“It’s causing such a problem, and if you grandfather (the existing furnaces) in, you’re not taking care of any problems,” Milford City Council member Garrett Grier said.
And he’s heard a lot about those problems. The ban happened after “dozens” of people sought Grier and fellow councilman Steven Johnson out to complain about the smoke and smell from a wood-burning furnace that heats the home of David and Brenda Carron Southeast 2nd Street, in one of the first-ward neighborhoods they represent.
Code enforcement won't answer my calls to get clarification but if this is an outdoor wood boiler like it sounds the newer ones usually burn pretty clean with little smoke. With that high of a chimney they should get crazy draw, but the problem is in the winter with the low pressure systems that smoke/smoke smell is going to hang low, nothing really you can do about that.
ReplyDeleteWhat surprises me the most is they banned all units, now if these people were burning green wood then it is not the OWB's fault it was spewing smoke, that is user error for not using seasoned wood.
Seems more research could have been done before banning all units.
I guess wood stoves and inserts are next on the chopping block.
Glad I don't live in Milford.
Don't get any ideas Salisbury city council!
Who doesn't like the smell of a good fire? Here we go again, government bending over to the busy bodies of society.
ReplyDeleteIf there were a rash of fires or some such thing that would make sense, but the smell of a fire? Really?
They can't easily shut off you fuel supply if you have a wood burner.
ReplyDeleteIt's all about control.