Did trebio even make it to 2015? I thought it was just old stock left over...... I never did get to mess around with them much. Only sample I got was McFeeters which didn't tickle me much. Dirty for a softy.
Same here. The mill is only about 15 miles away so pretty much every local shop carries them. It's nice because they go for a price in the $230 - $240 range, so the pellet shops have a locally sourced product to offer that beats box store prices. Is your new stove fully installed and ready to burn now?
It is nice a to have local options. They will probably anchor my lineup in the future. If they stick around.
Used to have a local option down here GAP's Great American Pellet , they were a decent pellet I know Jay tested them over on the dark side and liked them. A little ashy , good heat and a nice price $4 / bag . But they went belly up when the spokesman / sales rep left .
Still got the note he left on my door step and the bag from the pellets. He was a good cat IMHO. Was hoping he landed in pellets again, But totally lost track of him.
I never met him , got a couple of emails seemed like a straight shooter and not a BS artist . I kinda wish they were still around . Not sure what happened to the plant think they tried to auction it off , I don't know Steve might .
Yes. Gonna do a picture write up post on it when I start burning. And new pellet reviews now that I have a real stove where I can measure stuff correctly(no ash traps)
Heres a sneak preview. Because the exhaust on the harman Is 7 inches lower and 9 inches to the right of the exhaust on the ashley 5660 i ran into a wind sheer let in brace with non rigid sheathing i had to tear apart and re enforce the exterior of the south side of my house. 7 weeks straight in the heat These damm stove companys should have there exhausts in the same damm spot. Kinda like every car made fits the same gas nozzle
Yup, agreed. That's why my next stove is gonna be limited to what lines right up to my existing exhaust.
If the exhaust is lower. You can always raise the stove. Higher likely means a new hole in da wall. Why I always recommend the up on the inside then go out. Almost all pipe manu's have an adjustable length section. I've had 3 different stoves and with some pipe ranglin, out the same spot...... Had to really careful how I said that due to the back-lass of pun that accrues here!!
Guys - New poster here. Have had my Harman P68 since Jan 2013, and also tried quite a few different bags, and realizing from last year that softwoods are the way to go. Doug - You and I spoke by phone & e-mail last spring (2015) when I was looking for a full tractor trailer load of Okies for me and five of my neighbors . . . you were able to point me to a dealer in Berwick ME that was willing to work with us, we ended up with Okie Platinums and we were generally satisfied overall. Here is my question - The Northern Warmth Doug Fir is listed as 9,000 BTU with Ash at 0.1% (no "less than" (<) or "greater than" (>)) - Do you believe these are accurate numbers ? I ask because the only dealer offering the Northern Warmth DF in southeastern NH is selling at a premium . . . I am comparing to LaCrete's at about 20-25% less cost per bag, delivered. Please note I wrote "per bag", since the NWDF is sold by US ton vs LaCrete being sold as Metric ton. If possible, please comment on the 9,000 BTU & 0.1% Ash . . . . I would appreciate anyone's input on this matter as well . . . Please forgive if I butted in too directly !
Well because there was already a pipe going thru the roof we where not patching It to cut another. Height wasnt the issue. The right side offset with the new exhaust looked completely ridiculous in the living room. Only option was how i did it. In the end came out great. Even smooth bore hardpiped the fresh air thru A color matched siding vent fitting. Came out great. And my harman dealer inspected and said it was a beautiful install
The same dealer in Berwick will be stocking the Northern Warmth pellets this year as will many others.....as far as the 9000 BTU's and .1% ash.....we have reports that will state that....that said, it is also on a dry basis regarding the BTU's.....which isn't really real world, but it lets dealers and such talk up their product. The ash I have seen range from .08% on the low end up to .22% on Douglas Fir....but would normally run in the .12-.15% range...but of course YMMV....I have sold tens of thousands of tons of Douglas Fir in NE in the last 3 years and constantly heard they were the cleanest, hottest pellets most people ever burn.. My competition probably heard just about the same thing ....Douglas Fir are just a damm good pellet...IF they are coastal Fir....there are about 3-4 brands that are very good...and I have been lucky enough to be able to handle some of them. There will probably be less supply in NE of them this year, only because a couple of companies that were present with them last year, aren't in the market this year with them...not sure of any dealer that had a big inventory left over. Bottom line.... you will pay a premium for the Douglas Fir...because most people feel they are worth the money...everyone will determine if they represent the value for the extra money or not....and you will get lots of opinions about them on this forum....for and against....so try out a couple of bags or even go out on a limb and buy a pellet of them. You certainly won't be dissappointed with the results.....but whether they are worth the extra funds is only something you can determine.....but there are many folks who think they are.
That's one of my biggest pet peeves - when dry basis values are reported. They are misleading. I routinely have test results at 9000 BTU/lb or higher on dry basis (it's called Moisture and Ash Free for the BTU test) but I never use those.
That 8780 as received ain't too shabby!! That's one of the highest I have seen in a while. Is that from the softwood batch results?
That was just before we did the softwood but it was an anomaly. The blend is 8300-8400 and the softwood was 8500 - as received.
although there are a couple negatives with this.....pipe on the inside pushes your stove further into the room and can increase the possibility of seam leakage in the room as well....and the pipe is, well, ugly as sin, unless its ICC, of course!
