I'm looking at heating options for our house. My current preference is a wood pellet heater, as it can do radiators in the bedrooms, and a fireplace in the living area. One heating system is cheaper than two.
Any practical advice, experience or reviews? Annual running costs, cleaning, servicing?
I'm looking to import from China an identical unit to one that is sold in Aus. I thing it'll save me 50% on the boiler itself (still need radiators and plumbing). Any general advice? The evidence is that the company has been manufacturing these units for seven years, and the local reseller here has been selling them for five. Down side is that there are no close up photos. The reseller has a model on display in another capital city, but going on a jaunt that far just to see one myself seems extreme, even for an OzB'er.
I thought these looks amazing and simple to use as well.
outrageous….. I looked into this a while ago, and WOW.
So work out the burn rate per hour in KGs. This can be done a few ways, but one way is Hopper capacity in KG, divided by burn time.
Take that number, and times this by 24, and thats your daily usage in KGs
Price the pellets per kg/ton and be sitting down for your yearly cost.
For example, looking at https://www.pftas.com.au//wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Nigbo-H…
The smallest one burns between 1.6 and 2.7kg an hour. Lets go 2kgs/hr.
Is about 4400kgs or 4.4 tons for 3 months usage.
Can't seem to find any bulk pricing on pellets online, but they are $15/bag for 15kgs.
So a good $4k, more if you need heating longer.