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I've been known to use the paper towel I used to clean the window with, to start the pellets after I've cleaned the stove. Paper towels and a touch of hand sanitizer gets those pellets going right away..........
Same here, back in the shoulder season I had a couple of bags that one end and one corner got damaged and had dried back out. I just tossed them in with the rest of the bag.. Never knew the difference, the stove just ate em up.
I keep my pellets on shrink wrapped skids (like I get them from ther store) in my big hay barn out back, out of the weather (but not out of the barn cats constant curious ways...)
Had a couple bags that the cats chewed the bags open and proceeded to whizz on. Those roasted just fine too. Combustion knows no boundaries. Little stinky going in............
I found a lump in one of my LaCrete bags, surgically removed the mass. Dont know how it got wet, but a pile of chunky sawdust was all that was left. Im not feeding that to my Englander...
I found a lump in one of my LaCrete bags, surgically removed the mass. Dont know how it got wet, but a pile of chunky sawdust was all that was left. Im not feeding that to my Englander...
Have seen a lot of posts about people not feeding "damaged" pellets to their stoves. Of course there's "damaged" and there's "DAMAGED" but I just don't get the angst. It works. The stuff burns.