I asked this at the end of another thread but wanted to see what y’all think.  What if one were to buy say, 4 tons of pellets when they only need 2 for the winter.  Is it a good idea to buy those 2 tons for the next winter?  They will be stored in the garage in my case.  I want to do this, but am not sure if the pellets will somehow absorb moisture and become difficult to burn, etc.  My garage is dry, but summer humidity is pervasive and will get in no matter what.

Any thoughts?  Anyone do this in the past and have trouble burning the ‘older’ pellets?  I’m getting NEWP premium.

No issues here and I’m in MA near
Canton so I get the same humidity you
get.  I have stored them in an unheated garage for the three
seasons I’ve had this stove.  Store them on a
a pallet or equivalent up off the floor.
The first year I had so much extra that I
didn’t burn one of the tons until two seasons
later.  Didn’t have any problems burning
them.  Fwiw, they were also NEWP Premium.
Cheers!

humidity migrates from warm to cold so if pellets are stored in relative warm…

I keep mine in my basement for the last three years with no problems. I buy my pellets in April /May [April 26 this year] . So some are up to a year old when they get burnt. I know some one who quit burning their stove two years ago , and has 2 tons left over . I don’t think I would pay full or half price for them maybe 1/4 price . My problem with them is if they don’t work , or mess up my stove I’m out some money or I’ll have to dispose of 4000 lbs of junk wood .

Pook - 29 April 2008 05:56 PM

humidity migrates from warm to cold so if pellets are stored in relative warm…

Correct. I store mine in the cellar, which is not wet, but it does get humid in the summer. However, the temperature doesn’t change by more than a few degrees during the course of a year. Leave them on a pallet off the floor and they’ll be good, but I wouldn’t trust them to too much of a temperature change, they’re not vacuum packed. BTW, I’ve got 6 tons coming.