I Think I'm Turning Into a Pellet Stove Nerd

OK, I bought the stove to stay warm and save money.....in that order. Then I joined this forum to pick up some tips, I've always burned wood in the past as well as coal. Pellet stoves are similar but do have their own idiosyncrasies and the people here are great!!

My problem is, I found myself driving around this morning (Thanksgiving Day) looking to see which box store will be carrying a pellet that I haven't tried yet. Is this a permanent condition or will it pass with time??

BTW thank you all that have given help directly or through past posts

It will not pass...welcome to the club

Nope, No hope for this fella! Swine flu has got him bad!

i've learned so much! For instance, when burning Triple D cherry pits the 1/2" stones provided don't actually burn, although they will get cherry red!

could be worse, could be crack.

welcome to the club.

you realized it quick, most dont til after the divorce

Yeah...but it doesn't stop there.

Welcome to the Club



(Everyone says together) Hi Gary........

Hi gary..........................

Hi gary Yes i have an addiction
"sits"

Hi my name is Smokey and I am a Pellet Pig.

It has been 18 months since I last purchased pellets.

Eek gads, I could not handle that!

I have bought a few bags here and there. But I only bought 1 ton of Sets last year (traded for 2 ton this Summer/Rocky Mountains) Its been 2 yrs since I made a Large purchase.

Still stocked and loaded

I couldn't do that 18 days, maybe. I have to stop and look evertime I get near a store selling pellets.

Will power and lack of room will do that to you.

Only cause you bought mass quantities to begin with. Are you related to OMV?

Thank you all for the welcome!!

"I Think I'm Turning Into a Pellet Stove Nerd" -Gary Gileau

Not that there's anything wrong with that!

LOL a Seinfeld fan

If its been 18 months since you last purchased pellets how long has it been since the pellet door was open and played in?
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Not to highjack thread... I will be be working on a hearth this weekend. Have a stove locked in. Not installed and have a solid plan for ICC pipe installation . Been doing a layout plan for hearth in Cadd at work when boss isnt looking. I talked the wife into stopping in a big box store to "check out pellets" while doing errands. May work on a stash even before stove is installed. Reading pellet reviews online. Have no real winter hobby before this. I got it bad dont I ? Is there a support group for this addiction? This is a slippery slope isnt it ?

All joking aside. Try different pellets, a few bags of each. In the process you will learn your stove. This is one of those things where the journey is more than the destination. I think that what I've found out is that everyone and every stove is different. As time goes on you will tinker and tweak it and you will find out what works best for you. The phrase "your results may vary" really applies, so I advise not to buy a lot of any one kind of pellets till you find out what works. The people here are great, there is a ton of info already posted but if you can't find it they'll all be glad to help. In a non condescending way.

Hopefully your wife is still speaking to you in April. I bet if you save money and stay warm this winter she will be.

...then when you get your stove all figured out,..... you go buy another (different) one and the process starts over...... so no,....no cure.

Hey Gary,.. is that a US Stove 52,000 BTU, Model# 6041 ?

Welcome, in my second year and I have the same disease. Trying to get the wife to let me put a second stove in the newly finished 3rd floor.