Wood Pellets
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Hi All,
Just looking for a bit of help. I was thinking about installing a wood pellet boiler in my new home later this year and I havn’t come across anybody who has used it or installed it.
Just wondering if there is anyone here who has it installed and what they think of it.
How long would a tonne last??
Do you find it cheaper?
Does it produce same amount of heat as oil?Any other information would be appreciated.
Thanks a mill
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@purple1703 wrote:
How long would a tonne last??
Do you find it cheaper?
Does it produce same amount of heat as oil?I haven’t used one personally but i’ll try give you a little bit of help.
The time a tonne would last would depend on a number of factors, the size of a home, the boiler used, the heating pattern of the home and how well built the home is. A tonne costs less than €160, what heating system do you have at home now, how long would €160 last with that system, a tonne of pellets woud last longer to say the least.
The figures* from SEI for wood pellets are 3.61 cent/kWh, for gas 5.10 cent/kWh and kerosene 10.58 cent/kWh. That would show that it is cheaper to run, in the long term woodpellet prices are most likely to be more stable.
The amount of heat produced is dependant on the size of the boiler. You can’t compare 16kW pellet boiler to a 20kW oil boiler, the oil produces more heat, but a 24kW pellet boiler produces more again.
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Thanks for that info I’m starting a new house from scratch. Its approx 2100sqft. I have oil in the house I’m living in now to say the least 160 wouldnt last long!
I’m more inclined to go down the wood pellet road as oil prices seem to be rising all the time and of course ina few years I’d say a lot of argiculture land will be growing elephant grass so pellets will rise with inflation but I wouldn’t think as much as oil.
What KW boiler would you recommend for that size house?
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A 16kW boiler would heat a house of 2,000 sq.ft. You are slightly over that so it shouldn’t be a big problem, you can always get a more accurate opinion when the time comes.
Well compared to oil, wood pellets would last thre times as long for the same cost.
It costs €4,360, take into account the fact that there is a €4,200 grant available it seams like a good idea. There will be a few extra costs on that, such as installation. -
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The prices I quoted above are the prices from a company after the grants were anounced. Up and runing the system is slightly larger than a gas boiler because of the hopper attached, but it is still smaller than a oil boiler and tank. I’d doubt the prices have increased because they profit remains the same and if some companys did all the other companys would have to exploit that.
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