Gilles biomass boilers

[dragonfly]

Currently looking at biomass boilers and Gilles woodchip boilers in particular.
I have been told they are very well made and thus reliable. They are Austrian after all!
Does anybody have any experience of them?

 

[EcoBiomass]

@dragonfly They are well made, although quite expensive and quite difficult to get spares etc for them, what sizes are you looking at ? what fuel type ( gilles like very dry chip !! ) and are fussy. happy to look and discuss.

 

[Absolute Solar and Wind.]

Gilles are well made boilers, good reputation and efficient. Shouldn't have too many problems with them.

 

[EcoBiomass]

@Absolute Solar and Wind. How many Gilles have you guys installed ? what size and models?

 

[Absolute Solar and Wind.]

@EcoBiomass We don't deal with Gilles, however we do have a thorough knowledge of most manufacturers and various members of our team have dealt with them in the past.

 

[EcoBiomass]

I have personal experience of them and I back up my statement....

 

[martian]

Had one here, gave a lot of grief when I tried to feed it the wrong grub (ie smashed pallets, not proper woodchip), but once I stopped being mean and got some decent chips it never missed a beat. We've extended our system so have bought a bigger machine, would have bought another gillies, but the bigger one wouldn't fit in the shed.
Did I mention old Gillies (145kW) is for sale? Very cheap, very good value...

 

[Coo man]

Had one here, gave a lot of grief when I tried to feed it the wrong grub (ie smashed pallets, not proper woodchip), but once I stopped being mean and got some decent chips it never missed a beat. We've extended our system so have bought a bigger machine, would have bought another gillies, but the bigger one wouldn't fit in the shed.
Did I mention old Gillies (145kW) is for sale? Very cheap, very good value...

Do u get rhi for second hand install?

 

[Absolute Solar and Wind.]

@Coo man You wouldn't get RHI accreditation for a second hand install unfortunately. Only new and efficient boilers.

 

[martian]

It is jolly efficient...just second hand. Thus all but worthless. This is the downside of generous subsidies that only allow new machines.

 

[Energy Clever]

We would personally recommend ETA - Austrian made and the best on the market. It's all we fit.

http://www.energyclever.com/index.php?solar=Biomass

 

[woodworm]

No wonder you recommend them!

 

[Energy Clever]

We recommend them because they are the best out there, and that is why they are all we fit.

We are not the only installers who do, was just merely getting the word out there about ETA.

ETA boilers are slightly more expensive than other makes but you are paying for the quality - and with such a big investment, quality pays off, rather than going for the cheapest and been let down!

 

[SmeatonWoodEnergy]

ETA the best boiler? The largest they do is a 500kWth, the world class boilers are in the MWth bracket.

We would describe an ETA boiler as a middle of road, solid option. They are not great at dealing with varying fuel qualities and moistures.