I would prefer a wood stove since my husband seems to have a knack for coming across free firewood that he winds up giving to other people. However, there is a certain appeal in pellets since they would be free of pests, dirt, etc.
I have heard of manufactured logs and “Bio Bricks”, are they cost effective compared to pellets and cord wood? Also, has anyone heard of Wood Pellet baskets that supposedly allow you to burn pellets in regular wood stoves? If so, any theories --or better yet experience-- in how well they work. It would be nice to have your cake and eat it too ... that is to heat with whatever is cheapest or most convenient at any point.
There’s a Bio brick dealer on RT 1 Saugus. They are equivelent to pellet prices.
I would stay away from burning pellets in a basket though...... Pellets are designed to burn in a pellet stove. Bio bricks and others are the compressed sawdust designed to burn in a wood stove....
Burned in an efficiency stove, biologs of the various types can be similar to pellets in terms of cost. After all, it is the exact same material.
You should be able to find these in the greater Boston area - one actually manufacturer is in CT (biobrcks) and he is also a Forum member here - under the name Bio.
I think that pellet basket is a pretty cool idea. My wife likes the idea of no wood mess in the living room and is already looking for a brass bucket to store wood pellets on the fireplace hearth. I did try some pressed logs last year and they burned well, but were more expensive than pellets. I’d like to see one of these baskets in action. I may buy one.
I never clicked on the link till now..... Wow pretty bold claim..... The pellets would have to have 11,666 BTU’s per pound to have that 4 hour burn time, that’s a stretch.........
I hate to say it but I’m still slightly skeptical of these.
Pellet stoves work because of airflow around the pellets, unplug the combustion blower and the pellets will smolder more than burn.
In a wood stove after the initial smoldering they would probably create enough draft to have this airflow but in a fire place I doubt it..................
And the claim of them burning clean with no creosote is true........BUT only if you have enough airflow and draft otherwise we would be stuck in the same boat as the wood burners with the cooler fires creating the Creosote..
All this aside I’ll try to post a link for another pellet basket and maybe we can find a guinea pig to buy one and post the results in the WIKI
EDIT................
Here it is the Prometheus basket....
http://www.energex.com/Prometheus.htm
I’m making my own pellet basket and will give it a go in my fireplace this fall. I’ll put the basket right on top of the fire grate for max air circulation. If it works great, if not I can put bio logs in it.
I would prefer a wood stove since my husband seems to have a knack for coming across free firewood that he winds up giving to other people. However, there is a certain appeal in pellets since they would be free of pests, dirt, etc.
I have heard of manufactured logs and “Bio Bricks”, are they cost effective compared to pellets and cord wood? Also, has anyone heard of Wood Pellet baskets that supposedly allow you to burn pellets in regular wood stoves? If so, any theories --or better yet experience-- in how well they work. It would be nice to have your cake and eat it too ... that is to heat with whatever is cheapest or most convenient at any point.
BioPellet,
I am on the south shore. The closest location to me seems to be Saugus which is on the other side of Boston. I figure between the cost of gas and the wear and tear on the truck that will add about $20.00 to the cost of whatever I buy.
Will you have any retailers in the Quincy area any time soon?
Thanks,
~Cath
BioPellet,
I am on the south shore. The closest location to me seems to be Saugus which is on the other side of Boston. I figure between the cost of gas and the wear and tear on the truck that will add about $20.00 to the cost of whatever I buy.
Will you have any retailers in the Quincy area any time soon?
Thanks,
~Cath
Is there a stove shop or pellet dealer near you????
Yes there are several near me. Can you name a couple that carry your product? If so, do you know whether they would charge as much as your Saugus location?
~Cath
Thanks Cath, I have already contacted south shore wood pellets 6175901788 and south shore mulch 7818787000 plese contact them and tell them you want BioBricks(tm). We should probably take this offline - email me at
