iceguy4
Minister of Fire
Safety...hopper fire. needs air to burn...the connection to existing stove is sealed and bulk hopper is air tight also
Bulk storage for pellet stoves
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Safety...hopper fire. needs air to burn...the connection to existing stove is sealed and bulk hopper is air tight also
Is there any kind of gate or damper between the bulk hopper auger and the boiler hopper? If there was burn-back from the boiler hopper for some reason, what would prevent the fire from following the pellets back to the bulk hopper? Is there a deluge tank in there somewhere?
iceguy4
Minister of Fire
deluge tank??? LOL no. it works on the principal of no air, no fire. the bulk hopper is sealed as is the pb 105's hopper
Dgopetactical
Feeling the Heat
My bulk storage is 4 tons in the basement and a 16 year old bringing up 80 pounds daily, works real well best investment I ever made.
Right. Most 16 year olds I know can eat more than 80 lbs per day...
From the pic of the auger feeder it looks like the drop tube from the auger to the boiler is a flex tube. If the boiler hopper ever caught fire, that flex tube would probably melt before it could start a burn-back down the auger tube. Many pellet boilers have a deluge system as a secondary safety system, after the air-tight consideration. Belt and suspenders.
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