Tarm has a twenty year warranty so it ought to atleast last that long. Crude and heating oil are at record highs today maybe, I know they where yesterday and I think crude closed at $55.00/barrell today. My diesel truck is getting expensive! Greenspan said that long term oil won't stay at $55.00 but who knows for sure. According the news we are just about maxed out in refining and production at the moment. Supply isn't going to increase for awhile as new refineries aren't being built and the related production infrastruction takes time to build also. What about a terrorist disruption in Saudi, things might get ugly fast!
Payback may come sooner than you think.
I have seen one Tarm on ebay about 6 months ago, brand new and the fellow in Colorado or Utah I think was going out of business had it up for auction, never did look to see what it went for.
Egon, the Tarm works the same way, wood with oil backup.
We keep talking about the TARM but whatever you do I think wood heat is a good backup, or with oil backup, a good primary heat source. Plumbing and controls would probably be more complicated, BUT FOR $6K, you can or at least I can, work with a little more complexty in controls and plumbing.
Other side of this thing is wood smoke with the TARM, the wood gasification that is burnt with the TARM leaves VERY little smoke coming from the chiney. Less than a cigiarette, if I remember correctly. That adds to the efficiecy of the TARM and may not be a feature that other wood boilers offer. I have read a little about the outdoor boilers and have heard several complaints about the massive amounts of smoke generated. I would guess that a regular indoor wood boiler would be somewhere in the middle in reguards to smoke output. I enjoy the smell of a wood fire, but everyday walking through a smoke cloud might get old, especially if you go to work smelling like a fire.
Depending on your co-workers that might be a good thing [img]/forums/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
It has been a year since your last posting and I was wondering how things are working. I am looking into a tarm boiler also and I am interested in finding out if they are worth the extra expense.
I always hate these questions since it is nearly impossible to answer accurately. One thing with oil furnaces you need to keep a substantial level in the tank at any given time. If you run out of fuel oil this can lead to numerous other problems like clogged injectors, lines, filters, etc. Also you'll want to make sure your supplier uses additives for extremely cold temps to avoid fuel line freeze and gelling. I always kept some sort of alternate heat on hand for any problems arising from Fuel Oil heat. They only happen it seems when its the coldest it could possibly be outside.
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I grew up in a house heated by wood. I have an unlimited supply of wood today and give it away when I can. If fuel oil hits $10/gallon, I'll start to think about heating with wood. I have too many other things to do than cut, split and feed a woodstove.
I don't have a lot of time to read all the post.
I am currently looking into biomass solutions and I am impressed with the income possibilities for old hay/straw and also woodland products along with the reduced heating cost for residential and commercial.
There are new furnaces that meet the new epa standards that will burn wood chips with upto 40% moisture. I know I will be doing more reading on the technology I hope this helps.
We have a wood furnace too and it also heats with propane if we need it to. Right now we have already cut and stacked enough wood for the next 4 years. I think wood heat is the best and it is the most cost effective too if you have a woods you can cut from.
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