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[onmysecond]

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i got pellets for my stove, may have overloaded lol, gotta do it again tomorrow. one ton at a time

[WhiteNite]

WOW....better go easy on it

[MikeD1]

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i got pellets for my stove, may have overloaded lol, gotta do it again tomorrow. one ton at a time

These like rabbit or deer pellets ???? :p :D
Truck sure looks overloaded, prob. not too kind on the suspension.

[knox_titan]

looks like you could have gotten a lot more in there.........lol

[Bodean]

Okay so what the heck are stove pellets? Care to let a heat struck southerner in on this??

[onmysecond]

Okay so what the heck are stove pellets? Care to let a heat struck southerner in on this??

its like a woodstove but burns these little wood pellets made of leftover sawdust. the stove has a hopper that holds a bunch and an auger that auto feeds them into the fire. the thermostat controls the speed of the auger. we just bought the stove and hope to save a lot of money this winter. i grew up with firewood and swore i'd never heat with it myself, you handle it 3-4 times before you put it in the fire. i think its a relatively new thing plus its made from the waste product of a sawmill. (i give enough money to opec with my titan anyway lol)

[onmysecond]

These like rabbit or deer pellets ???? :p :D
Truck sure looks overloaded, prob. not too kind on the suspension.

they look like rabbit pellets, how bad can that screw up my suspension? it was only twice 30 miles each way

[knox_titan]

its like a woodstove but burns these little wood pellets made of leftover sawdust. the stove has a hopper that holds a bunch and an auger that auto feeds them into the fire. the thermostat controls the speed of the auger. we just bought the stove and hope to save a lot of money this winter. i grew up with firewood and swore i'd never heat with it myself, you handle it 3-4 times before you put it in the fire. i think its a relatively new thing plus its made from the waste product of a sawmill. (i give enough money to opec with my titan anyway lol)

I have never heard of anything like this in my life, but it sounds pretty dang cool.... or maybe hot......... nevermind.

got any pics of this thing?

[onmysecond]

here's a link to their website, i got the 1500 sq ft one
http://www.englandsstoveworks.com/sh_pellet_stoves.html

I have never heard of anything like this in my life, but it sounds pretty dang cool.... or maybe hot......... nevermind.

got any pics of this thing?

[onmysecond]

its the new popular thing up here, the pellets are in high demand. everyone else i know who has one loves it. in a brand new modular, we were paying allmost $1200 a mo in heat. so this is well worth the investment for us. after we get it installed and use it this winter ill let you know my opinion of it.


I have never heard of anything like this in my life, but it sounds pretty dang cool.... or maybe hot......... nevermind.

got any pics of this thing?

[knox_titan]

thats crazy!

[onmysecond]

i guess im used to us northerners because it blows my mind you haven't heard of it before. did you check out the site?

[knox_titan]

yes I did......... that is crazy. we had a wood burning stove when I was growing up. that was when we actually had winters around here, but it was the one you had to actually keep putting the wood in. we burnt coal sometimes, but that was a good 20+ years ago.

[Bodean]

That is awesome dude. I love it.

[onmysecond]

thats why i didn't go with a wood stove, like i said before i hate dealing with wood, wake up in the am its cold, get home from work its cold etc ect. plus 2 truckloads of pellets should get us through winter compared to a lot of firewood. all 8 months of winter we get. jk but it seems that long.


yes I did......... that is crazy. we had a wood burning stove when I was growing up. that was when we actually had winters around here, but it was the one you had to actually keep putting the wood in. we burnt coal sometimes, but that was a good 20+ years ago.

[LUVBELLY]

Onmysecond is right. It is the big thing up here. Probably at least half the guys I work with have or are putting one of these in. I am told depending on usage about 3 or 4 tons will get you through the heating season. Much easier to use and maintain than a normal wood stove. The only down side is the auger requires electrical power. The good news is most of these can be connected to a car battery during a power outage. That's a big concern up here well. What did they tell you to expect for annual usage on the pellets and what are they going for. I imagine this is a real cost/work saver for a lot of people.

[MikeD1]

The only down side is the auger requires electrical power. The good news is most of these can be connected to a car battery during a power outage. That's a big concern up here well.

I've seen self charging battery backups for sump pumps, bet they would power that auger, it can't be too big a motor to just move those pellets.


its the new popular thing up here, the pellets are in high demand. everyone else i know who has one loves it. in a brand new modular, we were paying allmost $1200 a mo in heat. so this is well worth the investment for us. after we get it installed and use it this winter ill let you know my opinion of it.

$1200 - yikes, that's crazy !!!

[onmysecond]

from what i've been reading it should be less than 2 tons to heat for the winter. we have a small modular so its not as much as other people. i may buy a 3rd ton just in case.

[onmysecond]

i have a booster pack with outlets on it but i haven't tested it to see how long it lasts for

[Juday]

i guess im used to us northerners because it blows my mind you haven't heard of it before. did you check out the site?

HAHA, I'm with you on this one. I can't believe you guys have never heard of a wood pellet stove.

Anyways, you're going to love that thing. A buddy of mine heats his house with one and that baby will throw out some heat!!

[DawgBone]

I actually know someone down here is south GA with one of these. Down here it doesn't take nearly the amount of pellets to heat a house as up there.

[onmysecond]

Onmysecond is right. It is the big thing up here. Probably at least half the guys I work with have or are putting one of these in. I am told depending on usage about 3 or 4 tons will get you through the heating season. Much easier to use and maintain than a normal wood stove. The only down side is the auger requires electrical power. The good news is most of these can be connected to a car battery during a power outage. That's a big concern up here well. What did they tell you to expect for annual usage on the pellets and what are they going for. I imagine this is a real cost/work saver for a lot of people.


i paid 265 a ton in Saranac. the Titan handled it well. the big hills were nothing for it.

[MikeD1]

Not much call for something like this in tropical FL, but as an ex-Michangander I am curious. How does it heat the whole house ? Is it tied into the central HVAC somehow ?

[onmysecond]

Not much call for something like this in tropical FL, but as an ex-Michangander I am curious. How does it heat the whole house ? Is it tied into the central HVAC somehow ?

no its just like a woodstove puts off its own heat. but its got a bonus in it. a fan blows the heat out and blows the exhaust out the chiminey. check out the link i posted before

[Kingoftheroad]

Sounds like a nice system. My old friend uses a wood stove and he said he always has to feed the fire in the middle of the night or its cold in the house by morning when he wakes up. Sounds like the auger will fix that.

[onmysecond]

exacty why i didn't want a woodstove, i grew up with one and swore id never own one myself. plus two truckloads of pellets will get us through the winter where it would take a lot of firewood. so then you need a place to keep that dry.

[onmysecond]

Finally got the stove installed. Looks good in the living room.
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not a good pic taken with cell

[Kingoftheroad]

I'd buy a nice wood stove if it saved me money from all these rate hikes of the electric companies, those SOBs asked for 5 rate hikes in the last year "for fuel costs".. BS !