Fuel Store Cleaning

Keep your fuel store clean and give your biomass boiler a boost!

Properly caring of your fuel store is essential to getting the best performance from your biomass boiler.

Fuel store cleaning leads to the smooth and efficient running of your boiler meaning that your biomass boiler is less likely to develop faults or potentially even breakdown.

What’s involved in a fuel store clean?

Our skilled technicians use specialised equipment to remove up to 250kg of accumulated fines and dust from the hopper, the store walls, and the auger tray. This will ensure that your biomass store is in top condition ready for your next delivery. We can even arrange a clean and redelivery on the same day to minimise boiler downtime.

Ongoing service and maintenance

Once your store is clean and refuelled, we recommend to organise a biomass boiler service ahead of the winter heating season. Servicing your biomass boiler will reduce the risk of breakdowns and give you peace of mind when you need it most.

Health and Safety

Entering wood fuel stores can pose health and safety risks. These include exposure to carbon monoxide and excessive wood dust. That’s why it’s best to let the skilled professionals with specialist training carry out your fuel store clean.

At AMP, we put the health and safety of our staff and customers at the heat of everything we do.

Our skilled, confined space trained personnel follow industry and regulatory guidance during fuel store cleans. They take care of every step of the process. They will ventilate the store prior to entry, and they will ensure a safe working environment throughout the store clean.

Carbon Monoxide

Carbon monoxide is a colourless, toxic gas which can build-up in an enclosed wood fuel store and deplete oxygen levels.

Exposure to wood dust

Health risks created by wood dust can be particularly harmful to people with underlying health conditions such as asthma.

FAQs

What happens during a fuel store clean?

Our confined spaces trained technicians will take care of every step of the process. They will ventilate the store prior to entry and ensure a safe working environment throughout the store clean.

Our technicians will use specialised equipment to remove up to 250kg of accumulated fines and dust from the hopper, the walls and store floor and the auger tray. This will leave your biomass store in great shape, ready for your next delivery. You can order a clean and redelivery on the same day to minimise boiler downtime.


Why is it important to clean out my fuel store?

Regular fuel store cleaning significantly reduces the risk of boiler issues and breakdowns caused by the build-up of fines and dust. In turn, this helps to increase boiler uptime and maximise RHI payments.

Wood pellet stores can present health and safety risks such as carbon monoxide poisoning. That’s why you should always put your store clean in the hands of the experts. That’s because only trained personnel will follow the correct safety procedures and have the right equipment for the job.

Once your store is clean and refuelled it is advisable to organise a biomass boiler service ahead of the winter heating season. Servicing your biomass boiler will minimise the risk of breakdowns and provide peace of mind when you need it most.


How often should I clean my biomass fuel store?

After wood pellets are removed from a store, they lose their ENplus accreditation. So it’s always best to let your store run as low as possible before a clean.

ENplus recommends that you clean your fuel store out after every five deliveries or once every two years (whichever comes sooner). Additionally, once your store is clean it is the perfect time to get a redelivery and a biomass boiler service.

Get a quote

Even the highest quality wood fuel contains a small amount of fines and dust. This can lead to a build-up, creating blockages and combustion issues. Get in touch today to find out how a fuel store clean could help keep your system in top condition.