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  1. St_Earl Minister of Fire

    mwp blend. 25f here at the moment.
    mostly light (weight. not color) fly ash. i've taken to just brushing it away from the edges of the pot till i vacuum at the end of the week.
    the pan takes forever to fill with the heavier stuff.

    i've got two tons of the mwp softies waiting for when it's 20 below. ($235/ton)
    but the blends handled that fine for me last year.
    i'll know by the end of the season if buying the softies is worth it for me or not.
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  2. ChandlerR Feeling the Heat

    joined: Jan 28, 2009
    467 posts
    Hampton, NH
    Burning a new one for me. PWI hardwood pellet from Canada. They are burning every bit as good as any pellet I have burned before and that's saying a lot. Home and Hearth in Hampton Falls, NH has them for $269 a ton, $20 delivery. I'm going to spring for a ton.
  3. Hitch Member

    joined: Mar 6, 2010
    100 posts
    S.E. Pennsylvania
    Burning Cheat Rivers. Nice and toasty.
  4. Millsk Member

    joined: Sep 12, 2011
    169 posts
    Eastern ct
    Every Ton? I clean my vent/flue once a year.... am I missing something? ?me goes and looks up lint eaters.

    I'm burning nations choice but will switch to trumans later this week as it is going to dip down in our first cold wave. Below 25 and I burn the good stuff.
  5. gfreek Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 5, 2010
    508 posts
    Wyoming Cty,Western NY
    Been burning PA's I purchased in the spring in the Harman. Can't wait to finish them. Dusty and alot of fines...
  6. SmokeyTheBear Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 10, 2008
    11,435 posts
    Standish, ME
    My venting couldn't go a season the ash build up would destroy the burn. I only have 3" venting and it is almost at the EVL limit for 3" pipe.

    With 4" it could go the season.

    Cleaning requirements are all ash driven, however the effects of ash loading in the stove affects things long before it will shut the stove down.

    Keep'em clean and you'll be safe and warm.
  7. smoke show Minister of Fire

    joined: Apr 17, 2008
    4,607 posts
    Pittsfield, Wi
    Me too. Been working good for years.

    Edit- I do have 4" and absolutely no horizontal.
  8. pell it Member

    joined: Dec 2, 2011
    224 posts
    Rhode Island
    I finished out last season burning about half a ton and liked them well enough. Decent heat with NO CLINKERS what so ever. ( a refreshing change from the stove chow and newp I went thru before them) I would say average ash for a box store pellet.(aside from the sleepers!) I think the 20+ leftover bags I have been thru this season may have soaked up some humidity in the shed this summer. Maybe because they are not as dense of a pellet. Seem to be lower heat this time around. (maybe its me) I have changed my convection blower since last season so it is not fair to compare my recorded temps!!

    I am saving my two bags of Somersets for a colder weather trial. Might be the last two I ever see with you around!!!!!
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  9. Melissa220 Feeling the Heat

    joined: Aug 10, 2012
    306 posts
    central ME
    TMI TMI TMI !!! ;lol
  10. pell it Member

    joined: Dec 2, 2011
    224 posts
    Rhode Island
    Scary :eek:
  11. Melissa220 Feeling the Heat

    joined: Aug 10, 2012
    306 posts
    central ME
    My dealer, when the stove was installed, said that the vent was fine to be cleaned once a year, I do lightly brush the ESP probe inside the vent tho, with a toothbrush to prevent too much ash buildup.
  12. TheMightyMoe Feeling the Heat

    joined: Aug 2, 2012
    418 posts
    Fairbanks, Alaska.
    -8 now, was -24 last night supposedly.

    PREMIUM BLAZERS BURN BEST =p

    Also just purchased a lint eater before reading this post *_*
  13. corkman Feeling the Heat

    joined: Dec 3, 2009
    317 posts
    SE,Mass
    im confused OMV.who exactly is in briefs and if its the kids chasin your wife who is only wearing her briefs then that is just wrong.the secret is to get the kids out of the house so that YOU can chase her around the house and nobody has to wear briefs.hahaha.stops and punctuations go a long way my friend
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  14. oldmountvernon Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 27, 2011
    2,157 posts
    SE Mass
    you sick *** bring back the sets ;lol
  15. boosted3g Member

    joined: Aug 3, 2012
    248 posts
    Central PA
    burnin Somersets here
  16. jtakeman Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 30, 2008
    12,722 posts
    Northwestern CT.
    Still chuggin with the pres to logs, Toasty warm with no issues.
  17. Shaw520 Feeling the Heat

    joined: Oct 15, 2012
    397 posts
    Modena
    Currently 31 degrees outside with a biting wind thats making it feel 21,...green supremes filling my firebox full of flames,..stove set on 3-3,...room temp @ 75,...stove temp near 400,...slowly sheding my cloths..._g
  18. imacman Minister of Fire

    Got about 5 more bags of the chow, then have to make decision.....do I bring in more of the nasty CleanFires from the shed and burn them until the real cold hits, or just go immediately to the GT, Somersets, Ligs, and Barefoot I have in the basement??

    What to do, what to do.....
  19. bbfarm Feeling the Heat

    joined: Jan 2, 2012
    330 posts
    wisconsin
    Still burning the wood fiber pellets. 4 bags left then never again. they give out good heat, but man o man the ash. We will definately be cleaning our vent out next weekend.
  20. SmokeyTheBear Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 10, 2008
    11,435 posts
    Standish, ME
    Oh the inhumanity.
  21. jrsdws Feeling the Heat

    joined: Feb 9, 2011
    428 posts
    Central Illinois
    About an 80/20 corn/pellet(Indeck) mix in the furnace. Just fired it up on a low and slow steady burn for overnight. Somersets in the CPM on t-stat for backup.
  22. Flammam Member

    joined: Dec 29, 2007
    196 posts
    Western, Ma.
    Green supremes from last year. Saving the Dry Creek for the colder weather. Want to put up another ton soon and cant decide between Dry Creek(230), green supreme(220) or MWP(210). What the opinion around here?
  23. schoondog Feeling the Heat

    joined: Aug 17, 2008
    350 posts
    dutchess county, n.y.
    33 deg. here with a wind. Cleaned stove this afternoon and shes loaded with Drycreeks. Running along on HR 2 and me and the dogs are lovin it.

    Schoondog
  24. oldmountvernon Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 27, 2011
    2,157 posts
    SE Mass
    cant speak on Dry creek but Def MWP over GS
  25. pell it Member

    joined: Dec 2, 2011
    224 posts
    Rhode Island
    +1

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