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Empty hopper pics (I know....)

Discussion in 'Pellet Stoves, Pellet Fireplaces, Pellet Furnaces' started by DexterDay, Feb 2, 2014.

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  1. will711

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    Beer cans are shaped like pellets ;)
     
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    She owns at least two. One is starting to get worn out but I am slowly learning how to avoid them....first is too keep the house warm at all times :D
     
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    Kinda like naked pic's of your stove.

    Be like sharing a pic of my beer belly!
     
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    That's Jay's "PELLET LEVEL LOW" early warning system.....the sound of the skillet getting picked up in the kitchen. :rofl: :lol:
     
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    You aint kidding. I tied a bell on the handle JIC too!
     
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    :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Here is a picture of a Hopper [​IMG] ;):thumbs:
     
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    I'll get you a pic of my empty hopper when it warms up.

    By my semi scientific calculations, you can expect to see it sometime in mid June.
     
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    My Fahrenheit normally does pretty good. I got 3 bags of Easy Heats (I knew better) 2 days ago.

    I came home today and asked the wife if she checked the furnace. She said there was fire 2 hours when she was on the treadmill.

    Well, fire was out.. I have to upload a pic, but my goodness was there a lot of pellets left. These pellets are rough and have LOTS of fines. This created more friction and stopped the pellet flow.
     
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    Pics make it look like a lot more than it is.

    It was prob 5 lbs or so out of over 100 lbs?

    Oh and I must report this was a batch test of Easy heats (had a small amount of PTL's when I loaded the 2 bags). But those pellets feel nasty on the outside.

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    Wow....a LOT of fines in that 2nd pic....o_O
     
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    Looked like a hopper full of sawdust with a few pellets mixed in.
     
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    That hopper was empty ,but I'm sure your hopper was plenty full ;) :drunk:
     
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    Wow.. It ate every pellet. :thumbs:
    Yep. That's what stops that hopper up. A good pellet with little fines and the Fahrenheit will empty itself.

    That's why I posted the 2 pics. Showing that a lot of fines will roughen the walls and act as a binder. Rather than be separate pellets, the fines fill all the gaps and make it more of a Solid mass. Making movement very hard to occur.
     
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    too full, that's why I forgot to fill the stove. :drunk:
     
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    Quad augers suck, remember?
     
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    Inside, I kinda question it? Not even any fines in the bottom? Every pellet gone? I had a Quad for about 6 yrs, and there was always some in the auger pick up hole. :emb:
     
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    Oh and for the record, I still think they do.
     
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    Is that pics of a Magnum Countryside? I just worked on 2 of them in one day!

    Here is the Harman P61 hopper. Good to the last pellet. It was still going and I added another bag
     

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