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Fusion (Lauzon) Blend Pellets

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  1. bogieb

    bogieb

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    I got 10 bags of these off of FB Marketplace and have them going thru teh P43. Keep in mind, there are at least 2 different Fusions: Blend and Hardwood (I didn't realize that as I was picking them up and thought they were hardwood).

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    I was super intrigued when I opened the first bag. There is a very noticeable mix of light and dark pellets - probably around 50/50. In fact, seeing the difference was what made me really look at the bag and see that it said Blend instead of Hardwood. Fusion Blend pellets-light and dark blend.jpg

    All my, admitadly unscientific testing, is performed in the P43. I could tell when they made their way to the auger as the pellets produce some neon greenish-tinged flames. The bonus in this picture is that you can see where I set the oven thermometer to get the air temp coming out of the 3rd tube from the right. The P43 has 7 air tubes and that placement gives a nice, snug fit for the thermometer, between the top of the firebox door and the lip off the top of the stove.
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    When taking temperature of the air, I turn the thermostat up another 1* from its set point to make sure I get at least 25 minutes of run time at full bore (according to the feed rate). The feed rate is set at 3. I also don't clean the stove, so it is running at real-world conditions, not at best possible conditions. Top temp was about 325*
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    Previous to the Fusions I had been running La Cretes, which had, to that point, given me the hottest temp of pellets I have tested in this manner at 300*. Disclaimer - of the historically "hot" pellets I have been able to get my hands on, I never tested Vermonts, Cubix, Hamer's or Blazers. Comparisons to some of the pellets I have thought to "test" are: Okie Plats & Fireside Plats (not Ultras) run 275, TSC MWPs run 240.

    They do run hot, but they are also fairly ashy - ashier than the La Cretes. That ash is also heavier than La Cretes. OTOH, they don't produce much of a "speed bump" in the fire pot. I will be cleaning the P43 this weekend so I'll see if the ashiness is reduced or becomes lighter - the P43 does tend to collect a lot of ash in the igniter area (unlike the P61).

    Like the La Cretes, for daily running I turn the feed rate down to between 2 & 2.5 to allow the stove run a bit longer so there is time for the bedrooms to get a bit warmer.
     
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    Update for ashiness - it did not reduce after cleaning. After I ran the rest of the bags thru, I switched to FSU's, which gave less, and finer, if super dark (typical), ash. Then I ran several bags of Fusion Hardwoods, and there was little ash that was light and fine in texture, so it wasn't the stove.
     
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