Post by shay906 on Jun 5, 2012 16:07:49 GMT -5
Hi all, down here in aussie land wood pellet heaters are just comming on the market, i would be interested to hear if anyone uses the pellets as fuel for their live steam boilers.
The pellets we have are from hard wood waste and there is also a company that is just starting out supplying the pellets from pine waste.
I did a burn test (in a can), the hard wood ones give off a lot of heat once you get them going, but that may differ once they are in the confines of a firebox.
Most af the clubs down here use charcoal but from what i have seen it doesn't give a good burn to heat ratio. i have access to bulk amounts of the pellets as we also use them as enviomental cat litter.
If someone does use the pellets does it influence the type of grilling on the firebox, i have not started my 21/4" shay build so if the pellets are a good fuel i will have to alter the firebox to suit...Chris
The pellets we have are from hard wood waste and there is also a company that is just starting out supplying the pellets from pine waste.
I did a burn test (in a can), the hard wood ones give off a lot of heat once you get them going, but that may differ once they are in the confines of a firebox.
Most af the clubs down here use charcoal but from what i have seen it doesn't give a good burn to heat ratio. i have access to bulk amounts of the pellets as we also use them as enviomental cat litter.
If someone does use the pellets does it influence the type of grilling on the firebox, i have not started my 21/4" shay build so if the pellets are a good fuel i will have to alter the firebox to suit...Chris
