Storage Bin/Transfer/Loading....

[Love the Heat]

Hi Everyone...I've been lurking for about 3 days and doing a lot of reading.
Many references to a no longer responsive site (Iburncorn) that could of had many
answers but no joy..

Here's what I'm thinking of doing.

The garage in winter is limited and thought of making a bin outside (2-3 tons) behind the house
at proximity and where it would be well above the pellet stove which sits in the basement.
I'm thinking that I could gravity feed my stove from the bin outside with some
sort of a pipe.

To fill my bin hopefully from a certain distance (20-30 Feet) as no bulk buy
is available yet in my area, I was thinking of using some type of vacuuming process
from my stack of bags to my bin...

I'm open to suggestions/comments.....

Regards

 

[ivanhoe]

I would be also interested for my Fahrenheit furnace. A low level sensor in the hopper to automatically fill would be a great feature for long away from home ventures. Outside bunker could be a problem with temp variations we get in Canada. Gravity fill would be the way to go but would need space upstairs to pull it off. Maybe a insulated outside attached to the house bunker type?

 

[Bioburner]

Gravity feed works if you have a lot of incline and that was with slippery corn. Used a 6 foot by 5 inch tube and if less than 45 degrees didn't work very well.

 

[Love the Heat]

Gravity feed works if you have a lot of incline and that was with slippery corn. Used a 6 foot by 5 inch tube and if less than 45 degrees didn't work very well.

Thx Bio..
Maybe vacuum would be easier and not loosing as much space
the keep the high angle..

 

[Love the Heat]

I would be also interested for my Fahrenheit furnace. A low level sensor in the hopper to automatically fill would be a great feature for long away from home ventures. Outside bunker could be a problem with temp variations we get in Canada. Gravity fill would be the way to go but would need space upstairs to pull it off. Maybe a insulated outside attached to the house bunker type?

My outside bunker would be hidden from the sun to alleviate condensation,
but definitely outside at ground level which in this case is about 5' higher
than my stove in the basement.

 

[RKS130]

My outside bunker would be hidden from the sun to alleviate condensation,
but definitely outside at ground level which in this case is about 5' higher
than my stove in the basement.

I always like to look at what is professionally available out there to get some ideas, and then usually go my own way while incorporating various things I have seen. You might want to look at this: (broken link removed to http://www.pelletshome.com/windhager-pellet-store)

 

[Love the Heat]

I always like to look at what is professionally available out there to get some ideas, and then usually go my own way while incorporating various things I have seen. You might want to look at this: (broken link removed to http://www.pelletshome.com/windhager-pellet-store)

I'm basically the same, not too many people has implemented any system I guess.....

 

[RKS130]

I'm basically the same, not too many people has implemented any system I guess.....

I have been looking at this because Madame DeFarge and I are in the fantasy stages of thinking about building a garage somewhere out back with an upstairs apartment. Of course the need for heat/DHW is part of the process so I was exploring pellet options. Seems to me if we ever want to rent the place - or live there when we are old and creaky (I am oldish now but not creaking too badly yet) then bulk storage with automatic feed is the way to go. We will probably never do this, and certainly not till the twins (High School juniors) are out of college, but its fun to think about.

 

[bdud]

There are people who have ventured there..
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...his-make-me-a-pellet-pig.119708/#post-1602360
I also posted in another thread how I use a CornVac to suck the pellets from the silo into a vinyl storage bin which I put the pellet bucket under.
No more lifting of bags for us.

 

[Love the Heat]

There are people who have ventured there..
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...his-make-me-a-pellet-pig.119708/#post-1602360
I also posted in another thread how I use a CornVac to suck the pellets from the silo into a vinyl storage bin which I put the pellet bucket under.
No more lifting of bags for us.

Great info...Thx for the link