Biomass
Boilers
Biomass Heating & Hot Water
A biomass boiler burns wood pellets, wood chips or logs to heat water for radiators, underfloor heating and hot water. It can be a practical choice for a larger home, farm, business or group of buildings, particularly where there is space for a plant room and fuel store.
How Does It Work?
Wood chips are held in the round steel store. A rotating sweep at the bottom moves them towards an auger, which feeds the boiler automatically. The boiler burns the chips to heat water, while the flue carries combustion gases above the roof. Heated water is stored in the large buffer tank, then circulated to the radiators and underfloor heating. The smaller cylinder supplies hot water for taps and showers.
Design & Installation
The right system depends on the building’s heat demand, the fuel you can obtain, access for deliveries and how much day-to-day attention you want to give it. Thermatech designs and installs domestic and commercial biomass systems across Cumbria, including larger wood-chip installations.
Chips, Pellets or Logs?
Wood pellets are compact and can be fed into a boiler automatically. They still need dry storage and regular deliveries.
Wood chips can suit larger heat demands and local heating networks. They need more storage space and a suitable way to deliver fuel to the boiler.
Logs may suit a property with a reliable wood supply, but a log boiler needs manual loading and more involvement from the owner.
We assess the building and the available space before recommending a boiler, fuel store, flue and heating arrangement.
