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jhilyer 09-21-2012 07:23:32 74.81.112.46 Report to Moderator	Just reading about wood pellet baskets - basically, a basket that goes in your conventional woodstove to hold pellets for burning. Anyone use them? Comments? I'm working away from home now and my time is limited to cut/split/lug wood for the stove. And I'd like to make it easier for my wife while I'm not there. That may make it worth buying a ton or two of pellets. I know wood is the cheapest fuel, esp. since I have wood to cut and my own splitter, but sometimes other factors must be considered. For example, I also think wood pellets would burn a lot cleaner in my wood stove. And easier on the wife, like I said. Severla videos on youtube showing them in operation, but not a lot of actual info. Is it a scam? The only comment I saw about burn time said a basketfull will burn for approx. 3 hours. Of course, how hard a burn? [Reply]   [No Email]
s.crum 09-21-2012 18:13:49 67.142.181.22 Report to Moderator	Re: OT -Wood Pellet Baskets in reply to jhilyer, 09-21-2012 07:23:32   Dad had a Harmon wood stove for years and really liked it. I got too busy with my job and family that I didn't always have the time to help him and Mom handle their wood. Dad gave me the stove and put in a new Harmon pellet stove, he liked that even more. 3 years ago I put in an England pellet stove and that's been my primary heat source although I have a fuel oil boiler in backup duty if needed. I don't know how well one of those "baskets" would work unless the stove is a forced draft. I know pellets will pretty much just sit there and smoke if they don't have a decent draft. I really like spending $1,000 a year on pellets as opposed to $4,000 a year on fuel oil. Of course I have a trailer to haul 2 pallets at a time and a place to store them and for $3,000 in savings, I have the little bit of time each day to "tend the fire".   [Reply]  [No Email]
Ken Macfarlane 09-21-2012 11:14:32 142.166.168.2 Report to Moderator	Re: OT -Wood Pellet Baskets in reply to jhilyer, 09-21-2012 07:23:32   I bought a pallet of pressed logs last year from a distributer who resold to stores. They where about 1/5 the store price. My wife liked them, they need kindling and light like hardwood. We burned one bundle a day (12 sticks) on average, I think there was 90 bundles on the pallet, so it lasted all season. Burned 1/2 cord of softwood on top of that. I might try bio brick this year, they had them too for the same price per tonne.   [Reply]  [No Email]
dave2 09-21-2012 10:37:52 79.240.159.253 Report to Moderator	Re: OT -Wood Pellet Baskets in reply to jhilyer, 09-21-2012 07:23:32   they work.... but that's about it... Saw them at the local BB store for 60 sumpin bucks.... Too tight to buy it then... Few months later, there was a big pile of them at the store entrance for 10 bucks...... Got one and a 30# bag of pellets. Still have about 20#..... The biobricks that ACG mentioned are a good option... For what you spend on them tho, you could prolly have a load of wood cut shorter (easier to handle) and delivered.... I just bought a half ton of the biobricks (same thing anyway) today tho :roll:   [Reply]  [No Email]
Adirondack case guy 09-21-2012 09:07:43 74.69.160.79 Report to Moderator	Re: OT -Wood Pellet Baskets in reply to jhilyer, 09-21-2012 07:23:32   Look into Bio Bricks. They come palletized in 1 Ton units like pellets. The company I used to work for before retirement sold around 600 tons of them last year, and everyone really liked them. You can also buy them in 3&6 packs. Try them first, as I cant see how loose peppets will last any amount of time loose in a stove. The company is the largest Harman dealer in NY, and the largest regional Bio Fuel dealer also, so these words come from someone with tech experience. Loren   [Reply]  [No Email]
James Williams 09-21-2012 09:03:36 69.251.26.114 Report to Moderator	Re: OT -Wood Pellet Baskets in reply to jhilyer, 09-21-2012 07:23:32   Ive owned 2 of them,both top of the line and couldnt wait to get rid of them,they were dirtier than my wood stove jimmy   [Reply]  [No Email]