stash update
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Tonyray
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my 100 yr old house is not well insulated..Way too many windows[although all insulated glass, less wall space to insulate so it would be futile..
that said, I know my heat loss is faster than it should be... with oil, I get quick heat/quick cool down.. rinse/lather/repeat. keeping our downstairs at a comfortable 72 degrees with oil it would go thru a tank pretty quick at any price!!
with pellets, I Get a steady heat flow 24/7 when needed.. so until this past year where Oil prices have dropped, I was spending about 300.00 less to heat my house with pellets at 73 degrees.
with the cost of pellets being higher now, I'm either going to break even or it will cost more to heat with pellets..maybe..
either way, It's not that much soI'm not concerned...
btw: if I was Anti -pellet stoves I wouldn't be at this forum wasting my time trying to convince people to ditch them..
that said, I know my heat loss is faster than it should be... with oil, I get quick heat/quick cool down.. rinse/lather/repeat. keeping our downstairs at a comfortable 72 degrees with oil it would go thru a tank pretty quick at any price!!
with pellets, I Get a steady heat flow 24/7 when needed.. so until this past year where Oil prices have dropped, I was spending about 300.00 less to heat my house with pellets at 73 degrees.
with the cost of pellets being higher now, I'm either going to break even or it will cost more to heat with pellets..maybe..
either way, It's not that much soI'm not concerned...
btw: if I was Anti -pellet stoves I wouldn't be at this forum wasting my time trying to convince people to ditch them..
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bogieb
Minister of Fire
Not if it is for the amount of what it would cost to heat my house with propane versus pellets (hint, 4 tons of pellets heats both floors all winter - for what it costs me to heat 1 floor with propane for 2 months).Ive got swamp land available. Interested???
Jason845845
Feeling the Heat
Funny you should say this. I'm going to go buy a new vw gti Monday, not because it's not the most economical way to get to work, but, damn.
Michael6268
Minister of Fire
Pete Zahria
Minister of Fire
But keep in mind.... There just aren't many people here that are in our neighborhood.Dan, I like ya!
You would do your darndest to sell snow to Eskimos! And if they were pellet stove owners you would probably succeed!
And no Eskimos..
So here, I am not trying to sell anything.
I have met ONE person from this forum that bought some pellets.
Also keep in mind, that my primary heat is coal.
But I don't tell people they are throwing money away by not using coal...
Vinelife
Minister of Fire
Just finished stacking 3 tons in the shed yesterday, will get another half ton next week and be good to go for the season.
bogieb
Minister of Fire
Moved all 4 tons from beside the shed to inside the house and garage this afternoon. So now I have 5+ tons inside where I can get to it even if I'm snowed in for a month 
Jason845845
Feeling the Heat
I put new wicks and a fresh polish on my Kerosun Omni 85, omni 105 and Moonlighter tonight.
Tonyray
Minister of Fire
wow... I remember those kerosene heaters.They were white...
had both the 85 and 105 back in early 80's...don't remember the word Omni but they we're kerosun heaters...
Clear kerosene was 99 cents/gallon.
put the smaller one at the bottom of the steps to send heat to 2nd floor at night..
Jason845845
Feeling the Heat
I keep them around for power outages but sometimes I'll break one of them out just for nice silent heat.
RyansCAB50
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hossthehermit
Minister of Fire
Peterfield
Minister of Fire
Jason845845
Feeling the Heat
pberardi
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Finally got mine all loaded up, 4 tons mix and match. I bought 3 tons of hamers for 250/ton, got a free ton of lignetics with my classic bay 1200. I had about 20 bags left from last year. I feel pretty proud about this stack loaded every bag by hand. Last ton got a little sloppy because i was so close to the ceiling.
Tonyray
Minister of Fire
Good choice of pellets......Finally got mine all loaded up, 4 tons mix and match. I bought 3 tons of hamers for 250/ton, got a free ton of lignetics with my classic bay 1200. I had about 20 bags left from last year. I feel pretty proud about this stack loaded every bag by hand. Last ton got a little sloppy because i was so close to the ceiling.
pberardi
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I see your sig says green bag of lignetics...did they add a new product to their line? I honestly am not a fan of them...burned them last year and thought they were a bit too ashy
Tonyray
Minister of Fire
I always say green bag but mean to say green lettered [white] bag..
same as your pix shows.....
next to blazers and most douglas fir like Okanagans, yes,Ligs would appear ashy..
but compared to the Big Box Stores Mountain of Ash stuff like Stove chows, green supremes, Nations choice, Easy Heats etc that I burned back in the newbee days before I knew better.... not so ashy...
Glad this thread has had a ton of replies. I enjoy seeing how everyone gets ready for the season. Just added three more bags to my stash going to try the red bag okanagan to see if I like them. Anyone try these and like them.
JRA
JRA
Tonyray
Minister of Fire
OKANAGAN PLATINUM [Red Bag]
- Burn consistently Hot with a very low amount of Ash
- Produced from Pine, Spruce & Fir
- Greater than 8,883 BTUs
- Average Ash .29%
- Outperforms all hardwood pellets in PA!!
bogieb
Minister of Fire
Got 4 bags of Green letter Lignetics added to the stash. Got them from a little grocery store the next town over (thanks to a forum member for alerting me to them). They were $5.79/bag. Literally next door at the farm and garden center they were $6.79/bag. I'll see how they compare to the Pres-To's I got from the Big Blue Store when I work my way over to that side of the stash.
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