I am able to get treecycle pellets for $199/ton, was wondering if anybody has used them and how they are.
Treecycle Pellets
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jtakeman
Minister of Fire
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/47828/
Check this thread, Look at the later pages there talking about this years quality.
Check this thread, Look at the later pages there talking about this years quality.
BadDad320
Feeling the Heat
Thanks for the info, I already have 3 tons of Hamers that I bought in May already but I will need another ton yet and was thinking these are located closer to me maybe I would try them. I guess i could get a bag or two to try first.
jtakeman
Minister of Fire
Even when they had dirt in them they burned hot in my fathers Mt. Vernon. The auto clean prevented the clinker from forming. From what I hear they fixed the dirt problem.
Burning the TC TreeCycle Pellets 7-10’s for last 4-hours.
I am running them in a prior to 2004 Harman Advance Pellet Stove.
Normally I run it on “Full Automatic Room Temp”, Which means it will adjust flame as need be & Shut off & Restart if need be. With the fan on mid to high & temp set to 76-78F.
I am running it now on “Manual Room Temp” Which means it will adjust flame as need be & If the room reaches the desired temp. It will Remain on Minimal & Not Shut Off. With the fan on minimal & temp set to 80-83F.
FLAME:
Have to say they are Hot.
From the ignition of the pellets. Flame was a bright steady mainly white with tinge of yellow flame.
It burns very bright & well on minimal setting.
Very Nice.
The old-burned poorly-mainly green/orange in color on minimal setting.
There is so minimal of the old issue of the funky colored flame.
I had to really try to find it.
Only once in awhile do I see a slight super lightly tinged color of the “Orange/Green” funky color.
Have to say it is next to nothing.
Most would probably never know even if they looked for it.
Regarding Flame…
I am VERY OK with this.
Since a portion of TreeCycle Pellets are from a source that IMO-Makes them
an even “Greener Product” than most pellets out there.
So if there is any tiny slight discoloration from time to time.
I could guess about .25-1% of the time.
Or a slightly different wood smell to the pellets…
It is more than worth it.
The “old pellets” looked so bright orange/green that it was near a neon color
& smelled at times like rotten leaves.
ASH:
The old ones I had to run on 4 1/4 to 5 to get the flame to burn hot enough & to push the brick of coral like consistency Ash that made a noise when it hit the ash pan & either broke up into smaller hard pieces or at times nearly stayed in one piece.
BTW-I am running them at 3 1/4 now. Flame very high & licks the accordion style heat exchanger at top much of the time.
Very Nice.
The Ash from these 7-10’s is great.
No huge pieces so far & when some larger ones do drop. No noise & they totally break up.
The ash is mainly a mix of mid to darker gray. With some minor very light colored gray to white light ash mixed in.
On the edge of the burn plate. The ash is not compacted. It has an airy appearance & falls off the edge in mainly in small pieces.
If you own a Harman Bottom Feed then you will know what this next info. means…
The right & left outer edges of the burn pot sometimes has issues of ash not being able to drop off the edge of burn pot too easily. Or it overhangs pretty far on poor pellets before the two edges ash drops off.
This is not the case with these TC’s.
As usual larger pieces do accumulate on the outer edges of the Harman bottom feed burn pot.
But they easily break apart & fall regularly off the edge.
Very Nice.
BTW-Ramped up the flame from minimal. Ramped up very well & pushed the ash easily off the edge of the burn pot along the entire edge.
Very Nice.
TEMPERATURES:
I will not be doing any temp tests.
I do not think Temperature Tests are controlled enough to trust.
At least any that I could do…
Since as the pellets feed thru the Auger.
The flame goes higher & increases Temp enough to not trust my testing or timing.
Since there is no real way to time the burn.
Sometimes it feeds & flame goes up & then it stops feeding & the flame goes even higher.
So timing it in-between the feeds is not accurate.
Same with the flame.
Sometimes it moves to right/center/left.
So no real consistent area to measure.
I guess if I could get “ALL” the exiting air from the blower into one pipe.
But too much trouble to do.
BTW-They are Hot.
SO FAR:
Very pleased with these 7-10 dated pellets.
Mike T has done a great job of getting this product regulated.
Thumbs up!
NOTES:
Will post what the 6-10 others say about them when they run them.
Need to find out how to properly measure Ash weight.
Any variations on the burn of the remainder of this bag will be posted.
I am running them in a prior to 2004 Harman Advance Pellet Stove.
Normally I run it on “Full Automatic Room Temp”, Which means it will adjust flame as need be & Shut off & Restart if need be. With the fan on mid to high & temp set to 76-78F.
I am running it now on “Manual Room Temp” Which means it will adjust flame as need be & If the room reaches the desired temp. It will Remain on Minimal & Not Shut Off. With the fan on minimal & temp set to 80-83F.
FLAME:
Have to say they are Hot.
From the ignition of the pellets. Flame was a bright steady mainly white with tinge of yellow flame.
It burns very bright & well on minimal setting.
Very Nice.
The old-burned poorly-mainly green/orange in color on minimal setting.
There is so minimal of the old issue of the funky colored flame.
I had to really try to find it.
Only once in awhile do I see a slight super lightly tinged color of the “Orange/Green” funky color.
Have to say it is next to nothing.
Most would probably never know even if they looked for it.
Regarding Flame…
I am VERY OK with this.
Since a portion of TreeCycle Pellets are from a source that IMO-Makes them
an even “Greener Product” than most pellets out there.
So if there is any tiny slight discoloration from time to time.
I could guess about .25-1% of the time.
Or a slightly different wood smell to the pellets…
It is more than worth it.
The “old pellets” looked so bright orange/green that it was near a neon color
& smelled at times like rotten leaves.
ASH:
The old ones I had to run on 4 1/4 to 5 to get the flame to burn hot enough & to push the brick of coral like consistency Ash that made a noise when it hit the ash pan & either broke up into smaller hard pieces or at times nearly stayed in one piece.
BTW-I am running them at 3 1/4 now. Flame very high & licks the accordion style heat exchanger at top much of the time.
Very Nice.
The Ash from these 7-10’s is great.
No huge pieces so far & when some larger ones do drop. No noise & they totally break up.
The ash is mainly a mix of mid to darker gray. With some minor very light colored gray to white light ash mixed in.
On the edge of the burn plate. The ash is not compacted. It has an airy appearance & falls off the edge in mainly in small pieces.
If you own a Harman Bottom Feed then you will know what this next info. means…
The right & left outer edges of the burn pot sometimes has issues of ash not being able to drop off the edge of burn pot too easily. Or it overhangs pretty far on poor pellets before the two edges ash drops off.
This is not the case with these TC’s.
As usual larger pieces do accumulate on the outer edges of the Harman bottom feed burn pot.
But they easily break apart & fall regularly off the edge.
Very Nice.
BTW-Ramped up the flame from minimal. Ramped up very well & pushed the ash easily off the edge of the burn pot along the entire edge.
Very Nice.
TEMPERATURES:
I will not be doing any temp tests.
I do not think Temperature Tests are controlled enough to trust.
At least any that I could do…
Since as the pellets feed thru the Auger.
The flame goes higher & increases Temp enough to not trust my testing or timing.
Since there is no real way to time the burn.
Sometimes it feeds & flame goes up & then it stops feeding & the flame goes even higher.
So timing it in-between the feeds is not accurate.
Same with the flame.
Sometimes it moves to right/center/left.
So no real consistent area to measure.
I guess if I could get “ALL” the exiting air from the blower into one pipe.
But too much trouble to do.
BTW-They are Hot.
SO FAR:
Very pleased with these 7-10 dated pellets.
Mike T has done a great job of getting this product regulated.
Thumbs up!
NOTES:
Will post what the 6-10 others say about them when they run them.
Need to find out how to properly measure Ash weight.
Any variations on the burn of the remainder of this bag will be posted.
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