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| energy costs skyrocket in the last few years. | | | | chimney fire. With virtually no exhaust gases, they |
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| yearly heating and hot water bills? | | | | Did you know you can install and integrate wood |
| Modern wood boilers utilize gasification burning | | | | boilers with your existing heating system, so |
| technology to get an amazing 87% energy | | | | when you are not home, your conventional |
| efficiency from traditional wood fuel sources. | | | | furnace conveniently runs? When you return |
| These wood boilers utilize a combustion | | | | home, it's back to the savings! Burn any kind of |
| technology called 'Gasification' to capture, extract | | | | wood you like, including pallets, chip, waste, and |
| and transfer this energy that typical wood | | | | even fresh cut green wood. No waiting years for |
| furnaces simply waste. | | | | your wood piles to cure. |
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| blown downwards through the logs and coals. As | | | | Products, is proud to offer the Econoburn™ line |
| this hot smoke and air mixture is forced into the | | | | of wood gasification boilers. |
| combustion chamber, it is mixed with a second | | | | Established in 1946, Dunkirk Metal Products |
| jet of super-heated air. This results in a torch like | | | | combines over 50 years of metal fabricating |
| combustion of the retained gases, at spectacular | | | | experience, with state of the art manufacturing |
| temperatures exceeding 1800 degrees. | | | | technology, including lasers, turret presses, and |
| The result: almost all the gases are burned, with | | | | automated welding systems, to deliver a superior |
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| efficiencies of almost 90%! | | | | Christopher is an avid proponent of energy and |
| A long burn cycle of up to 8-10 hours, means less | | | | nature conservation worldwide, and supports the |
| hassle, more comfort. | | | | use of sustainable energy heating products. |
| Gasification wood boilers burn cleanly, with little | | | | |