Outside storage/Bin/Silo.....

[alternativeheat]

Indeed! But you gotta love her.

Ya we've made it 40 years so far !

 

[iceguy4]

Ya we've made it 40 years so far !

35 for me ...5/19.... She has a motto "once a king, always a king....but once a "knight" enough!!"

 

[ScotL]

I'd recommend staying away from a vacuum system and using a flex auger instead. With bulk storage the fines accumulate in the sides of the silo and when it gets low there will be times when you get a charge of dust. Pneumatic systems have a lot of clogging issues.

 

[jillybeansisme]

Just remember, if Mama's not happy, Nobody's happy. Does she like to garden or paint? Perhaps you could build a silo on the backside of a small garden potting shed or little paint studio -- I bet Mama would be very happy with that! Win Win

 

[titleist1]

Something like this....

Yup, being a basement installation my shop vac stays beside the stove all the time. Sometimes used as a regular vac for clean outs and sometimes used as a fuel mover.

 

[RKS130]

I'd recommend staying away from a vacuum system and using a flex auger instead. With bulk storage the fines accumulate in the sides of the silo and when it gets low there will be times when you get a charge of dust. Pneumatic systems have a lot of clogging issues.

Madame DeFarge prefers the flex auger to the vacuum. Just sayin.

 

[Love the Heat]

Yup, being a basement installation my shop vac stays beside the stove all the time. Sometimes used as a regular vac for clean outs and sometimes used as a fuel mover.

Titleist1 Where are you keeping your fuel by the way????
Cheers

 

[tjnamtiw]

I wouldn't risk putting a large amount of pellets in such an environment. I see what happens to stray pellets sitting around on my garage floor during the summer! You'll have 5 tons of 'mush' come time for burning! Now you could do that with coal!

 

[ScotL]

There are several outdoor silos in Maine. There have been metal silos, plastic silos, and even cement bunkers. I have an uncle with a 5 ton plastic silo and a kedel boiler.
There are also quite a few indoor storage bins. I wouldn't recommend them because they can create a dust problem, especially when getting filled. They're no problem if constructed well. They need to be well sealed and have 2 capped ports to outside, a fill and a vent.