If you are going to choose to burn wood chips from a supplier, care must be taken to select a supplier who can give you assurance of quality, as required by the HETAS assurance scheme.
The right type and the correct quality of wood fuel are fundamental to the compatible, successful, and long-term functioning of your biomass boiler.
Poor fuel quality and the ensuing problems for wood chip heating systems are common causes of issues that our maintenance team is called out to correct and these could be avoided!
There will undoubtedly be a learning process when switching to biofuel boilers, in this blog, Dyfed Powys Wood Fuels will aim to help you with questions that might come up with regard to the wood fuel used.
There is a growing and diverse quality wood fuel supply in this country and it is crucial to ensure you are using the best quality available for your commercial biomass boiler or smaller domestic biomass boiler.
From the initial felling of the tree to the delivery of the wood fuel to a biomass boiler, can take as long as two years.
The wood needs to dry, (season). This is an essential part of the process as it reduces the moisture content from around 50% at the time of felling to the 20%-30% required for use as quality wood chips, with differing times for soft and hardwood.
At Dyfed Powys Wood Fuels, we consider that quality control is foremost when selecting the wood fuel for chipping to use in a biomass boiler.
Our expert team has over 15 years of experience and will be able to guide and advise you on the best wood for your biomass system.
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Quality assurance of wood fuel is both an inherent part of meeting the standard, it is also ongoing excellence to our business to ensure our clients continue to receive fuel of the right specification for their wood biomass boiler.
There is currently no universal assurance scheme in the UK, but the leading scheme is the joint Woodsure/HETAS Accreditation Scheme, which Dyfed Powys Wood Fuels is proud to be a part of. This scheme also includes sustainability assurance as part of the criteria.
Our chips are standard EN 17225 – 4, ( ISO The International Organization for Standardisation is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committees. Simply explained:
EN17225 – 4
- A1 – Low Ash
- A2 – Higher bark content fuels are supplied by DPWF
- B1 – Whole tree chip/brush content fuels are supplied by DPWF
We consider that quality is not just a guarantee and adherence to a standard; it is also linked with the whole industry collaborating to a common goal to provide confidence to the market and users of wood fuel.
Dyfed Powys Wood Fuels want you to enjoy your biomass boiler and the years of benefit you will gain from saving money, CO₂ and, not forgetting, saving the planet! To ensure this, we want you to buy the best fuel, easily and at the best price, with expert advice and exceptional customer service.
Want to know more? Call our team today, to find out how we can help you with your wood fuel supplies on 01550 777717