Saturday, July 2, 2022

The Wood Stove Story

 In recent weeks, there's been a lot of chatter in Germany over potential heat issues coming up this winter.....because of the Russian natural gas issue.

I noticed it brought up via Focus....over wood-heating ideas that people are having.  Around 2,000 companies exist in Germany....who sell heating systems.  A lot of interest is going on about wood-heat systems.

Wood 'dealers'?  They are admitting a lot phone calls/interest. It would appear that this is  going bump up in terms of commerce.  I'll bet some of the wood dealers will be working 18 hours a day....to get through commitments. 

There is this odd problem in getting into the trend.  For at least two years....the German environmental authority has been talking about banning wood-heating systems....because of the poor air quality.  There is a fear that you could go and spend 5,000 Euro on a new wood stove and installation....yet be told by summer of 2023, to disconnect it.

My humble view?  If you wanted to buy one....it's probably too late to get a system purchased, delivered and installed for this winter.  But I would bet by August....there's probably some back-order going on with half-a-million wood stoves.  

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