* How do pellets come packaged?
* What is the equivalent amount of wood to pellets?
* How does burning pellets compare w/ gas, oil, wood, or coal?
* How much do pellets cost?
* Where do I buy pellet fuel?
* What does the average consumer use for pellets annually?
* Does a pellet stove need a chimney?
* Can I install my own pellet stove?
* Are they too heavy for the average consumer to move?
* Who will do our install?
* Clinkers! What are they? / Why do they form?
* What are pellets made of?
And
for ( more
) Questions on: " What are pellets
all about?"
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How do pellets come packaged?
Pellets
come in bags stacked on a skid.
There
are 50 - 40 lb. bags to a ton.
It
takes up less than
1/3
the space of a cord of wood
(
smaller than a 4' cube).
* What is the equivalent amount of wood to
pellets?
1Ton
of wood pellets = 1 1/2
cords of seasoned hard wood.
*
How does burning pellets compare w/ gas,
oil, wood,
or coal?
Relatively speaking, Here in the Eastern U.S. , heating
with wood pellet fuel is cheaper than using other fuels.
Prices on the various fuels will vary from region to
region. So check out this Residential
Fuel Comparison Chart to figure out how
your own regions fuel cost compare against each
other.
* How much do pellets cost?
They
will typically range
from $149.99/ ton ( Spring )
----»» $189.99
( Winter )
Note:
(Prices of pellet fuel will vary from season to
season and from region to region.)
* Where do I buy pellet fuel?
Pellet fuel is available at many stove shops, Home Depot
stores, AG Way stores, and other retail stores. In most
cases it is cheaper and easy to find pellet fuel than
cord wood.
We at ALL
BASICS Stove Shop
carry a few different types of wood pellet fuels.
For more on
what we carry,
visit our Wood
Pellet Fuel Info Page.
* What does the average consumer use for pellets
annually?
Depending
on comfort level, insulation of home, and what stove you
purchase, the average is 3 to 4 tons per year.
* Does a pellet stove need a chimney?
Check
on each manufacturer, however most require no chimney,
and then only outside venting.
* Can I install my own pellet stove?
Actually
, many consumers install their own pellet stove with the
assistance of our expertise. Ask anyone of us at ALL
BASICS Stove Shop
about how your application affects installation.
We will help you answer your install question.
Should you decide to, our own qualified technicians are
here to install your new stove for you. We provide
complete installation and servicing of all the products
we sell.
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Are they too heavy for the average consumer to move?
Most
pellet stoves can be carried easily with just two
people.
* Who will do our install? /
Do you subcontract your installation?
We
Can Do!
@ ALL
BASICS Stove Shop.
No,
we don't subcontract your installation.
We
feel that if you want a product installed , you don't
need finger pointing
if
there are any questions. We answer directly to
you.
*
Clinkers!
What are they? /
Why do they form?
This term refers to the formation of lava-like pieces of rock in the burn pot of your pellet stove. Clinkers can look like small or
large pieces of lava rock. Clinkers can take the shape of the burn pot and actually form air
passageways that cause the clinker
to look like a honeycomb-type rock formation.
Minerals and salts are absorbed from the soil through the trees root system. When wood waste from the processing of trees
into lumber is turned into pellet fuel, these inert minerals and salts remain entrenched in the wood fiber. When these
non-combustibles are exposed to the high burning temperatures of the pellet burning appliance, they melt and form together.
This process is also known as ash fusion.
The temperature at which non-combustibles liquefy and form together is referred to as the ash fusion temperature. Depending on
the type of minerals and salts contained in wood fibers, this temperature can range from 1100 degrees to 2400 degrees
Fahrenheit. Recently the industry has observed that several brands of pellet fuel have a salt and mineral composition that
enables ash fusion to occur at lower temperatures, causing severe clinkering. Another side effect of fuels that have higher salt
content is the creation of a corrosive atmosphere in the burn chamber, reducing the life expectancy and effectiveness of pellet
stoves. If you are dealing strictly with ash fusion, the greatest problem is that you must remove the clinker from the burn pot
with a pair of tongs to prevent a reduction in burn efficiency.
Some people relate ash fusion to pellet fuel being "dirty" or containing "dirt."
Nothing could be closer, yet further from the truth!
Yes, minerals and salts are commonly called dirt, but these are inside the wood fiber itself and no fuel manufacturer is capable
of removing silicates (minerals and salts) from inside the wood fibers. This should not be confused with scooping up dirt along
with raw materials in the manufacturing process, which if allowed to occur will cause massive clinkering.
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