mainegeek said:
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Really cold here in New England. My stove is just chugging along on medium. House is a nice 72ºF. I'll bet we will use 2 bags plus today easy! We may just barely make it into the teens here today. BRRRR!
Looks like the Florida idea is out too. My inlaws phoned the other day and said there freezing there can's, Peaches, lemons, and Oranges off down there. 1st time in 20 some odd years they saw snow sleat and freezing rain there. When they called we were actually warmer here in CT. They had 25ºF and we had 27ºF. Go figure with this global warming. I wonder if the Floridians will be getting into the pellet market because of this?
How is everyone else making out with this cold snap were getting hit with? Ya all doing OK?
Stay warm
jay
Hi Jay,
It's toasty warm here in Bangor Maine with my Englander 25PDVC running on 2 & 2 and full of the HD Winter Warmth Pellets! Those pellets are really doing the job and they run clean and hot with little ash. Temps out of the stove are averaging 225-240 on the settings of 2 and 2. It was 2 above zero last night and it's 10 above right now and my house is running 74-76 in the room with the stove and 69-70 throughout the rest of the 1600sf house with a fan helping. Chilli is simmerin' on the stove and beer is chillin' in the fridge! Not too shabby for a January day!
If you lived closer I'd donate a couple of bags of the HD WW for your testing but shipping them is expensive and would cut into the beer budget.... LOL----Lorne.
Lorne,
I understand and appreciate the offer. We don't need to make fedex, ups or usps rich either. I'll find them sooner or later. Most seem to like them and are looking for more.
Chilli sounds good and I love beer. Back to the fridge for another. Have to make me some chilli in the next cold snap we have! Then its chilli cheese dogs when the wife works late, kid and I love them!
Glad you warm,
jay
I checked FedEx ( they're usually the cheapest for shipping heavy things) and it was $38.00 per 40 lb bag so that idea was was down the drain. That buys a lot of pellets not to mention Beer! LOL The chilli is Good, just the thing for cold weather. The chilli cheese dogs are great too but I don't have any more room right now. I do have a 16 oz spot that I'll have to fill soon. LOL Thnx----Lorne.
That would be alot of pellet and or BEER! You could ship me beer, That should be cheaper! just kidding. :lol:
I'd love to ship you some beer Jay, but I promised myself I'd never ship beer again after the last shipment had a mishap....
Is that a tear I see in your eye---chortle....
That's some serious alcohol abuse! There should be a law against that... (BRB--need to get a fresh beer)
(...3 min later...)
Stove has been running mostly all day.... it seems to only take short 15 min breaks before lighting again.... I'm now down to about ~70 bags--time to consider purchasing another ton!
Anyone in central maine have any good pellet dealers? I'm buying from Dysart's but I'm somewhat disappointed with the Energex this year especially given the cost ($280/ton)
If ya' keep starin' at the photo of all the spilled beer, you'll have to go to Capt'n Larry's Bar & Spa Recovery Center in the Caribbean for an extended stay.... LOL
Seriously though, check out the Home Depot Winter Warmth Pellets. I've been buring them for almost 2 weeks and they're fantastic for me. They burn HOT and clean in my Englander 25-PDVC. I bought a ton Athens from Dysarts last year, they burned OK but a lot of ash and burned dirty. The Winter Warmth I'm burning right now are averaging 235-245 temps output on the stove. The newer Penningtons ( later 2009 production) at Wal-Mart are a heck of a lot better than the ones last year and burn much cleaner with better heat. As the other forum members have recommended, buy a few bags to try and then if they burn well for you, buy more. I'm going over to HD tomorrow and pick up some more because I like them and they burn well.
Darn, I shouldn't be tellin' all you Maine Guys about the HD Winter Warmth pellets and keep them all to myself....