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Pellet heads!! What's up today?

Discussion in 'Pellet Stoves, Pellet Fireplaces, Pellet Furnaces' started by DexterDay, Jan 16, 2014.

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  1. bogieb

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    First cleaning of the pellet stoves of the year completed yesterday. P43 ash pan was full (it runs the most at this time of year) and P61a was about 1/3 full. It's not that I've burned that many pellets, it's that the pellets I've been burning are GS Northeast blend.

    Although ashier than the pellets I usually run, I can't complain as they give decent heat and the price was right - especially seeing prices now.
     
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    Eric this thread should lead to a picture of said contraption and one builder of many try the 16 post.

    Air quality
     
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    Were going wayyyy back! Thanks for searching for us David!! :D
     
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    I got rid of mine years ago so I couldn't wheel myself into the garage to take a picture of mine at the old place tj had his version.
     
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    In one of other BBQ forums, I believe they used a strainer and basically sifted the fines out... Then dumped the pellets in a 5 gallon bucket... rinsed ... repeated...
     
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    Yes, I made one. See pics:
    Pellet cleaner 1.jpg Pellet:corn cleaner - parts1.jpg

    I also made a modification since my vacuum was bigger than originally needed, so I could cut down on the amount of vacuum....just a piece of PVC with a section removed.....I snapped it around where the holes were, and I could rotate it around to open or close off air holes until i got just the right amount of vacuum to clean the fines, but not suck up any pellets. The "hopper" was a plastic bowl I got at WallyMart:
     

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    Well Eric, thanks for the old memories.

    IIRC TJ used gravity for his version.

    I am old and suffer from CRS and I am STUPID just ask wildwest.
     
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    Pete, lookey what was old became new again. My smellchecker is busted.
     
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    Maybe we should start a thread and I'll pin it in the pellet section?

    I remember that one! :D

    Me too! :(
     
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    If you want to....then it won't get lost in our memories (or what's left of them). :BrianK:
     
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    Started a thread and pin it for the gang to post up their contraptions!! :D

    Neighbor shared this pic of the bear that was hanging out in my field in late August/early September. Big SOB, quessed to be around 600 pounds give or take.

    IMG_20221030_132702.jpg
     
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    Where??
     
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    What are memories?
     
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    What most of us might no longer have. :p:p:cool::salute::eek::faint::faint::faint::whistle::whistle::whistle::whistle::yes::yes::yes::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::whistle::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::dex::dex::dex::picard::picard::doh:
     
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    What are we talking about ? :D
     
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    You are a young'n you haven't been around long enough to have formed one.:D:p
     
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    I have a lot of memories and a damm active brain still. But likely the day will come that starts with,
    " Who am I?" and other inane questions will occur.
     
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