Cleaned my stove when I got home from work today. The 4 bags of Appling County Pellets (ACP) that I recently finished burning seem to leave almost as much ash as 25 bags of my Turman pellets. When I was done, I filled my hopper with my first bag of some Freedom fuel pellets. Wow, I am amazed and also surprized.
All the pellets I have burned so far were 5/16" in dia. and anywheres from an inch or longer. When I opened the the bag of Freedom Fuel pellets (100% pure pine - softwood), they looked strange. They were only a 1/4" in diameter and the longest pellet was about 1" in length. I couldn't believe how small the entire contents was. I have poured in 2 bags and had very few fines in the bags.
I fired up the stove and man did they put out the heat. Being smaller I knew the auger would fill easily and try to feed more pellets at once. The stove has been running for a couple hours now with these pellets and I hardly have have ash build up in the pot. Before I give these a 5 out of 5 star rating, I want to see tomorrow morning how many I go through since they feed more in the auger at any one time compared to the longer 5/16" pellets.
All I can say is I am glad to see the Appling pellets gone. Since they have been burned up and gone, my sinuses seem to have got better also.
All the pellets I have burned so far were 5/16" in dia. and anywheres from an inch or longer. When I opened the the bag of Freedom Fuel pellets (100% pure pine - softwood), they looked strange. They were only a 1/4" in diameter and the longest pellet was about 1" in length. I couldn't believe how small the entire contents was. I have poured in 2 bags and had very few fines in the bags.
I fired up the stove and man did they put out the heat. Being smaller I knew the auger would fill easily and try to feed more pellets at once. The stove has been running for a couple hours now with these pellets and I hardly have have ash build up in the pot. Before I give these a 5 out of 5 star rating, I want to see tomorrow morning how many I go through since they feed more in the auger at any one time compared to the longer 5/16" pellets.
All I can say is I am glad to see the Appling pellets gone. Since they have been burned up and gone, my sinuses seem to have got better also.
