Question & Answer

Why is the Turbo Heating System so much more efficient than a good air tight stove?

An air tight stove is called an airtight stove because it regulates the oxygen which controls the burn rate. If you restrict oxygen to a fire it starts to smolder as the fire smolders, unburned gases are going up the chimney which could have been converted into heat energy. This is a waste of energy and it reduces the efficiency of the heat system. Most homes that use air tight stoves bring the stove up to operating temperature as the room starts to warm up the damper is typically turned back restricting the airflow to the stove. This keeps the home from overheating and from expending fuel or firewood needlessly. However, in so doing as the stove is smoldering part of the woods potential heat energy is lost up the chimney in the form of unburned gases. These gases can also cause creosote buildup on the chimney pipe and potentially dangerous chimney fire situations if not cleaned regularly and properly.

The Turbo Heat Unit on the other hand is designed to build hot and fast with no restriction of air flow so that the operating temperature of the stove is maximized, flu gases are minimized, and creosote buildup for the most part is eliminated. It turns the unburned gases into additional heat energy which are transferred into the hot water storage system for use as needed for home heating and hot water. The Turbo Heat System functions at approximately 80 percent efficiency dramatically higher than the 60 percent efficiency for a good airtight stove. The Turbo Heat Unit not only heats the house it can heat the entire house when ducted properly into hot water systems or forced air systems. It can also heat all the fresh hot water in the home as well using any type of fuel. A typical wood burning stove only heats a localized area of the home and does no water heating.