Empyre Pro Series - Smokeless Wood Gasification Demo

Mark Wilber of ThisWarmHouse fires up a Greenwood Aspen 175 (now sold as Empyre Pro Series 200) for the first time here at our location in Mansfield, PA. Check out how clean burning this unit is with almost no smoke after starting up. For more information visit us at www.ThisWarmHouse.com or call us at 800-333-4729.

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[tjet55]

@ThisWarmHouse Is there a way you can use this 'liquid wood gas' as fuel for your car? Does it have to be distilled or undergo treatment? Or would I have to put a full gasifier unit on my vehicle?

[ThisWarmHouse]

@tjet55 It only stays in a gaseous state while it's above approximately 1200 degrees F, so unfortunately there is no practical way to store for use in another machine. We have heard of people putting gasification units in their vehicles, but it's not something that we do.

[fondness1012]

These units are pigs when it comes to wood required to keep the process going! Burn the wood clean they might but the amount of heat discharged up the chiminey is a literal waste!! These unit are not efficient whatsover and like ALL woodstoves put usefull heat out the chiminey when it can be recycled through a mass heat storage before being vented outside!!

A truly efficient system has stack exit temperatures slightly above room temperatures showing you have used all the heat internally!!

[ThisWarmHouse]

@fondness1012 If you're interested in mass heat storage systems for wood, watch our video on the GARN. It only burns for several hours a day and is surrounded by 1500 gallons of water giving it a THERMAL efficiency rating of 85% in addition to combustion efficiency in the 90's. As far as flu temperatures are concerned, we could set the system up to have a flu temp of room temperature, but it would allow water condensation. Having a flu temp between 200-300f is much better for your system life.

[OVAT131174]

can you take the gases to a internal combustion engine like a electric generator to produce electricity?

[ThisWarmHouse]

@OVAT131174 This furnace is designed strictly for hydronic use (heating water). There have been a number of somewhat successful attempts at creating a wood gas engine, but it's difficult to do efficiently.

[leamyelectricinc1]

very cool.

[avianphlu5397]

@DJNIKKO9c1 the greenwood system was designed as a passive gasification system without the blower, thats why it went out all the time, these active systems dont do that.

[avianphlu5397]

@fondness1012 unfortunately, most hot water base board heating systems were designed around 180 degree F water temperatures. You would have to build the house around the boiler to achieve what you are saying. so this boiler is designed to replace the existing oil burner with 180 supply and 160 degree return.

[DJNIKKO9c1]

I have a 10 year old Empyre II and I love it. I have been told it should last at least 20 years. However, I have a neighbor that bought a gasification Green Wood boiler like yours last t 2 years ago. He HATES IT. He said it was impossible to keep the fire going, it was always going out. In fact, he didn 't even light it up this winter 2010/2011. He drained the system of water, and it just sat there gathering dust. Are these new boilers really that much trouble?

[iwantosavemoney]

well i think is a nice system but i have a question im building a house and would like to now if it is posable to put one of these in the house or in the basement or would it put off to much heat in the summer thanks of all the information i would all so like to now who much power is watts or KW that your system needs to run im looking to build a off grid house and the information would be great to now thanks

thecheapguy