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12 fascinating facts about wood pellet fuel

Posted by Mike Mackmurdie on 3rd February 2010 at 10:52 am

12 fascinating facts about wood pellet fuel

Wood pellets for use with stoves for room heating and for those which give full central heating capability are the subject of my first blog. 1. Wood pellets are manufactured by hot-extruding compressed sawdust which is produced during the working of natural dried wood. The compactness of the mate…

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How to use heating controls to reduce your energy bill

Posted by Tim Pullen on 15th February 2010 at 9:27 am

How to use heating controls to reduce your energy bill

The importance of good controls on the heating system cannot be over-emphasised. There are two main reasons: 1. An analogue room thermostat in the lounge or hall will make the heating system heat the whole house to the same temperature as the air around the thermostat, for the whole time the heat…

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