Eco Bricks on sale at TSC

[OhioBurner©]

Just till Tuesday 12/16 if I remember correctly. Redstone Eco Bricks on sale for $2.99 Still pricey but I'm getting desperate. Missed the $2.50 black friday sale, and one early season sale was still over $3 so figured this was the best deal I'm going to get before long. Unfortunately most TSC around here didn't even have a full skid (I wanted to buy a couple tons) but one location did have 1 still sealed skid so I got that. Hopefully between that and maybe a cord of marginal ash I just split this fall, and 2.5 tons of pellets I'll be able to get through the winter. Might need another ton of pellets.

They also gave me 5% off for buying a whole skid so that helped as well. $273 before tax for the skid of 96 6-packs.

I just hope they last sitting in the back of my truck today. Didn't get home till after 9PM with them, and had to be up at 4AM today (and only got 3-4hrs of sleep the last few days). They still have that heavy plastic cover on the skid, just a couple of pin prick holes in one corner, I placed a sheet of plywood over it. 40% chance of rain for a few hours today. I'll bring em in the house tonight when I get back home from work.

 

[TooColdHere]

Out of stock here. Do they normally they give rain checks?

 

[Babaganoosh]

3.49 in Allentown NJ store.

Edit. This store has the three packs

2nd edit. Rang up 2.99 sign said 3.49

 

[Stelcom66]

Is it ok to use those in a stove with a catalyst?

 

[Applesister]

Is it ok to use those in a stove with a catalyst?

What kind of stove is that? In your avatar?
Nice

 

[Stelcom66]

Yes, as shown in the avatar. It's a Vermont Castings Dutchwest. I just got a pickup truck load of wood yesterday. In case I run out I'm considering alternatives as it seems firewood sales aren't as plentiful in this area now.

 

[skysong]

I live in Columbus, Ohio and found Eco Bricks at ASE Feed and Supply. They delivered from Plain City. Last spring I bought 6 pallets for $210 a pallet and when I called this fall the price was the same. This is the Eco bricks retailer search page...put in your zip code and see if there is a supplier near you.... http://ecobrick.net/dealerloc/40.0506279/-83.0683519

 

[brenndatomu]

I live in Columbus, Ohio and found Eco Bricks at ASE Feed and Supply. They delivered from Plain City. Last spring I bought 6 pallets for $210 a pallet and when I called this fall the price was the same. This is the Eco bricks retailer search page...put in your zip code and see if there is a supplier near you.... http://ecobrick.net/dealerloc/40.0506279/-83.0683519

Yeah, ya gotta call around, prices vary a good bit dealer to dealer. I believe one of our local ECO brick guys sells for about that price too...

 

[OhioBurner©]

I live in Columbus, Ohio and found Eco Bricks at ASE Feed and Supply. They delivered from Plain City. Last spring I bought 6 pallets for $210 a pallet and when I called this fall the price was the same. This is the Eco bricks retailer search page...put in your zip code and see if there is a supplier near you.... http://ecobrick.net/dealerloc/40.0506279/-83.0683519

Yeah that's much cheaper! I don't have any that I'd consider close (1 place is 15 miles, rest all over 20) but worth a phone call. Heck Plain City isn't any further out of my way if I do it after work (I work in Columbus too). Heck $210 even beats TSC's black friday price which was 1/3rd off! Well I only bought 1 skid for now so I'll check around. Thanks for the info.

 

[Jjm457]

I just picked up some eco bricks and noticed they are different than the last time I bought them at TSC.
These latest 6 packs were slightly bigger, less compressed and somewhat lighter in weight. Also had different packaging..Wonder if different manufacturers?

 

[johnpma]

been burning them most of the month pretty pleased with the skid I bought. Easy for the little lady to handle and get burning. I save the wood for the weekends when I'm home all weekend. Wood does burn hotter but still no complaints with the Redstone bricks

 

[OhioBurner©]

I live in Columbus, Ohio and found Eco Bricks at ASE Feed and Supply. They delivered from Plain City. Last spring I bought 6 pallets for $210 a pallet and when I called this fall the price was the same. This is the Eco bricks retailer search page...put in your zip code and see if there is a supplier near you.... http://ecobrick.net/dealerloc/40.0506279/-83.0683519

Thanks again Skysong! A couple weeks ago I was visiting a friend in Marrysville so I checked that ASE Feed store you mentioned and surely enough $210. Wow thats like over $100 bucks cheaper than TSC. I drove home from my friends house with 2 tons in the truck, hope that will last me through spring.

I just picked up some eco bricks and noticed they are different than the last time I bought them at TSC.
These latest 6 packs were slightly bigger, less compressed and somewhat lighter in weight. Also had different packaging..Wonder if different manufacturers?

When I got home I noticed they were slightly different too. Then it hit me, I wonder if the stuff at TSC is better than the others that are so much cheaper?

Comparing my TSC ones versus this new batch:


The TSC ones are the white label. The other ones don't actually say Red Stone or where they are made anywhere on the packaging that I can tell. The new ones had a more redish tinge to them, and slightly rougher appearance. The packs all seem to average the same, within 1/2 lb of 21 according to my cheapo bathroom scale.

So how do they perform? Can't tell the difference. I get just as long and just as hot (though its really hard to tell that precisely) with the new batch versus the TSC batch. They burn good and hot for 3-5 hrs, then coast down for total burns in the 10-12 hr range if I really stretch it out (and I usually mix with two larger splits of ash for the overnight burns). In this arctic blast we've been having I have been doing 3 loads per day (luckily this is my week off). Running my daytime loads with the air cracked open just a bit compared to my normal run shut as far as the slider goes.

I wonder if the appearance difference is simply a different batch with different types of wood content. I can't tell any performance difference. Maybe the labelling was special just for TSC, or else they made a change at some point - and that might simply be it since last I was into TSC the Eco-bricks they had were the clear/green packaging like the other batch I just bought.

I'll call around more for next year to see if I can get it as cheap or cheaper up my way - if I recall they are made in Millersburg which I'm closer to, so maybe. Otherwise I'll just pick some up next time I'm visiting Marrysville.

These are really saving my butt! Down to less than half a cord of firewood I think.

 

[English BoB]

Thanks again Skysong! A couple weeks ago I was visiting a friend in Marrysville so I checked that ASE Feed store you mentioned and surely enough $210. Wow thats like over $100 bucks cheaper than TSC. I drove home from my friends house with 2 tons in the truck, hope that will last me through spring.

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When I got home I noticed they were slightly different too. Then it hit me, I wonder if the stuff at TSC is better than the others that are so much cheaper?

Comparing my TSC ones versus this new batch:
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The TSC ones are the white label. The other ones don't actually say Red Stone or where they are made anywhere on the packaging that I can tell. The new ones had a more redish tinge to them, and slightly rougher appearance. The packs all seem to average the same, within 1/2 lb of 21 according to my cheapo bathroom scale.

So how do they perform? Can't tell the difference. I get just as long and just as hot (though its really hard to tell that precisely) with the new batch versus the TSC batch. They burn good and hot for 3-5 hrs, then coast down for total burns in the 10-12 hr range if I really stretch it out (and I usually mix with two larger splits of ash for the overnight burns). In this arctic blast we've been having I have been doing 3 loads per day (luckily this is my week off). Running my daytime loads with the air cracked open just a bit compared to my normal run shut as far as the slider goes.

I wonder if the appearance difference is simply a different batch with different types of wood content. I can't tell any performance difference. Maybe the labelling was special just for TSC, or else they made a change at some point - and that might simply be it since last I was into TSC the Eco-bricks they had were the clear/green packaging like the other batch I just bought.

I'll call around more for next year to see if I can get it as cheap or cheaper up my way - if I recall they are made in Millersburg which I'm closer to, so maybe. Otherwise I'll just pick some up next time I'm visiting Marrysville.

These are really saving my butt! Down to less than half a cord of firewood I think.

The bricks on the left look more seasoned than the others lol

 

[HarvestMan]

Last year my local TSC was selling the ECO bricks; this year the Red Stone label. I only add in a couple with splits from time to time, but I noticed the ECO bricks seem to burn better than the Red Stone.

 

[Typ0]

Dude don't listen to those ftards telling you they are selling seasoned bricks. That is always a crock of chit!

 

[skysong]

Thanks again Skysong! A couple weeks ago I was visiting a friend in Marrysville so I checked that ASE Feed store you mentioned and surely enough $210. Wow thats like over $100 bucks cheaper than TSC. I drove home from my friends house with 2 tons in the truck, hope that will last me through spring.

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When I got home I noticed they were slightly different too. Then it hit me, I wonder if the stuff at TSC is better than the others that are so much cheaper?

Comparing my TSC ones versus this new batch:
View attachment 154094

The TSC ones are the white label. The other ones don't actually say Red Stone or where they are made anywhere on the packaging that I can tell. The new ones had a more redish tinge to them, and slightly rougher appearance. The packs all seem to average the same, within 1/2 lb of 21 according to my cheapo bathroom scale.

So how do they perform? Can't tell the difference. I get just as long and just as hot (though its really hard to tell that precisely) with the new batch versus the TSC batch. They burn good and hot for 3-5 hrs, then coast down for total burns in the 10-12 hr range if I really stretch it out (and I usually mix with two larger splits of ash for the overnight burns). In this arctic blast we've been having I have been doing 3 loads per day (luckily this is my week off). Running my daytime loads with the air cracked open just a bit compared to my normal run shut as far as the slider goes.

I wonder if the appearance difference is simply a different batch with different types of wood content. I can't tell any performance difference. Maybe the labelling was special just for TSC, or else they made a change at some point - and that might simply be it since last I was into TSC the Eco-bricks they had were the clear/green packaging like the other batch I just bought.

I'll call around more for next year to see if I can get it as cheap or cheaper up my way - if I recall they are made in Millersburg which I'm closer to, so maybe. Otherwise I'll just pick some up next time I'm visiting Marrysville.

These are really saving my butt! Down to less than half a cord of firewood I think.

OhioBurner, glad you were able to get them for that great price. Here's a link to some retailers in your area... http://www.ecobrick.net/dealerloc/40.5545071/-81.9179198 ....Just curious...how do you load them? I mix a couple with the wood to cut down on how much wood I have to handle, since these are so easy to move and store. I haven't tried any other brand to do a comparison. I bought 6 pallets last April. I had struggled through wet wood last year and when I came across these at a great price, I decided to stock up. We've gone through 2 pallets so far and have about 1 1/2 cords of wood left.

 

[OhioBurner©]

OhioBurner, glad you were able to get them for that great price. Here's a link to some retailers in your area... http://www.ecobrick.net/dealerloc/40.5545071/-81.9179198 ....Just curious...how do you load them? I mix a couple with the wood to cut down on how much wood I have to handle, since these are so easy to move and store. I haven't tried any other brand to do a comparison. I bought 6 pallets last April. I had struggled through wet wood last year and when I came across these at a great price, I decided to stock up. We've gone through 2 pallets so far and have about 1 1/2 cords of wood left.

I've tried a variety of ways, but due to my limited amount of good firewood and the fact these bricks are just about as cheap as buying wood I've been burning mostly just the bricks during the day, and then the overnight load I mix bricks and a couple med/large splits of ash.

For the daytime loads if I have a good bed of coals I'll throw on around 8-9 bricks, like 5 across the bottom then another layer of 4. Overnight loads will be similar to this:



2 medium or large splits of ash (the only wood I have currently) with a row across of bricks, and also some stuffed in the end (my firebox is 24" wide). 8 bricks in that pic. Sometimes to squeeze a bit more in I'll turn them on edge across the top. Think I may have got 10 in once, but usually 8-9.



If I use smallish splits I can get 2 rows on top.

They definitely off gas pretty good and give intense secondaries the first 2-3 hours... if anyone is contemplating using them for the first time make sure you know how to handle them in smaller quantities before loading up with 8 or so! Also be advised they expand... dont pack them tight across, up against the baffle or glass.


Secondary burn tube action, about 1hr in, 836F stovetop. I don't usually run it that hot, but if I'm a few minutes late getting it turned down it will end up there. No problem for the steel Jotul, and I'll still get an overnight burn. Actually trying to get it up there now since its suppose to be like -20F with wind chill tonight, but it doesn't want to get higher than upper 600's.

 

[skysong]

OhioBurner, put your zip code in the link ...
http://ecobrick.net/dealerloc/41.4924631/-81.6528219 ...you'll probably find some near you.

 

[OhioBurner©]

Yeah thanks I've visited ecobricks website since you put it on there back the first time. I just haven't called any (except ASE Feed) since none are that close - all about 30 miles away or more. That's like an hour and a half drive with the 1-ton, and I don't normally go to where any are located, except for my trip that took me to Marrysville. But I'll be sure to call around to get prices since I'm sure at some point before next winter I'll be in one of those neighborhoods.

 

[skysong]

I've tried a variety of ways, but due to my limited amount of good firewood and the fact these bricks are just about as cheap as buying wood I've been burning mostly just the bricks during the day, and then the overnight load I mix bricks and a couple med/large splits of ash.

For the daytime loads if I have a good bed of coals I'll throw on around 8-9 bricks, like 5 across the bottom then another layer of 4. Overnight loads will be similar to this:

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2 medium or large splits of ash (the only wood I have currently) with a row across of bricks, and also some stuffed in the end (my firebox is 24" wide). 8 bricks in that pic. Sometimes to squeeze a bit more in I'll turn them on edge across the top. Think I may have got 10 in once, but usually 8-9.

View attachment 154126

If I use smallish splits I can get 2 rows on top.

They definitely off gas pretty good and give intense secondaries the first 2-3 hours... if anyone is contemplating using them for the first time make sure you know how to handle them in smaller quantities before loading up with 8 or so! Also be advised they expand... dont pack them tight across, up against the baffle or glass.

View attachment 154127
Secondary burn tube action, about 1hr in, 836F stovetop. I don't usually run it that hot, but if I'm a few minutes late getting it turned down it will end up there. No problem for the steel Jotul, and I'll still get an overnight burn. Actually trying to get it up there now since its suppose to be like -20F with wind chill tonight, but it doesn't want to get higher than upper 600's.

OhioBurner, thanks for the great pictures on how you load your stove...I'll have to try it and see what my stove does.

 

[OhioBurner©]

Well since we were on the topic, I tried increasing the number of bricks and did an overnight burn of 100% EcoBricks in the Jotul Rockland. And took some pics to document it so figured I'd throw em up here.


Loaded up 12 bricks on a hot coal bed. I should have evened it out more, they are tilted and lopsided. ~41 lbs of compressed wood. 11:10pm



After getting it going I closed the air control all the way shut and settled out 600-700F across the stove top, a good cruising temp for the Rockland. 11:40pm



Woke up in the morning, shot the stove top as is after 9hrs... about 300F (blower was set on high all night too). 8:20am



And here is what it looked like after 9hrs. Several of the chunks were 3/4 or so the original size still.



I poked and stirred up the coals, turned the air open half way, and the blower down to low. The stove did climb back up slightly to 375F and burn another hour. 9:23am



Finally spread out the coals and ready for a reload, this is the hot coal bed after 10hrs 15min. All above 300F.

 

[brenndatomu]

Yeah thanks I've visited ecobricks website since you put it on there back the first time. I just haven't called any (except ASE Feed) since none are that close - all about 30 miles away or more. That's like an hour and a half drive with the 1-ton, and I don't normally go to where any are located, except for my trip that took me to Marrysville. But I'll be sure to call around to get prices since I'm sure at some point before next winter I'll be in one of those neighborhoods.

If you plug the Orrville zip code in the search engine (44667) it will bring up an additional Orrville dealer that last I knew was selling at $210 per pallet, picked up...normal price. Sounds like Orrville would not be a long trip for you...
Edit: My curiosity got the best of me so I just called, they actually sell for $200 picked up...

 

[OhioBurner©]

$200 is great price. Gives me hope some others might be that low too for next year. However Orrvile is not close at all (73 miles one way). Actually drove by Orrville regularly on my way up to the inlaws but since I'm in the process of ending our marriage I'll likely not be travelling up that way again. I'm actually in the very center of Ohio (Centerburg) though I work downtown in Columbus.

 

[JustWood]

I've seen these advertised for a few years in my area but never seen them in any store until this winter. Have been curious of the burn.
Great thread !