Something odd?

[MaineiacMoose]

So as I was filling my stove today I saw this nugget sitting in the top of my pellets.

Should I worry about this or is it normal? I took it out so as to not get it in the stove.
Came from the Walmart MWP pellets that I have been burning.
Thanks fellas

 

[Wilbur Feral]

Haven't had that happen, and in year 5 of pellet burning. Certainly wouldn't do a stove any favors.

 

[hossthehermit]

Is it soft and crumbly, or is it a rock ??????

 

[Pellet-King]

Butt Nugget

 

[bogieb]

Good call taking it out, I'm sure the auger would not have liked that.

 

[Harman Lover 007]

ScotL will want to see that....

 

[Hdhogger]

EVERYONE OUT OF THE POOL! (Caddyshack)

 

[Ranger72]

Ok, you Harman guys said they'll burn anything. Someone prove it.

 

[bogieb]

Ok, you Harman guys said they'll burn anything. Someone prove it.

If it is burnable, the Harman will do it, but getting it to the pot is a whole different matter

 

[zrtmatos]

I think you may have saved your auger's life. I don't think that would have even entered in the auger channel. It looks huge!

 

[mepellet]

Looks to be easily broken apart. Send it on down to the auger! Prove to everyone that the Harman will gobble it up!

 

[DOLLARBILL]

Looks to me like never mind what it is my question is how did it make in in the bag and what other surprises can one expect to find in a bag of MWPs! Maine pellets I hate to say just don't do it for me being from Maine I would expect to see a much better product! Hell all we have is woods up here if all the manufactures would put out a quality product they would be employing more and selling more !

 

[VTrider]

I fear this since I burn around 225 bags a season and rarely look into the hopper. I think it's only a matter of time until my auger meets it's match, whether its that kryptonite looking thing or a number of other foreign objects which somehow made it into the bag from the mill (eg: car keys, rocks, plastic, screws, bolts, nuts). Some people worry about long pellet lengths, ha!

 

[DOLLARBILL]

I bring mine upstairs in 5gal buckets and watch while filling knock on wood haven't found anything yet!

 

[MaineiacMoose]

Well here's an update. I broke it in quarters and put it back in the pellet box. It was made of sawdust and pretty soft with lots of crumbly pieces. Now after seeing everyone's replys I am wishing I had not. But there have been no noticeable side effects. I have my first clean up coming up soon I will be sure to check everything out and verify its all lookin good.
Cheers
Maineiac

 

[hossthehermit]

Probably got a little moisture thru a small hole in the bag that you didn't even notice ..... it happens ................

 

[mepellet]

Well here's an update. I broke it in quarters and put it back in the pellet box. It was made of sawdust and pretty soft with lots of crumbly pieces. Now after seeing everyone's replys I am wishing I had not. But there have been no noticeable side effects. I have my first clean up coming up soon I will be sure to check everything out and verify its all lookin good.
Cheers
Maineiac

By pellet box do you mean hopper?

 

[railfanron]

I haven't found anything like that but have had a couple of bags that got wet on a corner and dried into a clump.. I break into a golf ball size chunk and throw the directly into the firepot one at a time.
Ron