[Stoves] Emissions from Residential Wood

[Kevin Chisholm]

Dear Crispin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Crispin Pemberton-Pigott" <crispinpigott at gmail.com>
To: "Stoves" <stoves at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Stoves] Emissions from Residential Wood


> Dear Steve R
>
>>It would be interesting if stoves and furnaces were required to list on a
>>label their energy output after subtracting the average energy used to dry
>>transport and store the fuel it uses.
>
> What a great idea!

I can't see what this accomplishes. I think it merely complicates things. 
Why is it important to the consumer to know how much energy was required to 
dry, transport, and store the fuel?

Why should the information be attached to the stove, when the big variable 
is the fuel? If there was a benefit to the Consumer knowing such 
information, it would make more sense for the Wood Supplier to supply such a 
certificate with each load of fuel.
>
> I like the part about giving a table for energy output based on the 
> moisture
> content of the fuel.

That makes great sense!! That would show the Consumer the benefit resulting 
from using dry wood.

Best wishes,

Kevin
>
> It is quite possible that a stove would be rated at two or three levels of
> moisture and that the listing would give a benchmark (reasonably expected)
> emissions level and specific fuel consumption.
>
> If it were expressed in kg, not dried kg, it would mean something to the
> average user instead of just stove geeks.
>
> Tom, what do you think?  Will the national labs got for that in a 
> standard?
>
> Thanks
> Crispin
>
>
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