I've had my stove -- Harman P35i -- since mid January and have burned about a bag a day of almost exclusively Barefoots. All in all I'm happy with the stove, the heat I'm getting, and the experimentation I've been performing with small fans to move heat around my house. But here's the thing: the Barefoots produce a lot of ash. By that I mean I get a lot of black ash in my firepot (which I brush off a few times a day) and after a week I have to empty my ash pan. Now the cleaning doesn't bother me; I've been kind of fanatical about it. But should I be concerned about the dark, clumpy black ash? The other pellets I've burned (see signature) produced a lighter ash and, I think, less ash even though they're all considered inferior to Barefoots.
I should also note that I have an OAK and get a strong bright flame when I burn (not the dreaded lazy orange flame). Again, I'm not complaining, but for all the favorable talk of Barefoots, I think they're kind of expensive for the dirty-glass, clumpy and voluminous amount of ash they produce.
I should also note that I have an OAK and get a strong bright flame when I burn (not the dreaded lazy orange flame). Again, I'm not complaining, but for all the favorable talk of Barefoots, I think they're kind of expensive for the dirty-glass, clumpy and voluminous amount of ash they produce.