Biomass Boilers

Biomass boilers are now being installed in many new homes. They are the most effective way for local councils and architects to meet their renewable energy targets. A new generation biomass boiler supplied by TRECO is easy to install and easy to operate. It is an obvious choice when replacing a gas or oil boiler; TRECO biomass boilers can be connected to virtually any existing heating system.

Instead of burning the rapidly diminishing supply of fossil fuels TRECO boilers burn wood chip, wood pellet or cereals or a combination of fuels. This produces heat for your central heating system and hot water and helps to counter the impacts of climate change.

Can I combine a biomass boiler with a solar panel?

A Solar Hot Water Panel can be fitted to your biomass boiler so that it will automatically cut in when there is not enough solar energy to heat the water

How big is the boiler? Where will it go?

It is likely that your biomass boiler can be fitted in the same position as your current boiler. A biomass boiler that would heat a 2 to 3 bedroom house or a commercial unit up to 3000sq ft would fit into a 5 x 4 x 2.5ft space.

How much fuel will it use?

To work out how much fuel you will use compared to your existing system, go to our boiler generator and fuel comparator.

Does it need a lot of maintenance?

Maintenance for the TATANO and Ecoteck stoves is straightforward due to the high efficiency of the boiler. The boiler produces 1-2% ash - a great fertilizer that can be spread on your garden. You will need to check the ash every couple of weeks.

The Guntamatic range is self cleaning and the ash box only needs emptying every 6 - 8 weeks depending on use.

How is it operated?

TRECO biomass boilers are electronically controlled. During commissioning TRECO will set the control panel to your particular requirements and train you in the operation of your biomass appliance. Operation manuals are supplied with all of our products.

Who installs it?

TRECO have in-house installers and a network of installers nationally. TRECO installers are trained in Austria and Italy, they then pass on this knowledge and experience to the TRECO external network of installers. TRECO can also supply customers with an installation manual for their own installers.

How often do I need to fill it with fuel? How do I know when it's empty?

This depends on a number of factors, for example the model, size of hopper, fuel type, size of property and ambient temperature will all influence the amount of fuel that is burned. You can either fill your integrated hopper occasionally or opt for a TRECO auto-fill fuel system for minimum effort.

Wood Pellet Stoves

Good quality pellet stoves will burn at up to 92% efficiency.

Stoves in the Ecoteck Classic and Design range are free standing, designed to look attractive and operate as a space heater for single or multiple rooms. The Ecoteck Hydro range and the Tatano BK32 are fitted with a heat exchanger and can be used to run a central heating system and/or a hot water system.

The wood pellet stove is usually filled with fuel every couple of days, depending on use, simply by tipping a bag or bucket of wood pellets into the internal hopper through a panel located on the top.

When the wood pellet stove is switched on, pellets are augured from the hopper into a small burning chamber where they are ignited by an electric probe.

A thermostat in the flue senses when the stove is alight and the machine then doses pellets into the chamber in the appropriate quantity to achieve the level of heating required.

In reality, an Ecoteck CENTRAL HEATING WOOD PELLET STOVE is a highly efficient central heating boiler. It can provide all the heating requirements, both for central heating and hot water use with ease; if there is an increase in demand the stove adjusts the amount of pellets fed into the burning chamber.

As with modern fossil fuel boilers the stove also contains both a pressure vessel and a central heating pump.

Wood pellet stoves are sized to heat the room in which they are installed, so they tend to be of a lower output than central heating stoves. Most can be programmed to switch on and off up to two times daily, so a cosy fire could be awaiting your return from work!

Often the stoves have a fan which distributes the heat more evenly around the room, with some models even having the facility to duct warm air to other rooms in the house.

Treco Biomass Boilers

Biomass boilers are relatively simple in principle and use wood pellets or other biomass as fuel instead of fossil fuels, such as heating oil or gas.

TRECO supplies an extensive range of biomass boilers some are designed to burn a single biomass product such as wood pellets or wood chips, some will burn a selection of biomass fuel such as wood chip, cereals and logs. They are very versatile giving you the flexibility to choose your fuel depending on availability and price.

A modern biomass boiler has the same or higher levels of technology when compared with a typical fossil fuel boiler. TRECO boilers are highly efficient; the Biostar Flex, for example, is 96% efficient.

How It Works

Wood pellets or other biomass products are augured into a chamber where an electric probe ignites the material. A microprocessor then monitors the combustion via thermostats in the flue gasses as a result adjustments are made automatically to the fuel supply and the fan speed (the air being blown into the combustion chamber).

Hot flue gasses are then passed through a heat exchanger, so that heat is transferred from the combustion gasses to the water used in the central heating system. The hot water is then circulated around a standard central heating system.

Hot Air Machines

TRECO hot air machines can run on wood pellets, wood chip, cereals and logs.

TRECO offer a range of hot air machines that are perfect for workshops, factories, or large space requirements. They have a wide range of uses such as agriculture, nurseries, greenhouses, and industry.

The machines have an electronic control system which allows the boiler to automatically start then to run to its desired temperature and then sit idle until needed again.

These boilers have a fan that blows air through a heat exchanger and then through vents at the top of the machine. To circulate the air we can supply a ducting system which can run down the side or through the centre of the building to give a more even heat distribution.

They can also be connected to timers, programmers and a thermostat.

Wood Chip Boilers

TRECO supply boilers in both the TATANO and Guntamatic range that will burn wood chip. Please click on the links to find out more.

Wood chip boilers are a brilliant option for those with access to waste wood and are prepared to invest in a wood chipping machine. Wood chip can be even more cost effective than wood pellets and if you are burning your own waste you cannot get a cheaper fuel alternative.

Wood chip can take up to three times the storage space of wood pellets and need to be kept dry. Wood chip boilers are normally very versatile and will take most pelleted biomass and sometimes logs placed directly into the burning chamber.

A wood chip boiler differs from a pellet boiler in the way that the chip is kept flowing into the boiler. Wood chip will not flow as easily as wood pellets therefore an agitator mechanism is needed. The chip is placed into a drum and an agitator arm stirs the chip to keep it free flowing. Without this the chip could solidify in the hopper.

Log Stoves and Boilers

The rise in popularity of domestic wood burning stoves has helped to make the use of wood fuel a fashionable lifestyle option. Now there are log boilers that will heat your whole central heating system.

Log boilers and stoves work differently to the wood pellet and chip models. The logs are placed straight into the stove or hopper as there is no automatic feed system. This means that the stove/boiler heats the room until the logs run out or more are added.

The heat produced from a central heating log boiler can be saved in the form of hot water in a thermal store, and can run the system for up to four days on just one log load.

TRECO also supply multi fuel boilers that can run on wood pellets, chip, cereals and logs.