Project story · Hog barns · Manitoba
Hog barns on a Manitoba farm
A 13 million BTU wood chip system heats a Manitoba farm’s hog barns. It replaced propane and cut the heating cost about in half.
Location
Manitoba
Heats
Hog barns
System
SCW boiler
13 million BTU/h (3,810 kW)
Fuel
Wood chips
Replaced
Propane
Heating cost
About 50% lower
The job
Hog barns need steady heat, day and night, all winter. This farm heated its barns with propane.
Now one 13 million BTU SCW boiler burns wood chips and heats the barns.
The boiler in place.
Layout drawing: boiler, fuel auger and walking floor.
How it is laid out
Chips are dumped on a walking floor. The floor moves them to an auger that carries fuel up to the boiler.
- A 13 million BTU boiler with our chain grate stoker.
- Firebox, stoker and controls built in our shop in Headingley, Manitoba.
- Controls with remote monitoring.
“Our barns stay warm all winter and our heating bill is about half what we paid for propane.”
Hog farmer, Manitoba
The result
Heating cost is about 50% lower than it was on propane.
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