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Pellet heads!! What's up today?

Discussion in 'Pellet Stoves, Pellet Fireplaces, Pellet Furnaces' started by DexterDay, Jan 16, 2014.

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  1. ivanhoe

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    That's good, not a good time for another setback.
     
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    Man it was cold lat night, and not looking much better tonight. Supposed to have 5 plus inches of snow moving in tomorrow! You all stay safe out there, it is dangerous! This was from last night:
     

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    Are you sure your hopper isn't bigger than 72 lbs.? I can't come close to fitting 2 bags in mine not matter how small the pellets are.
     
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    I think hers is 125lbs.
     
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    125 pounds nominal
     
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    THAT would explain it.
     
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    :rofl: :lol: code ID10T :rofl: :lol:

    I just looked up the brochure, it's 125 lbs. Guess the 72 lbs was the other stove I was considering before buying this one.

    Thanks Sub :)
     
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  8. DexterDay

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    My Enerzone is rated at 70 lbs and I can get 2 bags in it.
     
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    Well it is -10℉ here this morning. Normally I would have the West Point set hi/lo at level 3. But, I had to get cute. Figured I would Set it to two, leave the bonus room open with the 55-TRPEP set on level 3. Only problem, the Englander shut down some time during the night due to low fuel. I had filled it at 6pm and it was out sometime before 5am. Growing pains I guess. The house was 60-65 and the bonus room was 50:shiver:.

    Cranked both stoves and was quickly back to normal......now off to snow blow.:mad:
     
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    Burnin down some coals in the volcano so i turned up the hastings to take up the slack. This thing has been a life saver! :banana:
     
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    Pellet bags are 40lbs. Why on earth any manufacture makes a hopper rated for anything other than a weight that is divisible by 40 is the real ID10T
     
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    I guess if they can't make the hopper big enough to fit 80lb I would rather it hold as much as possible which in my case it's 60 lb. If the hopper was larger, the insert would not fit in my fireplace!!
     
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    My hastings claims to have a 42lb hopper. I can't fit a full bag in it. There's always about 2-3lbs left in the bag, go figure :picard:
     
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    Inserts are a different breed. You don't really see many bigger than 60. But that would be my minimum.

    As I just finished my snow blowing the machine started to sound like it was going to die under load:headbang:. Hope that's it for snow this winter. It may need a check up.
     
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    The P68 is rated at 78lbs. Why they didn't just make it a tiny bit bigger is beyond me.:picard:
     
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    Remember every pellet weighs a little different… I can put 1 1/3 bags of Marth hardwoods in my St. Croix but only 1 bag plus a smidgen more of Uncle Jed's softwoods.
     
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    My endurance says 112lb , I can't fit a full 3 bags. Maybe 2.5

    It's good marketing to oversize.
     
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    Mine is rated for 130 pounds, But I too can only get 2 1/2 bags round a bouts.
     
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    Mine is rated at 130. It can just fit three bags. But about a half a bag or more hangs up on the side.
     
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    If you carefully arrange the pellets in rows end to end like DexterDay they will hold the rated capacity...
     
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