tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511144021300330801.post9028444173502412398..comments2024-03-28T06:18:02.329-07:00Comments on Heated Up!: An Open Letter to the Utah Legislature in Support of Outdoor Wood Boiler RegulationsJohn Ackerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548459677032843743noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511144021300330801.post-4392928331608301042013-03-19T06:35:24.085-07:002013-03-19T06:35:24.085-07:00We just saw that Utah gave outdoor wood boilers in...We just saw that Utah gave outdoor wood boilers in general, and Central Boiler specifically, thumbs up to sell their product in Utah. As residents of Minnesota, the home of Central Boiler, and property owners who live NEXT DOOR to an OWB, we only have one thing to say for sure... the citizens of Utah only have a smoky, unhealthier future ahead. As lifelong Minnesotans, our lives are changed forever by Central Boiler. Their product has drastically reduced our quality of life, our health, and peace of mind. It triggers severe asthma attacks in my wife and gives me bad headaches. Any time there's no wind, the smoke accumulates at ground level, making the outside of our property unusable. We can't ever open our windows-- our house can fill with acrid smoke in moments. And we live 400 feet from the stack! Our neighbor's dog was gassed to death, kenneled 50 feet from the source. (the canary in the coal mine?) A neighbor 200 feet away disconnected his smoke alarms because the OWB keeps setting them off. Our neighbor with the OWB has burned garbage, demolition materials, you name it. With a huge hatch and instant incineration, even a call to 911 and the police can't arrive fast enough to catch the illegal burning. Meanwhile our City gives him the thumbs up to burn burn burn. <br /><br />The "Quick facts about HB 394" flyer uses misdirection to mislead the reader to the emissions levels of OWB's. It only refers to the owner of the OWB and completely disregards the health and safety of those living in close proximity.<br /><br />Good luck, I hope you folks from Utah have good health insurance. You're going to need it!<br />A smoked out family in Minnesotanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511144021300330801.post-71016640423522746192013-03-13T07:50:44.763-07:002013-03-13T07:50:44.763-07:00Thank you to everyone who has signed-on so far!Thank you to everyone who has signed-on so far!Melissa Bollmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01071484061477186746noreply@blogger.com