FUEL SPECIFICATIONS—WOOD PELLETS
The performance of your pellet appliance is greatly affected by the type and quality of wood pellets burned. As the heat output of various quality wood pellets differ, so will the performance and heat output of your appliance.
PELLET QUALITY
Your Glow Boy Series appliance, with its standard “SUPER Grate”, is designed to burn PFII, "Premium" or "Standard" quality wood pellets along with corn and grain or combinations . Pellets that are soft, contain excessive amounts of loose sawdust, have been or are wet, produce clinkers and/or heavy ash will result in reduced performance and may actually cause the fire to go out.
PELLET CONSUMPTION
Fuel consumption will vary somewhat between fuel brands and stoves. The following "ROUGH GUIDE" to pellet usage's may be useful in
assessing your stove's operation, in ordering fuel and in providing information to your Authorized Dealer.
Fuel Rate Setting…
Setting | Approximate Burn Time on | Amount of pellets burned | |||
| 120 lb. hopper | 55 lb. hopper |
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1 | 40 – 80 hours | 35 – 22 hours | 1.50 to 3.00 lbs. Per hour | ||
2 | 35 – 48 hours | 22 | – 12 hours | 2.50 to 3.50 lbs. Per hour | |
3 | 27 – 35 hours | 12 | – | 15 hours | 3.50 to 4.50 lbs. Per hour |
4 | 22 – 30 hours | 10 | – | 14 hours | 4.00 to 5.50 lbs. Per hour |
*Fuel flow and burn times quoted are approximate. And may vary with type of fuel used.
FACTORS EFFECTING PELLET FEED RATES
Generally, the smaller, harder and cleaner, free from fines the pellets are the faster they will feed at a given setting and visa versa. The extremes in pellet size and quality can cause several hours difference in burning time for a 40 pound bag of pellets. Heat production is directly related to the pounds of fuel burned per hour.
As fuel consumption goes down so will heat output and visa versa. Pellet feed rate, at the same fuel settings, may vary greatly from brand to brand and may vary somewhat from batch to batch within the same brand.
FINES
FINES in pellets are pieces of sawdust that were not properly formed or are the results of pellets breaking down from handling, transporting and/or storage. Fines adversely affect the operations and heat production of a pellet shop and home heater and greatly increase the requirements for daily and periodic cleaning. Fines cause pellets to feed slower thus reducing the amount of heat produced at any given heat setting.
PFI PELLET STANDARDS www.pelletheat.org
The Pellet Fuel Institute, standards for residential quality pellets are: |
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Length | 1.5 inches, maximum. | Fines: .1/4 lb. max. per 40lb. Bag | ||
Diameter | .235 to .350 inches, (approx. 1/4" to 3/8"). Salts: | .005 % by weight, maximum | ||
Ash Content: | - Premium Quality | .75% by weight, maximum, (.3# per 40# of pellets.) | ||
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| - Standard Quality | 2.5% by weight, maximum, (1# per 40# of pellets.) | |
Check with your Authorized Dealer on the quality of pellets in your local area and for information on what can be expected from the various local brands.
NOTE: Since Dansons Group Inc. or Canadian Comfort Industries has no control over the quality of pellets, corn or grains that you use, we assume no liability caused by the quality of fuel used.
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