banning use of owb in ohio

[blizzard]

OWB's

I was up in chataqua county new york this weekend and many people up there have OWB. Lots of Central boilers. I was over at peek n peek and when I was on the lift I could see the smoke plume from one of these units that was probably a mile a way. Big old cloud of smoke. Just thought I'd put down what I saw.

 

[oneoldbanjo]

I don't believe Kentucky will be quick to limit or ban OWB's. We are not densly populated except in a few cities and we propably aren't cold enough that too many people will buy an OWB. We did have automobile emmision inspections for a while in the northern 3 counties - but it was not continued. It was a little odd that the State was inspecting our cars - while bunches of smokey old cars and trucks from the next county south were driving past my office in the morning to get to work in Cincinnati. If automobile inspections and OWB regulations come into Kentucky I bet it will have to be as a result of some Federal mandate.

Woodmaster claims the life expectancy of my OWB is 20 years and I hope to be able to wear it out - I will be 72 by then and maybe I will even get a few more years out of it if I take care of it. I will then have to make a decision about how fit I am to keep cutting and burning wood - it will still have been nice to avoid high energy costs for that long. I am sure by then the technology will have changed significantly and I can only hope to be able to afford another one - but maybe I can't afford to be without another one.

 

[irishcountry]

Sounds like a plan, Kentucky is a beautiful state my grandma is in southern Ky. and their are still people that will wave to you whether you look familar or not on your way up the "holler" she is in gotta love that!! I will have to look up woodmaster sounds familar I will put it on my research list. Are you pretty happy with it?? Have a good weekend

 

[peter nap]

Well here's my take. First it's the stack height, and the smoke, next it's the apprearence(big wood piles of dead rotting wood), then the safty factor(near a heavly wooded area) then on to people with allergies and how it creates reactions for them. Just another ploy by the gov. Giving them back control of How and what natural resources we use. As far as you folks that think the smoke is an inviromental issue. TELL IT TO THE PEOPLE WHO START FOREST FIRES. I'm tellin ya next we'll have to have permits, take classes, get licenced, equipment inspected, wood inspected, and there be only certain types of wood you can burn. My luck not what I have avaliable. And trust me sure as I set here, it will never end. And you will have to pay for everthing I listed just above. More revenue to Who? sure as he** not me. Ya great idea, just remember you said that.:angry2: Sorry guy's but I strongly DISAGREE.

I couldn't agree more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On neighbors with allergies....when I built here, I had no neighbors and liked it that way!
This county was a very rural farming community until they put in the interstate.
Over night it went to a very pricey, suburban area full of soccer moms with allergies.
I have 10 acres surrounded by quarter acre lots populated with complainers. No one says anything when the fertilizer they put on their lawns every other week, runs in my creek. But let me burn a few leaves in fall and listen to the screams.

I am NOT a good neighbor! I didn't ask them to move to the country and if they have severe enough allergies that it is a health problem.....They can go back where they came from or better yet die and quit taking up square footage.

 

[jdboy9]

I would rather them try and put regulations on how to build homes efficiently or how about putting regulations on the automotive market. I have no problem owning a small car to commute with and a truck to do my work with. Why am I still seeing suvs with one person in them? You want to bet a majority of the EPA people drive around gas guzzling vehicles?? Just a hunch

I have an f350 powerstroke modded out pretty good it gets about 12mpg I used to have a ranger 4x4 to drive in the winter well now I have a ford escort that gets about 32mpg. Yeah it sucks but I know I'm saving money and helping with the depletion of our oil resources.

I just think there are other ways to regulate energy loss and pollution then riding everyone with boilers.


OH WAIT! I think I know why there aren't regulations like that with homes and cars....maybe just maybe its because homes and cars all use some sort of petroleum,nuclear,coal, etc energy source that the governments can line their pockets with. I guess I could be completely wrong but I sure feel like that's why things are the way they are.

 

[peter nap]

I would rather them try and put regulations on how to build homes efficiently or how about putting regulations on the automotive market. I have no problem owning a small car to commute with and a truck to do my work with. Why am I still seeing suvs with one person in them? You want to bet a majority of the EPA people drive around gas guzzling vehicles?? Just a hunch

I have an f350 powerstroke modded out pretty good it gets about 12mpg I used to have a ranger 4x4 to drive in the winter well now I have a ford escort that gets about 32mpg. Yeah it sucks but I know I'm saving money and helping with the depletion of our oil resources.

I just think there are other ways to regulate energy loss and pollution then riding everyone with boilers.


OH WAIT! I think I know why there aren't regulations like that with homes and cars....maybe just maybe its because homes and cars all use some sort of petroleum,nuclear,coal, etc energy source that the governments can line their pockets with. I guess I could be completely wrong but I sure feel like that's why things are the way they are.

That's very true. I have a Chevy 2500 Diesel for heavy work, a Ford Focus for the light car and this year I bought a Whizzer.

After a little tinkering, it goes 48 MPH and gets 98 MPG. No tags needed.

My wife had so much fun on mine, I had to buy her one,

 

[jdboy9]

that is awesome

I have a bike too but not that cool!! How much was it?

 

[peter nap]

1,600.00.

Seems kinda pricey until I remember I had a road bike that was 1700.00. Then my knee blew out so no more peddling.

I was reading about a fellow that decided to ride his from Florida to Alaska. He planned to trailer it back but had so much fun, rode it back to Florida.

I figure mine has paid for itself already. The last time I filled my truck, it cost me 107.00. If I'm able to skip 6 fillups, I'm money ahead.

This bike has been around since the 40's and has changed very little. 138cc motor that's as trouble free as any I've seen. Here's a link:
http://www.whizzermotorbike.com/

 

[peter nap]

I want one!

Doesn't surprise me one bit! I have never taken it anywhere that I didn't get a lot of people asking about it and where to buy one. I carry a stack of the dealers cards with me and to date, he has sold 12 of them from people that had cards I gave them.

The funniest one was one day I rode to a flea market where I find good deals on tools. ( I got a Makita sliding miter saw, new in the box for 75.00 once and no....I didn't ask a lot of questions)

Anyway, a fellow on a full dressed Harley walked over. First thing that crossed my mind was I was going to have to whip his behind for making fun of my Whizzer. He said, hey man, where'd you get that thing....I gotta have one!

I have him a card and spent the next 20 minutes telling him how to open the restrictor plate and shave the head and what size to rejet it to.