I normally burn FSU's but I like to switch to Barefoots when the temp is below 10 degrees because they provide more heat. Out of the 5 bags I've burned this is the first clinker.Do you normally burn Barefoots? Lousy pellet or bad batch? Hopefully you didn't buy a ton...
It was very solidThat clinker looks solid. I've had some ash turds hang a good 3 or 4", but nothing like that. I was burning Logic-E.
Kinda does look a foot!View attachment 125073
This happened within 24 hours of burning Barefoots in the 25-PDVC
Strange, I been burning Logic E`s all this season and find them to be a big improvement over the Lignetics I`ve burned in the past. Hotter burning, no clinkers and much less ash.That clinker looks solid. I've had some ash turds hang a good 3 or 4", but nothing like that. I was burning Logic-E.
I'm actually VERY disappointed in the barefoots this year to be honest.
I don't get clickers, but I'm getting massive ash rings around the burn pot.
That, and my stove eats through them MUCH faster than softwoods... about a half bag more a day. probably because by volume, they are less per pound than the softwoods.
Given they were the priciest thing I bought this year, I'm completely unimpressed with them and won't be buying them again. Heat output is good though, but it doesn't make up for it when my cheaper pellets put out similar heat and last longer and are cleaner.
Added to my list of Hearth.com-hyped pellets that actually suck.
Well, presto logs and stove chow are a mediocre level pellet in the first place (IMO) that are ashy and not as hot.
Compared to other top-end pellets, BF's are at the bottom of my list.
If they were 225 a ton, i'd be raving about them.
but at 295 a ton, you can do better. given my stash this year, La Cretes blow them out of the pond
Strange, I been burning Logic E`s all this season and find them to be a big improvement over the Lignetics I`ve burned in the past. Hotter burning, no clinkers and much less ash.
Maybe the stove makes a difference ?
Barefoots are working really well for me especially during this wicked cold snap in Mass. When it warms up a bit (30 degrees), I'll use my Spruce Points.
Yes. I think there is a difference. Barefoots are my go-to pellets in really cold weather. I'm happy with Spruce Points but they don't burn as hot.Have you burned any of the Spruces during this deep cold? They should hold their own.
fiber is just so volitle. a tree is a living thing. the source of product will never be exact.I'm reading a lot of different threads that tell me quality control is a real problem with these pellets.
the black hills suck too. i stopped burning them. they are a shoulder pellet. not hot at all. don't warrant their price at all. never again.265 a ton for me. The only other choices around here are Hamers at the same price, Lignetics for 275, Black Hills for 305, Okie Doug Firs for 375. So barefoot and hamers are the cheapest of the non box store stuff. We really don't have any softwood options besides the Okies which are too expensive.
I'm actually VERY disappointed in the barefoots this year to be honest.
I don't get clickers, but I'm getting massive ash rings around the burn pot.
That, and my stove eats through them MUCH faster than softwoods... about a half bag more a day. probably because by volume, they are less per pound than the softwoods.
Given they were the priciest thing I bought this year, I'm completely unimpressed with them and won't be buying them again. Heat output is good though, but it doesn't make up for it when my cheaper pellets put out similar heat and last longer and are cleaner.
Added to my list of Hearth.com-hyped pellets that actually suck.
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