Yes I agree. I do use dry wood in the outdoor furnace. The first couple years before I was educated I burned wet box elder and oak or whatever and it smoked plumes all the time.They are banning the current type of outdoor wood boilers that put out alot of smoke. Now there are some newer types that are like smoke free. They wont be banning the stove you own now just the ones that they are allowing to be sold from now on. There was one page of a separate EPA website that people were making comments about the wood stoves and the smoke and basically wanting wood stoves banned.
We all need to be aware the opposition is growing and try to burn a clean as possible using good seasoned wood.
Ummmm..... you better do a little more research and reading. Although you won't be forced to remove your existing (in use) stove, once it's certification expires you won't be allowed to move it, sell it, or even give it to your daughter. In the definitions section of the proposed EPA regulations, the word "sale" is defined as any transfer of ownership... any transfer. And yes, those proposed EPA regulations do state that appliances currently in use are exempted, keep in mind that once the stove is uninstalled, it is no longer currently in use. If you sell your home you will not be able to (legally) move your stove to the new home, and you will not be able to leave it for the new owner of your old home... it will have to be removed and scrapped. If you buy a new stove, you will not be able to (legally) sell the old one, or give it to your daughter, or even install it in your hunting shack.They wont be banning the stove you own now just the ones that they are allowing to be sold from now on.
I use to drive by Treehugger's almost every weekend, their outfit don't look very big, but they sell a **** ton of wood, mostly because its kiln dried, so they have dry wood year round... they maybe have 100 cord between logs and splits in their processing area at any given time, so it don't look like much, but that gets delivered and new logs get dropped off daily. it aint cheap either...Proly be a study on the environmental impact of burning ebola victims soon..
harrumph..
The story down about Vermont, geez loweez, some wood outfit there, Treehugger farms, claims they sold 5 THOUSAND cord last winter
I know that when I think of Congress, checks and balances and responsible oversight are the first things that come to mind. I'm quite sure that if this issue were set before their competent leadership we'd all be delighted at the result.There are no checks or balances on the EPA, It is free to do or implement whatever regulations it wants to. There is no congressional oversight nor does any reg the EPA comes up with need to be run through congress to become law. And that is the problem with the EPA in a nut shell ( particularly the nuts inside the shell) What is particularly good for Kommiefornia or Washington State is not always the best answer for the rest of the country. Both of these states have unique air quality problems due to their proxcimity to the Rocky mountain range and density of population centers in conjunction with the air flow patterns.
You start at the local and state level...I do not mean to sound ignorant, but how are you supposed to take on the epa.
Do you vote? Tell your neighbors tell your friends, hell run for local office I want my country backI see the problems, just trying to do my part to stop them!
the proposed EPA regulations, the word "sale" is defined as any transfer of ownership... any transfer.
Sale means the transfer of ownership or control
Commercial owner means any person who owns or controls a wood heater in the course of the business of the manufacture, importation, distribution (including shipping and storage), or sale of the wood heater.
No commercial owner is permitted to advertise for sale, offer for sale, or sell an affected [wood burning appliance]
Wood heaters that are affected by this subpart, but that have been owned and operated by a noncommercial owner, are not subject to [the requirement that appliances manufactured after a certain date come with an owner's manual] when offered for resale.
And yes, those proposed EPA regulations do state that appliances currently in use are exempted, keep in mind that once the stove is uninstalled, it is no longer currently in use. If you sell your home you will not be able to (legally) move your stove to the new home, and you will not be able to leave it for the new owner of your old home.
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