Hi Everyone, a few times forum members have asked what we all do with our fines from the pellet bags, I have a good solution for that---Burn them!
When I empty a bag and there are fines in the bottom I pour them into a metal container that I have next to my pellet stove and add them into the burn pot when I restart my stove after a cleaning. I usually put a small handful of pellets into the burn pot and top them off with a couple of spoonfuls of the fines in front of the igniter hole and it reduces the start up time to just under a minute for me. Easier on the igniter and a much faster start up.
I usually have a flame in under a minute and it ignites the pellets faster too. If you have a lot of fines you can just throw some into the burn pot when you open the door ( quickly ) to clean the glass. To those with igniters that seem to burn out fast, this might extend the lifespan of them. Hope that this helps! ----Lorne.
When I empty a bag and there are fines in the bottom I pour them into a metal container that I have next to my pellet stove and add them into the burn pot when I restart my stove after a cleaning. I usually put a small handful of pellets into the burn pot and top them off with a couple of spoonfuls of the fines in front of the igniter hole and it reduces the start up time to just under a minute for me. Easier on the igniter and a much faster start up.
I usually have a flame in under a minute and it ignites the pellets faster too. If you have a lot of fines you can just throw some into the burn pot when you open the door ( quickly ) to clean the glass. To those with igniters that seem to burn out fast, this might extend the lifespan of them. Hope that this helps! ----Lorne.