Red Stone Eco Bricks vs Eco-Energy Fuel Blocks

Some stoves are finicky eaters and some are not. I suspect if your stove is not particular about what you feed it then it won't much care what kind of bricks you use.

so try them they may burn better.if they don't?

stack up 1# pine and 1# oak, which takes more physical space. burn 1# pine then 1# oak , which lasts longer?answer is ,in the form of a ?
i put 16 #, 8 bricks, in the stove this morning, couldn't come close to that with splits.still alive 11 hrs later.

Sounds like your supporting my theory. Heavier denser fuel will allow you to pack more BTU potential into the stove. Thus the potential for longer burns.

how can it not. i can't # for# put the same btu with splilts that i can with the bricks i'm using now. things burn with little space,end of story.

That may be true. I suspect that an industrial garbage incinerator might even be able to burn those Eco-Energy Fuel Blocks. TSC must have gotten a real deal on them to justify replacing Eco Bricks with those things. It's to bad that deal didn't get passed onto the consumer.

Those TSC Fuel blocks stink. I'm a new burner and tried them and was really frustrated. Anyone know where I can buy better eco bricks (or the like) in eastern PA? I am in the lehigh valley can can't seem to find anything.

I guess I need to go buy a pack or 2 this weekend to see what all the hooplaw is about with these fuel blocks.

You could do a Google search for the eco brick website. They have a dealer search function (or you could contact them). If you can't find any close by then perhaps you might find envi blocks somewhere. They seem ok too. Best to try whatever you can find and see which you like best. It sure would be nice though to have a list of the different brands, with their price, and where they can be found.

I'm glad I ran across the canawick bricks - they appear denser and don't fall apart like the bio bricks I was using. They also sell pellets and blocks. Place near me in Saugus,MA sells the pellets and the bricks. I'd love to try the blocks just for the heck of it. I place two bricks in with splits on top of and around and what a great fire every time. I'm definitely spoiled using both.

Can't hurt to try them. If you like them then great. Everyone has their preferance. If people like those things then how about they sell them side by side with eco bricks and give everyone a choice. That seems fair to me (but what do I know).

I was going to ask you where you got them. What type of place did you get them from (a stove dealer)? How much do they cost (perhaps you said)? What is the difference between the bricks and the blocks?

I got them from NorthEastern Fence in MA - as the name suggests they install and sell all types of fencing. Oddly enough they sell pellets and other alternative fuel types for the hearth. At one point they carried things like night logs, bio bricks, power logs, and cedar logs.
For the Canawick bricks I paid $292.50 after a $25 seasonal discount. It's more than I would ever pay for a ton of pellets but as I only use a few at a time per fire in the wood stove they last a long time.
With respect to Canawick - the bricks are smaller dimensionally than the blocks I've seen on their site. I'm betting the block would create a long lasting burn.
I hope they continue to stock the canawick product.
Heres the link to the blocks -
http://canawick.com/en/produits.php?cat=Blocks&c=38

Thanks. Good information.