If a bag of pellets gets wet...

[Bigjim13]

If a bag of pellets gets wet, say the top 1/4 or a bottom portion and I am able to pull the wet pellets out. Is it ok to burn the other pellets that didn't get wet? Is there any danger or anything to watch out for? Thanks!

 

[packerfan]

I don't think it's a problem at all. I'm pretty sure that I've even put a few wet ones through my stove, and had no problems or concerns. A couple of wet pellets in your hopper will do no harm at all, but a bag full of them may be a different story.

 

[slls]

Burn the ones that have not turned to saw dust.

 

[Panhandler]

Mix 'em up with the good stock, you'll be fine.

 

[ducker]

I'd just make sure that you take extra care in keeping the fines out... cause you'll have a ton now.

 

[dave1966]

i had a few bags were a portion of the pellets were wet and swelled up i just stirred them up in the bag and dumped in the the hopper and burn away no problems

 

[MountainStoveGuy]

This really depends on the type of stove.. Wet pellets and fines can jam up the system, expecially if its a central shaft auger system. Spring augers are less suceptable to jamming. But fines and wet pellets are capable of jamming up every system. If you have a wet bag, pull if the good pellets from the top, get the fines out, and use the rest for mulch.

 

[Bigjim13]

This really depends on the type of stove.. Wet pellets and fines can jam up the system, expecially if its a central shaft auger system. Spring augers are less suceptable to jamming. But fines and wet pellets are capable of jamming up every system. If you have a wet bag, pull if the good pellets from the top, get the fines out, and use the rest for mulch.

That's pretty much what I thought. I was able to save most of the 4 bags I had thag got wet, lost a total of about 1 whole bag out of the 4 that got wet. Thanks for the info guys!