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Firewood, Heating and Wood Burning Equipment
Is wood generally accepted as the most efficient means of house/water heating?
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<blockquote data-quote="KiwiBro" data-source="post: 3646629" data-attributes="member: 33374"><p>Indeed. One cannot overlook the reasons why electricity is in nearly every home: convenience, cost, cleanliness, etc.</p><p>Trying to get a modicum of convenience (large log capability so fewer logs need splitting, large storage for fewer refills, etc) all come at a cost. I've also looked into, albeit all too briefly, grid-tied electricity generation from the gasification unit and if it would help reduce the pay-back period and keep the whole system on par with heat pumps on an annualised cost of ownership basis and it's still not quite there on a dollars and cents basis, I'm afraid. but then, with NZ's state owned electricity generators about to be partially privatised, it's difficult to project the costs of domestic electricity over the lifespan of a rock-solid boiler for comparison.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KiwiBro, post: 3646629, member: 33374"] Indeed. One cannot overlook the reasons why electricity is in nearly every home: convenience, cost, cleanliness, etc. Trying to get a modicum of convenience (large log capability so fewer logs need splitting, large storage for fewer refills, etc) all come at a cost. I've also looked into, albeit all too briefly, grid-tied electricity generation from the gasification unit and if it would help reduce the pay-back period and keep the whole system on par with heat pumps on an annualised cost of ownership basis and it's still not quite there on a dollars and cents basis, I'm afraid. but then, with NZ's state owned electricity generators about to be partially privatised, it's difficult to project the costs of domestic electricity over the lifespan of a rock-solid boiler for comparison. [/QUOTE]
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