Defro coal boiler
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Has any one bought a Defro Coal boiler. It looks like its made in Poland and the efficiency is up there around 90 its showing on there specs. I'm looking to heat a 1800 sq ft space. I was wondering if they modulate like some of the EFM boilers.
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We need to know more about your heating needs. Have you had a heat loss study done for this place??
Importing a boiler that burns both bituminous and anthracite coal will cost you a quite a bit more.
Importing a boiler that burns both bituminous and anthracite coal will cost you a quite a bit more.
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I brought a boiler from Europe that very similar to Defro, actually I wanted to get Defro, but didn't like their pricing....and they didn't have any advantages over boiler I got.
I am planning to replace all electronics on boiler I got, so, Defro advanced electronic isn't a real advantage.
Remember, that Defro works on 220V and 50hz. Here, in N.A we have 110 and 60hz. So, you will need a step up transformer + smth to reduce freq (something I haven't figured out yet).
Main criteria why I had decided to get a "Defro style" boiler, cuse I love an idea of heating my houses with 2 different options, firewood, and coal.
Firewood is kinda "free" on my farm, coal still costs me more compare to others on this forum.
I live in Ontario, Canada.
You may follow my topic I created, would be happy to answer any questions.
I am planning to replace all electronics on boiler I got, so, Defro advanced electronic isn't a real advantage.
Remember, that Defro works on 220V and 50hz. Here, in N.A we have 110 and 60hz. So, you will need a step up transformer + smth to reduce freq (something I haven't figured out yet).
Main criteria why I had decided to get a "Defro style" boiler, cuse I love an idea of heating my houses with 2 different options, firewood, and coal.
Firewood is kinda "free" on my farm, coal still costs me more compare to others on this forum.
I live in Ontario, Canada.
You may follow my topic I created, would be happy to answer any questions.
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- Coal Size/Type: Nut
- Other Heating: Propane, firewood
There are lot of tech details you need to know, before hooking up that boiler into your existing pipeline. Better to build your own.
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How do you get a boiler by customs? I figured the EPA would be all over that.
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Little road trip to Canada is all.
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I will look more into that option for buying this spring and I’ll get back to every one. The. 60 hertz to 50 hertz a isn’t an issue they have hertz converter on line for a couple hundred dollars for 110 or 220. I do need to get more info for heating my house. I use a wood stove to heat the house and a 30k wall mounted propane heater. The propane heater wil keep the house around 60 at mid range. I could always just buy the lower unit of something like the defro boiler and build the boiler around the unit. Has any one on here build a coal boiler from the ground up?