"Heat Boosters" Reclaim Wasted Heat

Heat Boosters Reclaim Wasted Heat BUILDINGS Houses You can save up to a third to half on fuel costs with this new Heat-Booster double-wall flue that replaces a section of chimney pipe on wood or pellet-burning stoves It captures heat that would otherwise go out the chimney pipe Chris McKinnon and his partner Talis Forstmanis have backgrounds in incineration technology and evaporation systems They say the Heat-Booster improves the efficiency of old stoves as well as new ones and reduces pollution and creosote Model HB24 is an 8-in diameter 24-in long heavy-duty double wall chimney pipe that works with 6 to 8-in stovepipes It s a type of heat exchanger but is unique because it has a catalytic converter and 24 1-in tubes Flue gases pass through it and a jacket around it blows hot air through fins out into the room resulting in about three times the btu output It sells for $1 300 You can add a coil for heating water for an additional $200 Heat-Booster also sells a less expensive system starting at $225 which doesn t have a catalytic converter but uses the same technique of blowing air across heat exchange tubes Both models include a 1-year warranty Mckinnon and Forstmanis also developed the Heat Mover which makes use of heat generated in an attic It pulls hot air from the attic down into the main living space It s like installing a bathroom exhaust fan but in reverse McKinnon says Instead of pushing air out of the house you re pulling it back in Sensors in the attic and the house and a programmable differential thermostat automatically turns the fan on when it senses the temperature is higher in the attic than the house The $300 unit requires the same amount of energy to run as a 30-watt light bulb It can be turned off at a wall switch and requires 110 V AC installation The system has a 1-year warranty while the fan itself has a 5-year warranty One homeowner said he saved half on his electric bill McKinnon says He adds his company is working on a variety of other energy-saving products including the Ultimate Wood Stove which will be available in 2011 It incorporates properties of the catalytic flue with secondary combustion of exhaust gases This wood stove will be a game changer says McKinnon The Brantford Ont company hopes to expand with a U S distributor in the near future Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Heat-Booster Energy Systems 23 Forsythe Ave Brantford Ont Canada N3R 3L5 ph 800 644-1803; www heat-booster com

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