Pics as promised. I have not cleaned the chimney or the stove yet so its still a little dirty from last year:
Hi, everyone. I'm new on this forum. I just recently bought a pack of the envi blocks to test out. The temps are still in the 50-60s so i don't just yet need the heat on. I read about the envi blocks (all good). I'm age 75 and these are MUCH easier to handle as opposed to reg. firewood logs. I just finished stacking a cord with another one to go. I ordered a couple of pallets of the envi blocks. I hope not to be disappointed. I need about 6-7 cords for the winter season. A quick question: I read that the envi blocks and wood pellets are made of the same stuff. I have a Hotblast wood "furnace". Can I (should I) use pellets? I tried coal but it was too much a pain in the neck, hard to light, and very dirty.
Not to hijack the thread but does anyone have experience with the compressed paper bricks? I end up with large amounts of shredded paper waste from my SO's home office. I was considering getting a paper brick maker.
I supplemented with a pallet of Envi blocks last year. The good... you can store them inside next to your stove if you want, no trips outside in the snow to get firewood. They are pretty easy to light once you figure out how to do it. They burn nice and HOT. Forget about shoveling ashes every other day, you'll probably only have one five gallon bucket for the whole season. They're a little cleaner than wood, but you'll still get sawdust all over your floor unless you're really careful. The bad... they cost money.
Welcome to the forum RickW, I am sure someone will be along to give you an answer before long. Lots of knowledge on here and great folks! I picked up some of these the other day at TSC after reading reviews and talking to a couple of people that have used them. I bought 10 of the 6 packs just to try mixing in at night time with my splits, to prolong the night time burn. After reading this I may pick up a few more.
Pellets need a fair amount of air from underneath to burn properly. Some companies make baskets that have an air gap for proper combustion air. I'd stick with the blocks over pellets in a wood burning appliance Also I found the blocks burn good with some real firewood. But some reviews say they work good on their own. When I tested them, instead of the regular 8 wood splits, I would use 6 splits and 2 or 3 of these blocks. Helped me shut the air down further and faster because they have such a low M/C.
Last time I was in there, they didn't have any put out. Going to "town/big city" next Monday...I'll look again. Been thinking of trying these.
Dave, I think it was Monday I picked mine up, so they should have them now. They had a lot more woodstove stuff out from just a week ago.
I'm not sure what a gallon of fuel oil is right now, but I bet it is somewhere around 2 bucks a gallon. If that pallet does in fact have 16m btu's on it than the bricks are currently $50 more than an equivalent amount of oil and that is assuming your oil boiler's efficiency is equal to a wood stove while in fact it is probably a bit higher for most. That also ignores that you have to get the bricks home while the oil is pumped into your tank. I would order oil this year before I bought pellets, bricks or even wood.
I used some last year was low on seasoned wood so I mixed them in with wood. They did ok. I don't know if I will buy any this year though more than likely no but if I catch them in sale I will
RickW Welcome to da club Tried some Red Stone Eco Bricks from TS ,l ast year and like Dex ,I found 2 or 3 blocks burn good with some real firewood. I can't post a direct link but some more info here Google
Menards carries the Ecco Blocks ( not the same as as redstone), have used a few mostly when I have a lot of coals built up in the 30. I haven't used more than 2 at a time for the purpose of burning down the coals before a reload.
Didn't know they carried the bricks (Wood Fuel Blocks 6 Count) but when I click on Technical Specifications I get this , http://www.menards.com/main/store/2...Prod_Tech_Spec/Standard_Ecobrick_Brochure.pdf
Hi guys, well, I've tried the envi blocks. I had a nice bed of coals going before I put in 3 blocks. It burns well but I had a smaller than average flame. I tossed in a log on top of the 3 blocks, just to get things going a little. My temps. and flame went up (ok good sign). I banked things down to about half (spin draft and heat setting ie the high,med,low on the loading door); however the envi blocks only lasted about 2 and a half hours.... that's it. I would have liked the blocks to have lasted at least 4-6 hrs. What am I doing wrong? (again, I have the Hotblast Furnace from US Stove)
Hi, I have used the paper brickmaker. What I wound up with is a bit of a mess with the ink coming off and newspaper shreds all over. I used a kiddy pool to soak the paper for a few days then made some bricks. Seemed like alot of paper for a few bricks. As embarrassing as this is; I forgot that I had them and have yet to burn one, so thanks for reminding me. Oh, they take a long time to dry. I had them out in the sun, this past summer, turning the bricks (flipping) every few hours.
Sciatica? Drink 40 ounces of Gatorade a day until the symptoms begin to disappear. Then you can cut down to 20 ounces. I wish I knew the cause and effect before the doctors started cutting on me.
How long does 3 splits that same size burn ? 2 and a half hours is about all you going to get out of 3 bricks. put more in ,stack em tight together
