Cleaning Pellets
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Cleaning Pellets
Pellet Stoves the New Green Way to Heat
FUEL EFFICIENT
Wood pellet stoves are a clean burning and efficient source of heat energy. Many wood pellet stoves on the market have been rated to have burning efficiencies higher that 85% and have no issues meeting stringent local and federal air quality standards. Compared to wood stoves that have substantial soot and ash buildup after one use, pellet stoves can run for weeks at a time and still not produce as much ash as one days use with a wood stove.
ECO-FRIENDLY
The wood pellets that fuel these stoves are made from recycled sawdust that would otherwise be disposed of in landfills or incinerated in waste burners typically found at sawmills. Wood is also a natural renewable resource and by selecting wood pellets as a fuel source you are helping to recycle forestry related waste byproducts.
CONSISTENT HEAT SOURCE
Pellet stoves deliver the wood pellet fuel into the stoves combustible chamber on a regular and consistent basis. What this means is that you have a very steady and consistent source of heat for up to 72 hours before you have to refill the hopper with more wood pellets. No more feeding a wood stove chopped wood every couple of hours and facing hot and cold heating cycles as the wood burns strong then dies out.
HEATING CONVENIENCE
Fill up the hopper, start and go. That's it! No more messing around with kindling or chopped wood, stoking, and refilling every couple of hours. You can even run pellet stoves connected to a thermostat to regulate the temperature. Pellet stoves offer true heating convenience without the hassles associated with traditional wood burning stoves.
COST EFFECTIVE
Pellet stoves are the most efficient solid fuel source on the planet, and because the pellets are made from a wood waste product the cost is very inexpensive to run a pellet stove compared to other heating sources. The rising cost of other energy sources like electricity, oil and natural gas have also added to the gaining popularity of pellet stoves.
EASY TO CLEAN
Pellet stoves are simple to clean. Most have simple lift out ash pans that need to be dumped every couple of weeks, depending upon your usage patterns. Furthermore, there is no wood pile mess, bark scraps, or having to sweeping out piles and piles of ash.
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Is Pine sawdust okay in your garden/compost?
I have rabbits and use their droppings in my garden and compost. I used to have hanging cages so I just collected the droppings from the ground and used it straight or put it in the composter. I recently changed to stacking cages and am using pelleted pine horse bedding in the trays so now I have a fair amount of expanded pellets (sawdust) from cleaning the cages. What are the benefits or problems with putting pine sawdust in your garden or compost if any?
If you ever notice pine trees will effect the soil beneath them. Meaning very few plants can grow around them. This is because pine trees shed their needles and eventually will make the soil too acidic for most plants to grow in. I would suspect that a small percentage of pine sawdust may not be too bad. However, just like too many pine needles render the surrounding soil poor I would not chance adding too much pine (anything) to the compost since it may make your compost and then your garden too acidic.
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