Pellergy

AH3

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:11:31 +0000

A few issues popped up in the first month or two after the system was installed – largely due to operator error – and the installer was extremely quick to respond. With the Pellergy system I am sure that the local installer knows both the boiler and the burner like the back of his hand.

Andy and MiHae H

AH2

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:10:52 +0000

Since we added a bulk hopper and got away from bagged pellets I spend about 20 minutes once a month vacuuming out the boiler and checking everything over, and that’s it. The little woodstove on our main level that we use mostly for evening and weekend fires takes much more time to clean than the Pellergy burner that’s keeping the house (and the water) hot 24×7.

Andy and MiHae H

GF3

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:05:53 +0000

We use Pellergy year round for our heating needs. Having heated with wood as the primary fuel in the past I understand the excessive amount of time it takes to maintain, fuel, and clean a wood system. Pellergy is a very efficient heating system which requires very little time to maintain. Both my wife and I were surprised at how little time we had to spend on maintenance in order to keep the system running. An added bonus is that recently more and more companies are selling different brands of pellets which in turn is keeping the price low.

Gerry Florentine
East Ryegate,Vermont

GF2

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:04:15 +0000

In a very short time we realized how much we were saving in fuel costs. We have saved over $1,200.00 each year and the Pellergy system should pay for itself sometime this winter. In researching other heating systems we figured out it would take approximately seven to ten years in order to break even with our investment.

Gerry Florentine
East Ryegate,Vermont

MD3

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:58:13 +0000

The company I work for has transferred me to Virginia and we now have our house on the market. To my pleasant surprise, we have found that the Pellergy system to be a positive selling point for most of the people looking at our home. It has not been any issue for the home inspections and in fact, has been an interesting talking point. I am looking to buy a new Pellergy system for our new home. It has proven to me that it is a reliable, cost effective heating source that is green and uses a local renewable fuel source. I don’t ever want to go back to oil!

Michael D
Montpelier VT

MD2

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:57:33 +0000

We bought one of the first sPellergy ystems available. I did have a few reservations about buying a new technology for something as important as my home’s primary heating source but was convinced that between Pellergy’s support, and the ease to convert back to oil should something happen, that the risk was low.

Michael D

Montpelier VT

BD3

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:44:10 +0000

My wife feels so good about our new Pellergy wood pellet central heating system that I often find the thermostat bumped up a couple of degrees from our old oil standard.

Bill Drunsic

Manchester Center, Vermont

BD2

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:43:32 +0000

With the automatic features of the the Pellergy bulk system, heating the house is no different than it was with my old oil system except for some minor maintenance. The maintenance has been minimal and easy because I’m using a high quality pellet from Vermont Renewable Fuels.

Bill Drunsic

Manchester Center, Vermont

BD1

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:42:36 +0000

I replaced my 20+ year old oil system with a Pellergy system and 3.5 ton bulk storage bin. I couldn’t be happier with the results. So far I have saved about 40% compared with my prior year’s fuel bill.

Bill Drunsic

Manchester Center, Vermont

Channel 3 News Coverage

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:17:14 +0000

This item aired on WCAX Channel 3, on November 24, 2010.

Montpelier, Vermont – November 24, 2010

New wood pellet system to heat your home

The rising cost of home heating has many people wishing for more options. Now one local engineer has brought a foreign idea home to Vermont — and it all centers on wood pellets.

Andy Boutin bought an older home in Vermont and was looking for a way to heat it with wood. After discovering there wasn’t a compatible system for his steam radiators, he decided to look a little farther for a solution.

“I turned to northern Europe and found that they were using these wood pellet burners for a number of years. Tens of thousands have been installed all over northern Europe so we brought the technology over.”

And a company called Pellergy was born.

“We took it on and manufactured here rather than importing because we wanted to affect local jobs and have a made in the USA product,” said Boutin, Pellergy’s general manager.

The Barre-based company now manufactures a clean burning, wood pellet heating system that is completely automated and controlled through a home’s thermostat.

“Wood stoves and even pellet stoves are point of source heating,” explained Boutin, “They’ll heat one room maybe two rooms at a time. Our systems provide central heat.”

When heat is needed wood pellets are sucked out of the storage bin, shoot up the auger and are dropped into the burner.

“Wood pellets burn incredibly clean. We don’t see smoke and smog issues from wood pellet burning devices,” said Boutin.

The company says this greener alternative to heating with fossil fuels will also save customers 30-40 percent on their annual heating bills. Homeowner Helene Hutt has a rather large model in her basement and says between the environmental and cost saving benefits she was sold.

“It actually was exciting. I felt like I was doing something good.”

Many homes, especially in Vermont, may have older boilers. Despite age, these units can still be converted to the new technology.

“One of the advantages of our system is that it’s more affordable than replacing your entire home heating system. This system can be used to replace just the oil burner,” Boutin said.

With home heating oil reaching nearly $3 per gallon, Hutt says she’s relieved to have ditched the oil for Vermont wood pellets.

The cost of each system varies by size but the company says it usually pays for itself within 5-7 years. And from now until the end of December the system also qualifies for a $1,500 energy tax credit.

Jennifer Reading – WCAX News