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This video shows the Viking Bio Pellet burner from Varmebaronen attached to the Vedolux 50 UB natural draft wood gasification boiler.  In the video I show the pellet head operating and the fire.  I also show how fast and easy it is to convert from pellets to wood.  I then demonstrate cleaning the boiler and finally lighting a fire.  Varmebaronen boiler products make alternative heating simple and economical.

I swapped out my EKO 60 for the Vedolux UB 50 (170K BTU) wood gasification boiler from Varmebaronen.  The Eko 60 worked well but I wanted to run the Vedolux natural draft model thru the paces. We have already established the effectiveness of Varmebaronen’s suction fan models. The coolest thing about the Vedolux 50 (other than the fact it is so easy to start and clean) is that it doesn’t need a draft fan for normal running and gasifying.  That’s right  - Natural Draft!!!  It’s a feat of engineering, but leave it up to the Swedes.

For this model you are supposed to have .096 inches of H20 water column.   It was a bit hard to get draft started at first as it was about the same temp inside as out at 75 deg F. I started a wad of cardboard near boiler tubes then surprisingly though it took off without too much effort.  After a few minutes there was .07 ” of water column and that held steady thru the burn till the wood was burned out.  My guess is that during the winter the draft won’t be an issue because of the temperature difference in my flue and outside. I plan to run it in the summer for domestic water every few days and will hook up a draft inducer for starting or for times when draft is bad. I’m at the bottom side of a hill and draft  isn’t always so good.

The first fire was small just to get the ceramics warmed up.  Still have some connections to be made till the system is all finished. The boiler is directly connected to an insulated vertical 250 gallon tank which had been a propane tank and can thermal siphon. The system is also connected to another 500 gal. tank in the residence. After all connections are made I’ll get more pictures of the install.

This unit will be tested for UL and CSA within a month.

Here’s a video of my first fire about after hour into the burn.  Check it out.

Last week we proudly attended the 2009 Ag Progress Days show in Rock Springs, PA. The event was sponsored by Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.

We had a great time at the show and talked to hundreds of people. Our Varmebaronen boilers caught the attention of crowds of show goers at various times. We had a sign saying “Look through the Peep Hole at the Fire”. That sign certainly produced interest and curiosity in people of all ages.

After checking out our live boiler, many people were impressed with the flames we were producing in our Vedolux 30 wood gasification boiler. However, even more were amazed at the fact that we were burning wood with NO visible smoke.

Ultimately the show was a good time, we had fun talking about our wood gasification boilers and accumulation tanks.

Here is a video clip and some photos from the show:

Varmebaronen Traveling Boiler System

Talking boilers

Tent and Boiler Display

Varmebaronen Boilers

Checking out the boilers

See the Fire