignition element.
The burner output modulates to achieve the set temperature by controlling the feed rate of pellets. The fan in the burner propels hot gas generated from the fuel into the boiler’s primary heat exchanger.
The heat energy is then transferred to water from the central heating system, before being circulated around the house to radiators/underfloor.
Pellet boilers can maintain extremely high efficiencies
If you have your own supply of wood which can be cut to half-metre logs, it's possible to install a log boiler.
The fuel chamber accommodates enough logs so that replenishment is only necessary once a day or twice on cold winter days.
If you aren’t lucky enough to have your own wood supply then antidust wood pellets would be an excellent option, delivered by The Wood Pellet Delivery Company, our sister company
Visit: www.pelletdelivery.co.uk
