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Are you happy with your pellet ?

Discussion in 'The Pellet Bag' started by Russell, Jan 8, 2016.

  1. bogieb

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    Cold weather is highs in single digits, lows in negative. Last couple of years had 5-6 -18* nights each, and usually have a month or so in that highs are single digits. We've only had a couple of nights below zero (barely) and high temps at 10.
     
  2. ttdberg

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    Painful just thinking about that.
     
  3. Pete Zahria

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    Yeah... that'd be the 2 flannel shirt morning...

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    in the old days.... when there was really cold weather we had to walk to school...uphill....both ways.....:rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:
     
  5. oldspartantrader

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    In sandals I bet

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    Well, in the old da
    ROPE sandals, because we didn't have proper shoes or boots in them days. :p
     
  7. oldspartantrader

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    That is what I figured ....

    and the soles were likely made from retread farm wagon tires

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  8. Russell

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    I did a little extra work on the stove this weekend and wanted your opinion on the exhaust chamber ash . This is from October to present.
     

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    That's funny Russell, my stove was the same after 30+ bags. Hardly any ash was in there.
     
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  10. Russell

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    Just wanted a professional eye . Also do you wait for your stove to cool down before pulling the burn pot clean out ?
     
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    Laugh, but the sandals that I have had for the last 8 years have retread tires for soles (and leather upper). and yes, I wear them during winter when doing short chores outside (even in snow - although not deep snow).
     
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    No, I don't let it cool unless I'm doing a good cleaning and even then I don't let it cool that much. If we get half decent weather I'll be doing the LBM this weekend.
     
  13. jtakeman

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    Russell,

    Let us know how the red silicon works? But IMHO, Putting the red 600ºF silicon on the thermocouple might not be a good idea..... It could get hotter than 1800ºF in that area. I'd think something with a higher rating might be better suited for that. Maybe some rock wool to wedge in it or something?
     
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  14. Russell

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    Your correct I thought maybe because I didn't give it enough curing time but it's been drying up and falling off in a matter of days . I'm thinking the cement idea .
     
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    Careful with that chit, It don't like to come off too easy. But I guess if you get it right it won't need to come off. Always wondered why they didn't have a baetter way of keeping it on and in the pot where it needs to be plus a way to keep the chit out of the tube??
     
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  16. Russell

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    Let's hope for the best .
     

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    NO! Burning NEWP...last year they were great...this year they suck!!! Anything halfway decent in my neck of the woods costs a fortune...would love to try cherry pits or some other biomas fuel, just nothing to be had in NH...
     
  18. Russell

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    McManus Fuels - wood pellets - bagged coal
     
  19. will711

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    Welcome to the show my friend :handshake:

    NEWP are not liked here they suck most of the time you must have got that rare batch where they got it right last year :bug:
     
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    My man slvrblkk won a free ton of NEWP a few years back he hates them and won't burn them and they were Free, Steve how much of that ton do you still have left ?? I guess 30+ bags :yes:
     
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