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  1. ducker Feeling the Heat

    joined: Apr 22, 2008
    371 posts
    Leominster, MA
    Those that are doing this, how dry is your basement?
    I will get some water in there, and I have a dehumidifier, and I'm thinking as damp as it might get from a long period of heavy rain, it would be better to store the pellets down there instead of say, outside under a tarp or something.

    Would those that store pellets in the basement agree?
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  2. BubbRubb New Member

    joined: Dec 19, 2007
    265 posts
    Hagerstown, MD
    As long as they are off the ground on a pallet then I wouldn't see the difference from storing them outside. They likely already spent a considerable amount of time sitting in the yard at the pellet mill prior to arriving at your dealer.
  3. buildingmaint Feeling the Heat

    joined: Jan 19, 2007
    459 posts
    Oil City PA
    I have stored mine in my basement for the last 3 years on plastic pallets . I have had no problems so far.
  4. ducker Feeling the Heat

    joined: Apr 22, 2008
    371 posts
    Leominster, MA
    Do you ever get water down there? Not to the excess where it would be an inch or so... but you know, light water seepage. In quite a few places I'll get puddles... and if it's really bad kinda like a small stream (not deep... lol) of water will flow from one side of my basement to the other.
  5. tinkabranc Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 23, 2007
    1,636 posts
    South Coast MA
    I also store my pellets in the basement on pallets, no problems so far.
    If you keep them off the bare floor and they should do just fine.
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