Not sure if I posted this before but this is what happens at times with Matra softies. Lot of fines in the bags and if u never see the bottom,(...
269.00 ton for the middle rd box store stuff 2 yrs ago....
box store pellets are usually middle or lower grade hardwoods. all pellets produce heat..semi affordable pricing is 1st priority at box stores....
blocking off some of the air inlet contributed to your stove being black inside..your getting a dirty burn due to being obsessive about fly...
never gave fly ash a second thought....9 yrs with the harman and concidered part of the burn.. I get it mostly at startup then settles down.....
box store hardwoods and lots of ash go together..... good softies have far less ash,, don't know why but they do. burning softies for many many...
think lot of us will be following the Java trail... hopefully all good..Maybe,,,
my stove dealer sells them now but a friend mentioned that they are prone to moisture depending on how stored which can turn to mold in the...
they are deff one of the top Hottest burning Softies out there...very close to the doug firs 9K BTU.. I know.. have burned both over the seasons...
sounds like good idea.. being a bit lazy, and older now, have this thing about moving 40lb bags of pellets more than needed. unload, stack, and...
burned them for past 4 yrs and yes.. super hot with very low ash.....but, too many fines we're gathering at my slide plate and stopping pellets...
8400 btu is not too bad concidering most box store hardwoods are in the lower 8K.. Have seen some stated as low as 7900.. have ditched the good...
Had 3 tons douglas firs.. 4 yrs before I started burning them. All good.
last year oil here was 5.00 gallon.. got a new oil tank and it was pricey to fill it up..13-1400.00. but, that was april 2022 and still have bit...
had to stop using Matra which are very high btu due to too much fines in the bags.. looked like they we're sticking to the sides of the hopper but...
deffinitly better deal with the softies......
yep... same here in Pa.......
HD pricing took big jump last season after yrs of steady pricing. Am sure at least it will be same or higher. Deff not less. And for middle road...
since my last post i burned a ton of hamer hots and no pellet funneling or fines jams at the slide plate so it's deff a softwood issue..
I would say that more of the softies i have burned funnel more than not.. seems like too much loose fines is the culprit. they clog up my...
