Pellet heads!! What's up today?

I picked up a couple tons of TSC bagged chows during the early buy in July and AFAIK they were leftovers from last season. They are fantastic though! Every batch I have tried so far has produced superb heat. A couple others on here have bought some recently too. Steve and Will should be able to tell you about this year's batch soon enough!

 

I don't think you will be disappointed

 

Dex....I burned some and really have no complaints. A bit higher ash volume than other pellets but good heat. Not as great as they were 2-3 seasons ago but still good. I would have two ton of Chows in my stash if I didn't find AWF and FSU @ $199

 

Me, I'm just rooting for the scores that will help me win money in the pools at work. Sadly, I have no idea what those numbers are since I didn't get a sheet before I left Friday afternoon. Probably better that I not know - I have never won anyway.

 

That Champion is next in my list as well Although I may just buy the smaller 2000 watt one since I have a Champion conventional 3500 one if I need to run the sump pump.

What kind of Genny does you father have? A little surprised your stove didn't like running under the genny. Mine seem fine.

If you find yourself in a situation like that again, (although probably highly unlikely going forward) hit me up on a pm. You could have borrowed mine.

 

I'd almost compare the Chows to the PTL/Ligs.....the PTL's have always had a higher ash volume for me but good heat.

 

I believe he has a Harman - they only like clean sine (or something like that). Most generators are too "dirty" for Harmans to be happy campers. On the other hand, that is what enables them to shut themselves down gracefully when on a UPS, so there are trade offs.

 

Same here I wasn't going to hang around for another 1.5 hours , we always have a pizza lunch that the boss pays for , when we draw the numbers for the block pool I just want to get home . I've won a few bucks a couple of times a nice surprise on a Monday morning

 

You know that he needs at least half a 30 pack and I'll kill the rest

 

It's a Black Max 6560. Says it supports 5250 running watts. I certainly wasn't over the load rating, I think it's just that this genny does not produce very clean power. I noticed even the refrigerators were making more noise than they usually do when plugged into it. Really hoping the inverter generator makes the stoves a lot more happy. Thank you for the offer, if something like this comes up again, I will PM you! I'm super jinxed so get ready to be PMed!

 

Lol, we are all jinxed!

I can run this generator through the UPS and it doesn't think nothing of it. Never switches to battery, in fact I am running it right now as a test. You made me nervous with your recent trouble.

 

Pics of it in action:

 

IHP how do you feel about that Cyber Power unit. I'm thinking of investing in one or two of those as well, so would appreciate your thoughts before I make a purchase. How long does it keep your stove afloat when there is a power loss? Do you have one for both stoves or just one of them?

 

I have both stoves on one. The West Point can run maybe 35 minutes. It is hooked up to the 1350 model and the fan is always on high. The EP is hooked up to the 1500 and this is on hi/lo fan speed 5. As you can see it says 98 min. It says a little less for the auger turning, but even then it says 70+ with a full charge.

 

If you don't mind what do they cost ?? I don't lose power here very often , but we all know there is going to be that one time when you wish you had a back up plan wtf was I thinking kinda like a spare tire hope you never ever have to use it

 

The 1350 is usually around $180 and the 1500 around $200.

Amazon had a sweet black Friday sale this year and I got the 1500 for like $140

 

Yup, that was a great deal!

 

Thanks for the info man

 

DexterDay right now im burning the chows that I picked up last week. They're burning great! going back for another 25bags later this week. Unless you guys snuck down my way and hit all the HD's in the area lol