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Domestic hot water from summer pellet burning

In the interest of full disclosure the author is a Director of Maine Energy Systems. I am often asked what I do about domestic hot water in the summer since my house is heated with a MESys pellet boiler system. The answer is, “I burn some pellets” just as...

Janfire NH burner reconfiguration

In the interest of full disclosure, Dutch Dresser is a principal of Maine Energy Systems in Bethel, Maine. Maine Energy Systems distributes the Janfire NH burner discussed in this post. As those who’ve read my posts will know, I’ve enjoyed my MESys 4000...

Appliance venting regulation

Testimony offered in writing in support of a bill that would require rules relating to the venting of multiple devices into the same chimney to be heard at the legislative committee level rather than allowing the Oil and Solid Fuel Board to establish rules without...

There is a limit…

Last night the weatherman on television was delighted to be able to report that we would see low temperatures like we haven’t seen for years.  In some ways, this was good news to me; I’d get to see how the little pellet boiler would do in our big, old...

A pellet’s a pellet, right? Well, sort of!

In the interest of disclosure, I am a Director of Maine Energy Systems. Burning wood pellets for home heating is a wonderful way to reduce one’s carbon footprint.  Wood pellet fuel is considered by scientists to be a carbon neutral fuel because the carbon...