Burning Wood Pellets in a wood stove

[RDCrazy]

Has anybody used wood pellets in a regular wood stove. Does it work is it efficient. Can much heat be extracted from the stove using pellets. How about burn times. Whats the longest burn time. Any other information would be greatly apprieciated. I see that a grate is made at the Pelleteer.com. And the information that I read from this site is all good. But its kinda hard to believe. So lets hear everyones expierences with use of wood pellets in a wood stove. Also will it hurt to use pellets in a cat stove?

 

[beau5278]

I've seen those baskets but I can't imagine that they would work very good,first off your going to have to let everything cool way down before you'd even be able to pull it out to reload it,then your going to have the issue of pulling ashes along out with the basket.Just my 2 cents,but it doesn't look all that convenient to me.

 

[RDCrazy]

The page claims that you reload it in the stove with a hearth shovel.

 

[bbeals]

Bio Bricks or Envi Blocks might be a more effective way to use alternate fuel sources in your stove. I have not tried them yet, but have read some good stuff on them on the forum. From what I can tell, they are cheaper than cord wood where we live and I am hopeful that I can get longer overnite burns with them.

 

[beau5278]

I'd try the bio bricks if I was buying fuel.I've thought about trying them just for starting a fire and seeing if I can get temps up any quicker.

 

[RDCrazy]

I don't think we can get them in the mid west so that I could try them

 

[karri0n]

Aren't bio bricks essentially really big pellets?

 

[RDCrazy]

Yes they are.... I think I'm gonna try and make a basket and buy some pellets and try it.

 

[begreen]

I wouldn't buy one, but if there are materials on hand for an experiment, have at it.

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