Do I need to remove loose sawdust from wood pellets before putting them in my pellet stove

[skibladerj]

For me it cuts down on the dust as I pour into the hopper. That way I don't have to hear "where is the dust coming from"'?? And less times I have to clean the 'fines box' on my Harman...some brands have more fines than others

I don't have a Harman but I agree! less dust makes the wife happy, which in turn makes my life happier!

 

[smoke show]

hooper

You must have attended the SmokeyTheBear school of spelling.

 

[tonyd]

Walk outside and pour them into a bucket from the bag. With a breeze, the fines will head east and the pellets will fall into the bucket. Come back in and fill the hopper. I use to do it with my leaf blower as I dumped, but now I just pour.

 

[glenc0322]

You must have attended the SmokeyTheBear school of spelling.

Lol using my phone and the stupid swype

 

[Utilitrack]

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[movemaine]

depends on your stove...some of us dump them in and never look back - but that's because our stoves will never clog because of them.

 

[St_Earl]

you can also just let the hopper run empty every so often and vacuum out the auger channel.
i don't do this. but it is an option if they cause problems for you.

i have started noticing this year that if i always keep the hopper full, the fines start to concentrate from successive bags.
i have not really measured it. but i've started letting the hopper run low more often so the fines form a period of time run through before i start keeping things topped off.

i'm four tons in this year and no problems so far.

 

[Jack Morrissey]

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