Moisture meter made for wood pellets 3-20% o.1% resolution

Hello
Moisture in wood pellets is always a problem.
Has anyone tried this?
We need a Good measuring tool and this BP1 Humimeter may do it?

See link
Wood Pellets Moisture Meter - Humimeter BP1

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https://www.checkline.com/product/BP1

 

If I needed to have one,would probably go with this,same accuracy,just not fancy. Moisture Meter Wood Pellets Sawdust Firewood F05 MOISTURE METER LANCE WOOD PELLETS BIOMASS CHIP FIREWOOD PROBE HUMIDITY F05 | eBay

 

I gotta tell you, I've been burning for 10 or so years. I've always kept my pellets either in the garage or shed. We're in a pretty humid area during the summer and I don't think I've ever had an issue with moisture. Only moisture issue was due to bad wrapping of pallets or torn bags. I also have pellets that are 4-5 years old and no issues.

 

The Quadrafire CB1200 can burn almost anything but my friend tried burning damp pellets in her CB1200 and the ash fused together until it would no longer self ignite! Has that ever happened to you?

 

Yup! If pellets are still pellets they are all good. Sometimes they are fine when they are all fines......

 

Don if you mean by damp pellets as in wet and clumpy then no. If you're talking "damp" pellets that have been sitting in a humid climate then yes but I've never knowingly burned "damp" looking pellets. Were they wet for her? How did she know they were damp?

 

Thanks for getting back to me. We could not tell the moisture content by looking at them, they were not wet or clumpy, but they were kept over the summer and it got humid!
I do not keep pellets over the summer here in New England it is just too humid. I had a 1.5 tons in the garage all summer One year and they did not burn as good and did not put out as Much heat so I do not do that anymore. If I was in a Nice dry climate then it may not matter so much.
That is why a moisture meter might really help with a good baseline measurement and then test the pellets that do not burn very well!

 

Yes,especially in certain parts of the country,a meter would be good to have.

 

Where do you think pellets are stored??

 

Mostly outside in this state.

 

Right! Every pellet any of us has ever burned spends most of its time outdoors.

 

There is no such thing as a perfect climate for storing pellets-at least not anywhere that would need to ever burn them. That being said I have stored in the garage all summer for many years with no issues burning the following winter. Also have 3 year old pellets in the basement that are burning right now with no issues either.

If the bags are in the garage or even outside and covered in the pallet wrapping from the manufacture, there should not be any problems burning said pellets.

Oh wait, maybe its because I have a Harman

 

Friend of mine had 4 ton delivered and left outside-that's where they will stay as bags are taken off for burning. They did the same last year with no issues whatsoever and they are not being all that cautious of recovering the open pallet. Just flopping the wrap back over the other bags.

Not ideal in any way but no problems.

 

They think I have OCD being after them about getting the open pallet inside

 

X2, I would never put a cold bag of pellets in my stove! It may work ok, but it takes energy to warm them up for burning! Also I do not bring cold damp outside air into my burnpot, the Selkirk DT warms and dries the air for burning. It uses 10% less energy.

 

I think the cold pellets is a minor thing,unless they were -30.I do agree with you on the DT,but not proper for all installations.By the way,is that 10% number true?Send me a link please,good selling point.Thanks.

 

Not standard practice for them either, but cold pellets have gone in their and my stove as well at times. Again, not ideal but not a problem.

The problem comes when we get cold going to get the cold pellets

 

Selkirk does not have any proof, but my National Sales Manager in Minnesota told me that the DT venting has more sales in NE Than other areas of the country and this is where we get the most benefit by using it.
It is like double vs triple pane windows. No question triple pane saves more energy but they say the cost only makes it worth while in the very cold climates