Chimneys like those above, are almost always higher than the ridge of the roof that they are located on.

The reasons for this include:

• Dispersing the particles that are in the smoke emitted from the fire
• Giving the open fire a good draft for burning

Older buildings, like those above, can also be listed and in a conservation area. Adding a new flue to the roof can often be a planning issue. In conservation areas it can be difficult to place the flue at all without altering the view of the roof line as above.

Adding a steel flue to the view above would not look so good. A good approach is to see whether it is possible to use one of the available chimneys within the building for a wood pellet boiler.

In larger homes the answer can be to move the wood pellet boiler “outside” into an outbuilding or into its own container. The flue can be out of site and away from view or damaging the listed building. If the boiler is far enough away from the main building then the flue can be shorter. The fan in the boiler enables the good burning conditions to take place.

The above compact boiler by Wood Energy Solutions is an effective boiler that can rated at 15 or 25kW.

In smaller homes there is less room available. Boilers do have to go in a space within the home and use an available chimney. Commonly this may mean using a Wood Pellet Boiler chimney within a kitchen area, using a chimney at an end of a house and siting outside, or sometimes siting within a living area.

Living area boilers are characterized by being more compact. The boilers have top loading hoppers and they are similar in size to oil boilers or older style gas boilers.

Boilers such as the LP14 by Extraflame are white goods and look similar to other kitchen or utility room items. Within compact ranges outputs of between 10 and 30 kW are typical.

Other boilers are more decorative and have a front glass view of the pellets burning.

This Suite boiler from MCZ can comes with a ceramic finish.

Extraflame are the largest manufacturer in Italy and produce over 100,000 units per year of pellet stoves and boilers for Europe. Italy is the largest market for pellet stoves and boilers in Europe.

The above Duchessa is a popular model.

The living area boilers with cladding and a view of the flame are rated between 9 and 24kW. This is ample for most homes e.g. 4 bedroom detached.

If you are interested in further details on how a wood pellet boiler may be able to work with your home or building then do contact us using the form on the right hand side.