Eco-brick vs bio-brick vs eco-log
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I use the "North Idaho Energy Logs". I have seen the brick format before but I can not find them in my area. I do believe there is very little difference in the basic products. I think they are all kind of like a chicken Mcnugget. How would you like your saw dust shaped? :bug:
I've only tried BioBricks of the products mentioned. There is a large difference between some products depending on the compression method used. The Northern Idaho Logs are among the best. They are actually the original Pres-to-logs. The best products I tested were the highest density. They also were usually the most expensive.
Do you have web site links for the actual eco-logs and eco-bricks you are interested in? Some products with this name look like the lower compression product. When I tested these I was not that impressed. However, reports for the Eco-Brick out of Utah seem favorable so far. But I see there are competing products with very similar naming. Best thing to do is to try a batch of each product and compare. Let us know what you find out.
Do you have web site links for the actual eco-logs and eco-bricks you are interested in? Some products with this name look like the lower compression product. When I tested these I was not that impressed. However, reports for the Eco-Brick out of Utah seem favorable so far. But I see there are competing products with very similar naming. Best thing to do is to try a batch of each product and compare. Let us know what you find out.
Based on other threads and a bit of personal experience it appears that some compressed sawdust manufactures compress a bit tighter than others and not all use the same raw materials.
The functional side of this is that (even in the same shape) not all burn exactly the same. I have tried several different round ones as well as the Envi-logs and Biobricks. All do burn fairly well but some will fall apart sooner than others. If I were to plan on burning these full time I would try a few different ones in small quantity then decide which is best of the available products.
I have chosen not to go there any more due to cost/btu compared to the wood I have stacked.
The functional side of this is that (even in the same shape) not all burn exactly the same. I have tried several different round ones as well as the Envi-logs and Biobricks. All do burn fairly well but some will fall apart sooner than others. If I were to plan on burning these full time I would try a few different ones in small quantity then decide which is best of the available products.
I have chosen not to go there any more due to cost/btu compared to the wood I have stacked.
BioBrick is at biopellet.net - Connecticut
Eco-Brick at ecobrick.net - Ohio
Ecolog at (broken link removed to http://www.ecologcanada.com/english/ecological-wood-logs-index.html) - Quebec
North Idaho Energy Logs are only available in the West.
We are finding ourselves with unseasoned wood so are trying to supplement/replace for this winter.
Eco-Brick at ecobrick.net - Ohio
Ecolog at (broken link removed to http://www.ecologcanada.com/english/ecological-wood-logs-index.html) - Quebec
North Idaho Energy Logs are only available in the West.
We are finding ourselves with unseasoned wood so are trying to supplement/replace for this winter.
I just tried a few of the Eco bricks this past weekend. Basically they look like partical board to me or maybe a density somewhere between LDF and MDF. Either way here is my take. They fire off very quickly. Seem to have less flame than wood and go to the coal stage faster. For me, coaling doesn't put off the heat I need therefore doesn't count as burn time. Think I'll stick to wood for now.
Thanks for the correction I did not know there was any difference. The compression of the product would make a big difference in the burn time...
lydiatwin said:
OK, so all these products are not equal. Of the lot I would only try the BioBricks. The ecolog is low compression. It will expand like crazy when hot and then burn up quickly with a fair amount of ash.
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