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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Trimmed my hair and beard again last night/ ooooh that smell

« on: January 11, 2014, 06:57:47 AM »

Never stand in front of the door on any boiler with a non regulated, propane fired, rosebud torch and try to ignite the boiler with it, man it,s fast and the smell is like going into a beauty parlor when there are a bunch of women getting perms done all at the same time

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / A disturbing E-Mail from BTEC/ Biomass thermal energy council

« on: January 06, 2014, 06:53:51 AM »

Am I the only person who gets aggravated by govt subsidies like the ones that BTEC gets and they use to create rules that help the pellet industry and hurt the cordwood boiler industry, 2 years ago we took our wood chip boiler to the BTEC seminar in Saratoga Springs, NY, it was a great hit to some of the folks there but some others, namely guys from the pellet manufacturing industry did not appear to like the idea of burning un processed, green wood chips, BTEC is in Portland Maine this year, they will not allow us to attend, WHY NOT? Do you think it would be wise to hook up to my show trailer and park in front of the seminar building ( Chip boiler running ) for all to see until they get thier govt. thugs to come and arrest me. When the rules about OWB's were drafted here in Maine I personnally never missed a legislative hearing or workshop with the DEP, I never heard any input from the oil / propane industry but a guy by the name of Les Otten ( he ran for Governor and lost last term to Paul Lepage ) anyway Les had his cronies there and had the attention of the legislature and DEP. Did I mention he owns the largest pellet retail facility in Maine (MeEnergy, Bethel Me.) I am so tired of powerful people putting the squash on great products by learning how to steal our taxpayer dollars to promote thier agenda, Do I go and cause a stink or simply drop it?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Garbage posts

« on: December 23, 2013, 11:31:01 AM »

What is the purpose of these posts that make no sense in our forum, can we do something about it?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / An Amazing site / sales visit yesterday

« on: November 21, 2013, 06:22:26 AM »

Yesterday I was invited to a local sawmill by the owner, he had seen us at a show this summer and was interested in our chip boiler, after arriving and meeting the 60+ year old man, he told me that he was very impressed with our unit, he wanted me to see his working chip boiler that he has been using for 19 years to heat a portion of his mill. This man built his own chip boiler 19 years ago out of mostly scrap iron and plywood, I was very impressed with the units simplicity, cleanliness and durability, he thinks it might be time to upgrade, this is a man that has plenty of money to do as he wishes but just likes to tinker with stuff and make it work, he also built his own sawmill, edger and most of the equipment on property, my question is why can't we do this today? Answer- Because our Govt agencies aren't getting thier take on the savings and it does not justify thier job so they create laws prohibiting creation of new products that can change the way we live and work. If any state agency ever saw his setup, they would shut him down in a blink of an eye, not EPA or OSHA approved, and we wonder why we can't do buisiness here in THESE UNITED STATES, I would ask each of you to start thinking about reducing the size and power of our Govt. He will be upgrading to our chip boiler in the spring but for upgrading not to appease the powers.

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Hardy / new Hardy channel

« on: November 14, 2013, 07:26:30 PM »

What the heck is this the new hardy channel, it seems the only thing on, come on guys, be proud of your units, lets talk about it

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General Discussion / Portage and Main is in Charlotte NC this week

« on: November 14, 2013, 05:14:56 AM »

There has been some interest in seeing the new stuff from P+M on here,for anybody ,interested in seeing it up close, Brian is in Charlotte this thursday- saturday at the convention center, this is the largest tree care expo in the world, there will be lots of great stuff on display, bring the family, sure wish I had the time to go!

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Here is a information sheet we give out in the North East

« on: November 14, 2013, 04:42:05 AM »

 

A check list for new customers interested in a wood boiler:
A boiler must be EPA Phase 2

http://www.epa.gov/burnwise/owhhlist.html

Maine’s rules and regulations/setback requirements

http://maine.gov/dep/air/woodsmoke/documents/OWBinfoSheetF_Updated7_08b.pdf

Compare Fuel costs

http://www.alternative-heating-info.com/fuel_comparison.html

Wood Boiler Forum

http://outdoorwoodfurnaceinfo.com/forum

Check on licensing when hiring a contractor

http://maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/fuel/master.htm
Just a few more suggestions:
Ask for referrals so you can talk to customers and get their unbiased feedback!
Ask to see a customer’s installation!
Ask if dealer will be able to offer help 24 x 7 when you put a phone call into them! How many years have they been in the industry?
Ask if dealer will help “fire up” your new OWB!
Ask if you dealer has parts for your installation or replacement parts on hand!
Ask about underground pipe and customer referrals about any heat loss!
Ask about upcoming shows and fairs they are attending!
Compare many units and do not stop asking questions!

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