Where's Ol Roy's? Don't think I have tried big heats before, Good test for the new agitator. Might go get some for the fall kick off...........
here in bucks county,Pa... not worth the trip btw: u do realize that Ole Roy's is My Mock' of a cheap crappy pellets and Not a place.. Sam's Club old Roy's dog food..
But you have a harman................. I need about 50 bags of ole roys to get the season started and another 25ish to end it. Save dem sets...........
yeah.. i have bunch of hamers to start in shoulder season. always thought they we're extra hot pellets but at 8300btu, not so much.. my EzBlaze premiums are close to 90 or so..
You posted the test results in your Lab test results thread. It was 8894 Dry Basis (not the real value). 8273 As Received, which is more believable.
Wait wait wait pellet manufacturers post different numbers making consumers compare apple and grapefruits
A pellet has x% moisture in it when you buy it (as received) If i burn the pellet as received it produces some amount of heat. Some of that heat goes into evaporating water which reduces the btu output of the pellet. If before i test the pellet i dry it out and then burn it, i get more btus out of the same amount of pellets (dry basis), because i am not evaporating any water during the burning. You will never get the dry basis btu out of a pellet, as the pellets you are burning have moisture. Or you could get that btu output by drying the pellets in your oven before burning them, but that would go against the grain of saving energy and you would also reduce their weight. Pellet manfacturers are somewhat misleading you by posting the dry basis btu, as you can see from the test results posted those awesome super premium ez blaze have 8978 dry basis btu/lb but on an as received basis they have 8273 btu; so they maybe ole roys just like them hammers that are 8200 btu/lb on an as received basis.
daffonce described it correctly. "As Received" and "Wet Basis" are the actual test value of the pellet. "Dry Basis" or "Moisture and Ash Free" is a calculated value based on if the pellet had 0 moisture and 0 ash. It's a completely useless number that has absolutely no value to the end user. I've always said those numbers should not be reported or even calculated. Their only use is for deception.
I often hear the pellet dealers bragging the dry basis results. Get odd looks when I ask what the as received results were.......... Some love to use them numbers for their sales pitches!!
sounds all scientific and all and probably correct,, I have burned many brands over the years and using a yardstick, i measure how far I can keep my hand in front of the blower vents before I have to pull away due to scalding. the further away the hotter the pellet.. that and the low ash would be a winner for me.. have no idea what the actual btu's are but doesn't really matter.. not very scientific but a good barometer for me of a good pellet brand..most seem to be in the softwood family...
Your method is the most valuable method. The results at the end user's stove are the most important results.
