Can anyone point me to an online BTU calculator of Hardwood vc pellets etc? or, can someone tell me what one ton of pellets equals to split wood?
Wood vs pellet conversion
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moralleper
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I just recently switched from wood to pellet. i burned 2.5-3 cords fo wood, mostly oak, alder and apple, to heat my house. I burned just shy of 1.75 tons of pellets last year.
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I read somewhere that 1 ton of pellets was roughly equal to 1.5 cords of hardwood. Guess it would depend on type of hardwood.
that s about what I am figuring..between 1-1.5 cord. however, I dont think that the BTU ratings per each are even close..I think wood comes out on top there.
Not saying that I am switching to pellets, no way no how, just I have people ask me that all the time in the wood business
Not saying that I am switching to pellets, no way no how, just I have people ask me that all the time in the wood business
moralleper
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I too read that but I think because the pellet stove is set to a thermostat to control the temp, more like a furnace it uses less tonage then compared to cord wood. I could be wrong but these are just my observations
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