WoodMaster: Setting the Wood Stove Standard

RED LAKE FALLS, MN--(Marketwired - May 8, 2014) - Northwest Manufacturing, the builder and distributor of WoodMaster wood-burning furnaces, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded an H stamp from ASME, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The H stamp signifies that ASME has carefully reviewed Northwest Manufacturing's wood-fired pressurized boilers and certifies that they are built in strict accordance with ASME's exacting standards for safety and performance. Northwest Manufacturing is the only company in Minnesota that is ASME-certified to build wood-fired pressurized boilers. Almost every single pressurized boiler manufactured in the United States is ASME approved, and now there is a safe wood-fired boiler option built in Minnesota.

"ASME has set the bar for manufacturing boilers and pressure vessels for almost 100 years," says Bruce Gagner, co-founder of Northwest Manufacturing. "We're extremely proud to say that our wood-fired pressurized boilers have been tested and found to meet that standard." WoodMaster's boilers can heat buildings from residential to larger commercial sizes, and all boiler models offer complete combustion for low emissions. Their three-pass boilers increase heating efficiency and provide a British thermal unit (BTU) output as high as 6.8 million Btu/hr with the option of burning wood pellets or chips.

ASME certification opens up the potential savings of using wood-burning boilers to people and businesses that currently use fossil fuels to heat their buildings. Wood can be a much less expensive fuel option compared to typical sources of energy, saving big money for those who replace fossil fuels or electric power. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, residential propane prices have trended upward since 2000, and spiked to nearly $3.50 per gallon during the past winter. "With the price of propane and other fuels on the rise, burning cheap, renewable, locally sourced wood just looks more and more attractive," says Gagner.

And now a reliable, Minnesota-built and ASME-certified option to do exactly that will be widely available.

About ASME
ASME is a not-for-profit membership organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, career enrichment, and skills development across all engineering disciplines, toward a goal of helping the global engineering community develop solutions to benefit lives and livelihoods. Founded in 1880 by a small group of leading industrialists, ASME has grown through the decades to include more than 130,000 members in 158 countries. ASME is the leading international developer of codes and standards associated with the art, science, and practice of mechanical engineering.

About WoodMaster
WoodMaster furnaces are manufactured and distributed by Northwest Manufacturing of Red Lake Falls, Minnesota. Since 1989, WoodMaster has built industry-leading outdoor furnaces, continually finding innovative uses of natural energy and alternative fuel sources. The company is now the first to manufacture bioenergy flex fuel furnaces.

The company's growing network of dealers and contractors helps consumers find the right WoodMaster furnace for their heating requirements. All WoodMaster dealers carry a full line of parts and accessories and provide attentive, expert service at installation and throughout the life of each furnace.

Northwest Manufacturing also provides underfloor heating, water distribution systems and snow and ice melting systems, as well as other HeatLink solutions.