There's a fire at New England Wood Pellets in Jaffery right now.
http://www.wmur.com/news/29544721/detail.html
http://www.wmur.com/news/29544721/detail.html
richkorn said:Pallets of pellets stored outside in that video. No different than TSC, HD, Lowes, Agway etc.
smoke show said:richkorn said:Pallets of pellets stored outside in that video. No different than TSC, HD, Lowes, Agway etc.
Those poor pellets, they're probly completely junk by now. :lol:
I can't seem to get on the don't buy outside pellets bandwagon.
smoke show said:richkorn said:Pallets of pellets stored outside in that video. No different than TSC, HD, Lowes, Agway etc.
Those poor pellets, they're probly completely junk by now. :lol:
I can't seem to get on the don't buy outside pellets bandwagon.
mascoma said:smoke show said:richkorn said:Pallets of pellets stored outside in that video. No different than TSC, HD, Lowes, Agway etc.
Those poor pellets, they're probly completely junk by now. :lol:
I can't seem to get on the don't buy outside pellets bandwagon.
NO PLANTS HAVE ROOM TO STORE PELLETS INSIDE! NONE!
FyreBug said:Wonder how much ashes they have to truck away
rowerwet said:so I wonder if NEWP will be showing up at Building19, ocean state job lot, big lots, after the insurance co. settles with them.....
j-takeman said:I am going to ask a mill contact to do a little experimenting for us. I suggest he check moisture of the pellets right at the bagging station. Then let that pallet sit outside for some time(nicely wrapped of coarse). Open them up and do another moisture test. Be nice to see actual increase, "if" there is any.
Sometimes we must be our own mythbusters!
As long as the cover was intact, there was no significant change in moisture. I’ve tested pellets left on a counter too and they don’t absorb atmospheric moisture. But, if I grind them up first (dust) and leave them on the counter, then they will absorb some.
The problem at the stores isn’t that they store them outside. It’s that the kids driving their forklifts are inexperienced and they tend to smash open the pallets.
The pellets don’t absorb moisture from the air, they have to be physically in contact with the water.
I have a ripped open pallet of pellets that’s been outside since May. I took a sample from one of the wet, ripped bags - a worst case scenario. I reached in the bag and got a hand full of pellets from directly behind the wet mush that were still intact. They tested out at 7.19% moisture (up from the original 5.8% an increase of 1.4%). So they’ll still burn fine but I wouldn’t recommend buying ripped open pallets.