Not sure how this will play out but at least they are trying to help with cost rather than just saying "get rid of it".
http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?Q=551284&A=4568
http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?Q=551284&A=4568
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Very well said!REGULATIONSLegislated Solutions more often end up being poorly representative of what initially was intended.
Our sleepy little town of Port McNeill, population 2,500. Once the wood burning season arrives, the smoldering Air Tight stove becomes king. Times when there is little or no wind, the town is blanketed with wood smoke from these smoldering stoves - reminiscent of sawmill towns with a Bee Hive burner - burners which have been outlawed in this province.
Our town now has a bylaw that requires all wood burning appliances to be EPA Phase II compliant, but when the biggest phase II stove possible is purchased and the firebox loaded to the hilt and left to smolder for the next day or how ever long it will smolder, the purpose of being phase II compliant does not have the desired effect.
Clean wood burning technology has been around since the early 80s but remains for most and especially for those unschooled in the art of the burning of wood JUST TOO EXPENSIVE!
Great, more "smart" things from Hartford.
Why can't things be simple.
Gross polluter 24/7?
1st offense - warning.
2nd offense - fire dept makes it stop smoldering.
3rd offense - concrete company makes it so you can't fill the firebox again, problem solved.
I inquired about this program. Nothing applies to simply adding a gasification unit. They did tell me about another program through the lung cancer association. I will gather more info and post it today. I believe it's only for residents in Litchfield and Wyndham counties I'm in Fairfield county.
This does not sound like a wood burning issue. Sounds like a zoning issue that has come to light with the addition of the boiler. Is this gasification boiler an indoor model or an OWB?He has it in his barn. which is right on the property line.
This does not sound like a wood burning issue. Sounds like a zoning issue that has come to light with the addition of the boiler. Is this gasification boiler an indoor model or an OWB?
I would argue that the boiler heats both structures especially if the system includes divorced storage.
But if this is an OWB inside it would appear to be skirting the rules. lots of variables there.
Is he burning to storage?It is definitely an indoor boiler. Its a Wood Gun
Is he burning to storage?
not bashing: but not sure this was a wise choice of boiler for his proximity to neighbors(based on concept). If he is not burning to storage he has the same issue you had/have with your install.
A garn in this same barn? Would the complaining neighbor be satisfied? Then apply for money swap out appliance-IMHO silly world we live in.
The municipality will not be solving the issue by allowing the current boiler to be moved to primary residence most likely.
I think the method is the cause here.
JMHO-Bingo! its the method!No storage
but one huge advantage I see with burning to storage is that it allows one to burn at times that would be less objectionable. especially during shoulder or summer use.
Not bashing,BUT: it works currently like an OWB, it is not always the appliance that causes the problem.But to shut him down ONLY because THEY consider it an OWB is the over bearing ruling I'm tired of.
Moving it 50' and putting it in the house won't change a single thing
Not bashing,BUT: it works currently like an OWB, it is not always the appliance that causes the problem.
walks like a duck, sounds like a duck!
Regulations need to be case specific and each situation has its design challenges. So education is most important! HOBBYHEATER has beaten us all! he adopted the principle early with an old boiler!
yes, now! But how many are out there that no one has noticed? I think its an attorneys dream.I'm sure if you put ANY gasifier in the same barn with or with storage CT would classify it as an OWB
yes, now! But how many are out there that no one has noticed? I think its an attorneys dream.
you guys should get together and sell biomass to the municipality that has this rule. I bet the definition will change when they save thousands for themselves and the complaining neighbor!I have a friend who lives up in the NW corner of CT, he has a gasification burner.
not sure this wood have a positive outcome.I think he should replace it with an OIL BURNER, they can smell worst than a wood burner....just to spite his neighbor!
Most rules have a caveat for variance or special exception. This particular case at the end of August is poor timing for a cease operation. I think it creates a financial hardship if you have your wood prepared and your fuel is technically prepaid.Most of these rules are made by the ignorant and uninformed.
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