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This Old House - German Pellet Heating

Discussion in 'Pellet Stoves, Pellet Fireplaces, Pellet Furnaces' started by schlot, Sep 17, 2016.

  1. schlot

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    Not sure if this has been posted but I thought I'd share just in case it has not been.



    Fast forward to 3:00 for the pellet discussion.
     
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    Very cool , thanks for posting my son just deployed to Germany nice to see some of the country :thumbs:
     
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    Very interesting. Lovin the big storage system and individual radiators. I'll bet that storage is expensive, but still a great idea. Wonder I I will ever get the option to use my solar system to heat water. More likely I would be charging batteries.

    Doggy
     
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    Hello
    I know that since pellet boilers do not start and stop quick like gas or oil boilers that some of them use quite a bit of pellets. Having large storage makes them more efficient but takes more room than I have in my house. Therefore I am going with an ECO Smart system from Home Depot with optional 40 gal storage that I have on my Buderus Inderct boiler's SuperStore.
    EcoSmart 24 kW Self-Modulating 4.6 GPM Electric Tankless Water Heater ECO 24 at The Home Depot - Mobile
    The trick is having enough juice to run the system so while I was juicing up the new workshop I sidestepped in a 125 amp subpanel for the ECO Smart System in my mechanical room, then I can easily add Solar Panels to get the bills way down.
     

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    Built like a German car.... expensive to buy... complex to fix and you had better have a cardiac surgeon on retainer when you get the repair bill.
     
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    very interesting, my buderus oil hot water back up ... I think is German. .. been dead on reliable for 9 years now!
     
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    That's most things that are German.

    If you can think like a German, you can fix it.

    It helps if you are half German. :whistle::yes:
     
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    Yes, Buderus are German. Owned by Bosch now.
     
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