Wood Heat Poster Raises Funds for Charity

The best photographs from our “Show Us Your Woodpile” contest are now featured in a poster! The 20 x 24 poster is available for $10.00 plus $3.00 for postage. All sale proceeds are being donated to the Vermont-based non-profit group Silent Heat, which distributes cord wood to families who cannot afford to heat their homes. 

If you would like a poster and at the same time help out a worthy cause please make checks payable to Tarm USA and send to:

Tarm USA
PO Box 285
Lyme, NH 03768
Or call 800-782-9927

The poster can also be purchased through the Alliance for Green Heat. Please make checks payable to Alliance for Green Heat and send to:

John Ackerly
6930 Carrroll Ave, Suite 407
Takoma Park, MD 20912

Tarm Biomass Dealer Advanced Radiant Design, Wins Two RPA Awards

For More information on the Monastery Project, click here.
For More information on the Snow Melt Project, click here.

A Beautiful Panoramic Picture from the Top of Mt Mansfield, VT

Scott Gates from our sales/technical staff, took this picture from the top of Mt Mansfield last weekend.

Click Picture for full size.

BioHeatUSA changes it’s name to Tarm Biomass

Why the name change?

Around September of 2008, after becoming the exclusive North American distributors for two additional brands of quality biomass boilers, TarmUSA decided to change the company name to BioHeatUSA .

Despite the change in name and the additional products available, the company remained the same third-generation, family owned business that has pioneered the sales and service of European residential central heating equipment to North America for over 30 years. The added boiler brands were Scandtec and Froling.

Scandtec, a Danish company, was started in 2007 and founded in part by Hans Martin Sorensen, the grandson of the original founder of the Tarm boiler company. The company brings together an experienced group of individuals with over 160 years of collective industrial experience. Scandtec develops and manufactures central heating systems with a focus on sustainable energy sources.

Froling is an Austrian based, family owned business founded in 1961. For five decades, through continuous research and development, they have established themselves as an innovative leader in the biomass boiler industry.

While we have only been known as BioHeatUSA for a relatively short period of time, we have found that our name too closely resembles that of another American company and will be changing our name again. The new name of our company will be Tarm Biomass. This change is a change in name only and we look forward to continuing to offer our existing and future customers the same quality products, service, and support that we have been providing for over 30 years.

P4 Certificate of Efficiency for the NH Wood Pellet Boiler Rebate Program

Please click here for printable certificate in pdf format.

New Hampshire Wood Pellet Boiler Rebate Program

Great News! The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission have just released information on the Residential Bulk-Fed Wood Pellet Central Boilers and Furnace Rebate Program.  A New Hampshire homeowner could be eligible (pre-approval required) for a rebate payment of 30% of the system and installation cost, or $6,000.00, whichever is less, for investments in residential high-efficiency (85% or greater), bulk-fuel fed indoor wood-pellet central heating boilers and furnaces that become operational, serving designed intent and installer-certified, between April 14, 2010 and February 15, 2012, or when funds run out. whichever comes first. For More information on the Pre-Approval application please click here.

Click here for a link to the Rebate Pre-Approval Application.

Click here for a link to the Rebate Request Form

The Froling P4 pellet boiler qualifies for the rebate program. Please give us a call for more information or visit the P4’s website here.

P4 Pellet Boiler Cascade Control

With the cascade control, up to four P4 pellet boilers can be cascaded together. This gives you the ability to handle heating loads of up to 800,000Btuh. This is great for larger buildings and offers the flexibility of having redundant boiler systems and having multiple boilers to satisfy a larger load instead of one larger boiler to handle both the high and low demands of the heating season.

The control has the following features:

• Cycles boilers automatically by service hours.
• Will cycle automatically to the next boiler if there is a malfunction.
• Boilers monitor storage tank with 4 sensors for accurate and precise operation.
• All sensors and controls are connected to the master boiler which saves time in wiring.
• If master boiler fails, an emergency program is activated to maintain a slave boiler at a constant output until the master boiler is reactivated.

 

DOE will now allow non-US manufactured Pellet Boilers

The U.S. Department of Energy will now allow non-US manufactured commercial fully-automatic wood pellet boiler systems and small district wood pellet and chip boiler furnaces. This means that municipal and state buildings, public universities and community colleges, etc. are now able to use American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA ) funds to purchase our fully automatic Froling P4 pellet boiler.

More information can be found here.

New Pellet Planning Document

Please click on the image above for our new complete planning guide for switching
your home over to a wood pellet boiler.

The document contains:
-Basic information about pellets.
-Feature and Benefits on the P4 Pellet Boiler.
-How to plan-out and design a pellet store room.
-Different types of pellet feed systems.
-Components needed.

Heating the Northeast with Renewable Biomass Conference Follow-Up

Heating the Northeast conference was a huge success. Hundreds of attendees and speakers from across the country, Canada,  and Europe attended the event. There were two days of  presentations on retail, policy, and technology subjects and over 45 vendors related to the biomass industry showed off their wares.

A View of the BioHeatUSA booth. 

The biggest news from the conference was their BOLD VISION for 2025. In a nut shell (or pellet) the five proposing organizations, call for an American Revolution to domestically produce the thermal energy consumed in the six New England states and New York. 

               

Vision Summary                                                   Full Report 

The Vision…

We Propose that 25% of all thermal energy requirements in the Northeast are met with  renewable energy resources by the year 2025.

We call for three quarters of the renewable energy to come from sustainably produced biomass from forest and farm resources transformed into heat with clean and efficient technology. 

Key Findings and Conclusions

• Supply 19 million green tons of sustainable biomass for thermal energy available annually from forest and farm sources.
• Achieve 25% of all thermal energy from renewable resources by 2025.
• Achieve 75% of thermal renewable energy from biomass by 2025.
• Convert 1.38 million households in the seven states to biomass for thermal needs.
• Reduce 1.14 billion gallons of heating oil annually.
• Reinvest $4.5 billion in resulting economic wealth in the Northeast economy.
• Create 140,200 jobs.
• Healthier communities-Improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gasses and build healthier communities.

Please click on the links above for more information.

Biomass Boiler Word Search

Click the link below for a fun word search for you or the kids!

Click here for the WORD SEARCH

BioHeatUSA Accessories

The accessories below are available to purchase. Please give us a call at 1-800-782-9927.

Products from LK Acaso

Termovar Loading Valve

The Termovar loading valve is an automatic thermally operated loading valve for solid-fuel boiler/storage tank installations.

The Termovar ensures a minimum return-water temperature in the heating boiler, which increases the efficiency, prevents tarring and considerably prolongs the life of the solid-fuel boiler.

 

Part # K4440A3  $190.00

 

 

 Termovar Loading Valve Product Sheet

Termovar Loading Valve Installation Sheet

Termovar Loading Unit

The Termovar Loading Unit is a prefabricated, automatic, thermally operated valve unit for solid-fuel boiler storage tank installations.

The Termovar ensures a minimum return-water temperature in the heating boiler, which increases the efficiency, prevents tarring and considerably prolongs the life of the solid-fuel boiler.

 

 

Part #4832S $595.00

 

 

 

Termovar Loading Unit Product Sheet

Termovar Loading Unit Installation Sheet

Termovar Diverting Valve

The Termovar Diverting 3-way valves are designed to change the direction of flow in hydronic heating applications.

The Termovar Diverting Valve is an automatic valve operated by a self-contained thermostatic element. The valve is available with the 72 degree Celsius element.

 

 

Part #K6440AF $190.00

 

 

Termovar Diverting Valve Product Sheet

Termovar Diverting valve Installation Sheet

Automix 10

The Automix 10 is an advanced, compact outdoor reset control for hydronic raditor and radiant floor applications.

The Automix 10 works continuously and proportionally. Through impulses from the sensors the control resets the supply water temperature as the outdoor temperature changes. A Termomx 3-way valve is also needed.

 

 

 

Part # 180813 $425.00

                                                          

 

 

 

Part #180820 $60.00

 

 

 

Automix Product Sheet

Automix Installation Sheet

Termomix Valve Product Sheet

 

Products from Grundfos

Grundfos ALPHA Pump

The Grundfos ALPHA is an energy-optimized, 115 V circulator that will cut power consumption by a minimum of 50%, as compared to other circulators in its class. The unique Grundfos AUTOADAPT function automatically modulates circulator performance to match ever-changing system demand. It continuously fine tunes power consumption and flow rates to meet the dynamic needs of the system. The ALPHA saves both energy and money.

 

 

Part# ALPHA 15-55FRC $345.00

 

 

Grundfos ALPHA Product Sheet

We also stock Grundfos’ common pump sizes in their UPS 3-speed Super Brute and basic UP models. 

Part # UPS15-58FRC $95.00

Part # UPS26-99FC $255.00

Part #UP15-42 $95.00

Part #UP26-64 $225.00

 

Grundfos UP Pump Product Sheet

Samson

We stock the Samson Type 5D damper control for older natural draft boilers.

 

Part #SAMSON $150.00

 

 

 

Samson Type 5D Datasheet

Samson Type 5D Installation Sheet

Loveless Ash Vacuum

We are now selling the Cheetah II Love-Less Ash vac! The perfect companion to any of our boilers to make ash cleaning simple and quick. The Love-Less ash vac is the Cadillac of Ash Vacuums. With its quiet design and powerful motor, this is the vacuum of choice.

 

 

Part #MU305G $235.00

 

 

Moisture Meter

Take the guess work out of knowing if you wood is dry. Wood in the 15-25% moisture range is optimal for burning. The mini-LIGNO E/D moisture meter has a bright, easy-to-read, digital display and a wide moisture range.

 

   Part #LIGMM $125.00

Pleasant Street Apartments in Enosburg Falls, VT is Nearing Completion

The renovation of the Pleasant Street apartments should be completed by the fall. Pleasant Street apartments provide 24 apartments which 20 are available to families making 50 to 60 percent of the median income. The apartments have gone through a total overhaul which includes new insulation, siding, and heating systems. They have gone green by installing three Froling P4 Pellet boilers, and solar hot water panels.

 

Picture Showing Pellet Silo and One of three boiler rooms.

Froling P4 20/25 boiler.

Bottom of silo.

Second boiler/utility room nearing completion.