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Pellet Shortage?

Discussion in 'The Pellet Bag' started by jtakeman, Oct 12, 2014.

  1. IHATEPROPANE

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    I do and use it. Sometimes a little air adjustment makes a pellet burn way better
     
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  2. will711

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    No damper in a Harman that I can adjust.
     
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    I have a manual damper.
     
  4. Lousyweather

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    but you can adjust your combustion blower speed, which would affect the amount of combustion air......don't do this without a draft gauge!
     
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  5. will711

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    True I read that in the manual .
     
  6. IHATEPROPANE

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    Grabbed 12 bags of Big Heat today at TSC, was hoping for more AWF. I think at least this TSC and maybe others are done supplying for the season. Once the stash is gone that may be it for them.
     
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    Better not be true, this buzzard is still having fun hunting! Cripes, the great pellet shortage of 2014 lasted straight through mid to late March, they can't stop stocking now! Seriously though, the TSC near me stocks pellets year round. Lowes and HD no, but TSC does.
    :vulture:
     
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  8. IHATEPROPANE

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    I heard an associate saying they were done with the bio bricks for the season and the pellet stoves on the floor are the only stock they will have for the season. So I was assuming they may be done with pellets.
     
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  9. jtakeman

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    TSC may not stock them year round in my area, But they do carry them much longer than the Lowes and HD. TSC will still have them come early may, While Lowes and HD are swapping them for pool supplies and lawn furniture by mid March early April.

    Now if I can just get them to carry the same chit yours seems to get? I would be a happy camper!! Guess I better get friendly with the pellet ordering person?
     
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  10. ttdberg

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    Yes, no time like the present to put the bug in his ear about ordering some 'sets for his loyal customers!
     
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    I think you just started "The Great Pellet Shortage of 2015" :shiver:
     
  12. IHATEPROPANE

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    Lol, just a heads up. The boxes normally end the supply early. So if you want better prices, I would fill up now. The pellet houses seem to have more now so I don't see a shortage, at least yet. But you will pay $50 more a ton.
     
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    Gotta do something. Franky I'm a bit tired of nothing but the "NOT" list showing up at my locals!! Getting sick of seeing NA's and GS's and they think they are great. They are OK, But there are better out there for the same dime is all I'd like to say.

    Suppose it could be worse, I could have nothing at all like some of the other area's!! Good thing my beast eats anything.
     
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    Kinda cranky. Go burn one. :smoke:
     
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    :confused:

    I'll take a brew though!! ;)

    :cheers:
     
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    I checked out my local TSC ,they had Lignetics,Big Heat,TSC (mwp) and North American.
     
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    Our HD carries pellets year round. Not that you want them having sat in the yard so long. The point is, we can always find them.
     
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    the couple of pallets I checked out the bottom layer was like concrete.
    ripped bags that got wet and now frozen solid.
     
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    GS are startin to pollute my I84 stomping grounds too.
     
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    HD in Oxford, MA has MWPs. I stopped in there last night and there were 4 tons in the breezeway near the contractor's desk. Kind of funny, for the longest time MWP was the only brand HD listed on their website, yet this is the first time this season I have seen them at an HD around here.
     
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