Just my 1 and 1/2 cents worth but....j-takeman said:A few more that Energex has something to do with
despalmy said:Just my 1 and 1/2 cents worth but....j-takeman said:A few more that Energex has something to do with
I really did not like the Juniata pellets from '09/'10. Dark, dense pellet but left me in "clinkerland".
Good luck with other others labeled "Energex"
despalmy said:Mr. Takeman, from all your testing of pellets I've followed on this forum, you do seem to be the expert here. What a lot of time and effort you've put into all that, kudos are in order!
Can you tell me why some pellets (like the Juniata last year and the Tri-State Biofuels this season) leave clinkers in less than 6 hours of burning, while others like Potomac (yellow pine) and this years American Wood Fibers (hardwood) do not? I could let the Potomac and AWF burn for 12+ hours and all I have left in the burnpot is ash, no hard clinkers. I can only deduce that the dark colored, dense and shiny pellets like the Mifflintown, PA produced Juniata (Energex) brand have more dirt and minerals in them than the others.
Having said that, if it is not the pellets and it is my stove, how do I reduce the formation of clinkers? I've always guessed the design of the Quadrafire burnpot was also a contributing factor in the clinker formation.
Your thoughts?
slls said:I think a hot burner like a Quad will melt ash and cause clinkers. My stove is more like a blast furnace than a stove.
The fire is no bigger than my 2 hands cupped, fire never leaves the burn pot much, but will heat my house at -12 F and wind blowing like the other day.
despalmy said:slls said:I think a hot burner like a Quad will melt ash and cause clinkers. My stove is more like a blast furnace than a stove.
The fire is no bigger than my 2 hands cupped, fire never leaves the burn pot much, but will heat my house at -12 F and wind blowing like the other day.
Didn't mean to hijack this topic, but if i can reply.
Slls, I have to agree with your point of the burn pot being a blast furnace of sorts, but...in my sixth year burning this black box, I find some pellets are sooooo much more Quad friendly than others.
Back to the OP's question on energex pellets, no, $265 is IMHO too much for energex and I'd go with the stove chow.
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