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[Ridgekid]

Actually in PA you had the OK to buy a non EPA unit until May 31 2011. I know, I just made it under the wire.

Ok, it wasn't that close, I had six weeks. But why push it? lol

[MattyNH]

In Pennsylvania we can burn ANY KIND of household trash we want to: plastics, osb etc...
However you cannot burn wood in an unapproved furnace if purchased after April 2011.

Yeah ... have to meet EPA regs...  One of only 5 states....

Hope you are not in one of the 5 with the wrong burner.

That's why we bought the 3200, only one that met the new regs.

Yeah well i'm  sure that will end soon of burning trash..Couple yrs ago NH passed a law saying can't burn construction wood (osb, plywood, pressure treated, etc).. Not a fan of the EPA lol

[johnybcold]

I am in ma we have EPA regs I had to spend $400 for a engineered plan and everything else under the sun

[w3_30]

Well finally had the township meeting today. No go on the wood burner, not supprised considering the fact that I didn't meet 3 of the regulations.

But the neighbor's that showed up were real a-holes. Guy who lives a way north of me says that he can hardly stand the smell when he walks out side. Guess what buddy west michigan winds never blow north, ok maybe 1 percent of the time.

Now I need to put my wood burner inside, actually 20' to the south of where it is, in my barn. Anyone know anything about getting permits for an outdoor wood boiler inside a barn. Building inspector said if I could get manufacture set back regs and what not. It is an EMPYRE unit anyone know some one there?

[merrellroofing]

That's pretty stupid, even with it in the barn, you are still gonna be blowing smoke out of the stack.  Inspectors and county officials can be a pain in the @$$, they generally don't have first hand knowledge, they just read it in a book.. 
    I have my cb installed in my barn, but I didn't get a permit.  The cb manual had all clearance information in it, even though it says it's not designed to be put inside.

[Scott7m]

Move to ky and run them off with a shotgun lol

[rosewood]

that sucks for you. i would try to comply and get them off your back before it cost you lots of $. if i were you i would get the largest insulated water storage tank and have your owb heat that,large enough to be able to store enough btu's for 24 HRS  then start your burning after dark when no nosey f@#k can see the smoke.

[w3_30]

Found the set back regulations for my wood burner.

Anyone know anything about firewalls. What to use what's better than what, ect. I don't want my burner 4' from the back wall or to rip down my loft. 60" clearance for the top really the sides are 6", o-well. 

neighbors can't say sh1t now

[willieG]

Found the set back regulations for my wood burner.

Anyone know anything about firewalls. What to use what's better than what, ect. I don't want my burner 4' from the back wall or to rip down my loft. 60" clearance for the top really the sides are 6", o-well.

you might look up your local building code but  ithink where i am you can bet by with 2 layers of 5/8 drywall as a fire wall (perhaps with steel studes i am not sure)

[Bull]

Yep 5/8 fire code drywall in my area too

[ijon]

I can tell you that drywall works. My pickup burnt up in my attached garage. It got so hot that it melted the aluminum on the motor. The only damage it did to the drywall was pop the nails. It saved my house from burning to the ground.

[sergeant721]

go to the town and pull the old permit if it passed fill out the new permit with the specse on how deep the water lines are you may have to pull the old electrical permit also. if you change nothing other then the OWF you should be good unless they changed the zoning on them

[rhugg]

I guess it is to late to buy one just like the old one and tell them it was getting reconditioned and it is grandfathered