kinsman stoves said:
That clump of ash was from a batch of pellets that would burn like that in numerous stoves including Harman, Quadra-Fire, and Breakwell stoves.
Eric
Breakwell But you sell them? Wouldn't Breckwell be upset by one of there dealers ranking on there stoves???
Shame shame!
SmokeyTheBear said:
Sounds like they used an artificial binder.
There can be some interesting burn results in those cases such as putting the burn temperature smack in the center of the ash fusion range and actually providing the required impurities to start the bonding.
BTW, isn't it Breckwell ;-) ?
SmokeyTheBear,
Oak has a very coarse gritty ash, Might be some of the cause of the clumps along with the binder they might be adding. But the Hamers sure do burn hot!
I think silica would be a much harder mass and not easily broken up. Sand(aka silica) turns to glass in heat. There was a few brands I burned in my test's that produced silica clumps. And the grass pellets Schoondog, Pete and myself burned were the killer produces of silica rocks in the ash.
I picked up a ton for next season. But as a Multifuel stove owner, Shouldn't be an issue. No picky stove for me!