By Alyssa Hanson
Juda Dairy Queen
MONROE - What are some efficient and eco-friendly ways to heat my house during the cold months Wisconsin brings? This is a common question people might ask themselves when deciding what heater to use in their houses. Fuel oil, natural gas, and liquid propane are among the top forms of heating options. A newer and fast growing option is corn burners.
Corn burners are highly efficient and also environmentally-friendly house-warming systems. The obvious fuel is in the name - corn. By using corn burners, we're also helping out local and state farmers with the demand for shell corn.
The burners have pipes leading from the back into the wall and lead outside. The pipe then goes upwards against the side of the house and through the roof, making it look like a small chimney. When burning, no smoke appears from the pipe outdoors. However, they do not need a chimney top.
Corn burners can also be connected with a stove pipe and vented through a wall. Corn burners do not burn as cleanly as wood burners, thus they need more periodic cleaning; but both are very efficient when it comes to warmth. When it comes to being environmentally-friendly, however, corn burners are the better choice because the source is renewable.
Corn burners are also very cost effective. However, if there is a shortage of corn, wood pellets may also be used to burn as an alternative in the corn burners.
Besides corn burners, there are wood burners. But when it comes to being fuel-conscious, corn burners take less fuel to burn, whereas wood burners require more fuel and the renewal of wood fuel takes a lot longer to replace.
Corn burners are small and convenient for homes, and do not take up a lot of room and the fuel source, corn, is renewed within a growing season. Installation is fairly easy as well.
Why choose corn? The answer is simple. Burning corn for fuel is a lot cheaper than burning natural gas, oil, and propane and it supports the agricultural industry, our farmers.
But, of course, there are some people who would rather have a wood burner. For one, wood burning creates more heat that circulates throughout a home, whereas a corn burner ventilates the heat out into mainly one room and slowly makes its way into parts of surrounding rooms. However, installing a wood burner is more complicated and complex than a corn burner; but worth it for the heat it gives off.
As you can see, corn burners are both efficient and eco-friendly. They're cheap and support our state's farmers. I suggest using a corn burner for the cold winter months ahead.
Juda Dairy Queen
MONROE - What are some efficient and eco-friendly ways to heat my house during the cold months Wisconsin brings? This is a common question people might ask themselves when deciding what heater to use in their houses. Fuel oil, natural gas, and liquid propane are among the top forms of heating options. A newer and fast growing option is corn burners.
Corn burners are highly efficient and also environmentally-friendly house-warming systems. The obvious fuel is in the name - corn. By using corn burners, we're also helping out local and state farmers with the demand for shell corn.
The burners have pipes leading from the back into the wall and lead outside. The pipe then goes upwards against the side of the house and through the roof, making it look like a small chimney. When burning, no smoke appears from the pipe outdoors. However, they do not need a chimney top.
Corn burners can also be connected with a stove pipe and vented through a wall. Corn burners do not burn as cleanly as wood burners, thus they need more periodic cleaning; but both are very efficient when it comes to warmth. When it comes to being environmentally-friendly, however, corn burners are the better choice because the source is renewable.
Corn burners are also very cost effective. However, if there is a shortage of corn, wood pellets may also be used to burn as an alternative in the corn burners.
Besides corn burners, there are wood burners. But when it comes to being fuel-conscious, corn burners take less fuel to burn, whereas wood burners require more fuel and the renewal of wood fuel takes a lot longer to replace.
Corn burners are small and convenient for homes, and do not take up a lot of room and the fuel source, corn, is renewed within a growing season. Installation is fairly easy as well.
Why choose corn? The answer is simple. Burning corn for fuel is a lot cheaper than burning natural gas, oil, and propane and it supports the agricultural industry, our farmers.
But, of course, there are some people who would rather have a wood burner. For one, wood burning creates more heat that circulates throughout a home, whereas a corn burner ventilates the heat out into mainly one room and slowly makes its way into parts of surrounding rooms. However, installing a wood burner is more complicated and complex than a corn burner; but worth it for the heat it gives off.
As you can see, corn burners are both efficient and eco-friendly. They're cheap and support our state's farmers. I suggest using a corn burner for the cold winter months ahead.
