NIBE DOMESTIC BOILERS 23
The background
The Abrahamsson family moved into a 1960s house in Småland,
Sweden, with a main floor area of 125sq.m. plus another 125sq.m
of converted cellar, which includes a family room, lavatory, shower,
laundry room and storage space. The Abrahamssons were looking
for a new environmentally friendly and reasonably priced heating
system which could provide both heat and hot water year round. It
should function at an economical rate, since the winters can be long
and cold in Småland.
Solution
After careful consideration, they chose a domestic boiler, running on
wood pellets, as this provides both good heat and good savings, us-
ing renewable bio-fuel. The wood pellets are made of compressed
waste sawdust, a by-product of the timber industry.
The family teamed their NIBE PELLUX 200 boiler up with a NIBE
PB10 pellet feeder, which refills the boiler automatically. Featuring a
thermostatically controlled system and electrical ignition, the feeder
ignites and extinguishes the flame as required. This means the boiler
only produces energy as and when it’s needed, making this heating
system both economical and convenient.
Results
When the pellet-fired boiler was installed, the family’s yearly heat-
ing and hot water bills went down immediately. Pellets are also a
clean, renewable energy source which do not contribute to the
greenhouse effect. And thanks to the NIBE PB10 it’s no trouble to
keep the boiler going all year round. They refill the pellet feeder
once a week in the coldest months, but only once a month in the
summertime.
