Comments on: Making Your Own Pellets for a Pellet Burning Stove http://www.livingoffgrid.org/making-your-own-pellets-for-a-pellet-burning-stove/ Info for Off Grid Homes Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:13:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mike Davis http://www.livingoffgrid.org/making-your-own-pellets-for-a-pellet-burning-stove/comment-page-1/#comment-18669 Mike Davis Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:13:37 +0000 http://www.livingoffgrid.org/?p=230#comment-18669 I also am Interested in making one myself or buying maybe a used one that someone doesn't want any more. When I first bought my $300.00 pellet stove the pellets cost me around $195 a bag. Now they are almost and sometimes over $5.00 bucks a bag. No matter what we find to heat with there is going to be someone that is going to raise the price. If you have a high demand the price is sure to go up. I just spent $210.00 for a ton just the other day. Like I said it was alot cheaper a few months ago so I'm looking into finding a way to do this cheaper. I have just started looking into finding another way to make pellets or finding a machine. I'm now even sure what makes the dang pellets. Has to be some kind of alot of pressure to do it I'm sure. I'll keep looking. Thanks Guys. Mike I also am Interested in making one myself or buying maybe a used one that someone doesn’t want any more.

When I first bought my $300.00 pellet stove the pellets cost me around $195 a bag.

Now they are almost and sometimes over $5.00 bucks a bag. No matter what we find to heat with there is going to be someone that is going to raise the price.

If you have a high demand the price is sure to go up. I just spent $210.00 for a ton just the other day. Like I said it was alot cheaper a few months ago so I’m looking into finding a way to do this cheaper.

I have just started looking into finding another way to make pellets or finding a machine. I’m now even sure what makes the dang pellets. Has to be some kind of alot of pressure to do it I’m sure.

I’ll keep looking.

Thanks Guys.

Mike

]]> By: Bill Stincs http://www.livingoffgrid.org/making-your-own-pellets-for-a-pellet-burning-stove/comment-page-1/#comment-16734 Bill Stincs Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:59:00 +0000 http://www.livingoffgrid.org/?p=230#comment-16734 I am burning wood pellets at this time and have found them very efficient for heating my home. I have a Harmon boiler and I am tied into my existing hot water system. My boiler burns very clean and leaves very little ash. I empty my ash pan after every ton of pellets that I burn or each month. There just is not alot of waste. My home is very warm with the new system and I would recomend this heat scource to almost everyone.A pellet burner like a wood burner is more work than gas or oil and it must be kept clean to operate at it's peak. As far as making your own pellets. Do your homework! The smaller mills do not produce the pressures of the lafge units and you will find that each batch will be different. You will need to add binders to some formulas to hold the product togther. I wish every home use a renewable heat scource like wood and bio mass. Then we could greatly reduce our need for any oil. I am burning wood pellets at this time and have found them very efficient for heating my home. I have a Harmon boiler and I am tied into my existing hot water system. My boiler burns very clean and leaves very little ash. I empty my ash pan after every ton of pellets that I burn or each month. There just is not alot of waste. My home is very warm with the new system and I would recomend this heat scource to almost everyone.A pellet burner like a wood burner is more work than gas or oil and it must be kept clean to operate at it’s peak.
As far as making your own pellets. Do your homework! The smaller mills do not produce the pressures of the lafge units and you will find that each batch will be different. You will need to add binders to some formulas to hold the product togther.
I wish every home use a renewable heat scource like wood and bio mass. Then we could greatly reduce our need for any oil.

]]> By: Brad http://www.livingoffgrid.org/making-your-own-pellets-for-a-pellet-burning-stove/comment-page-1/#comment-4793 Brad Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:25:52 +0000 http://www.livingoffgrid.org/?p=230#comment-4793 Jeremy -- so total parts cost $1300 and the manufacturer is "robbing" you by charging $2000? You're high on glue. That $700 is called . . . wait for it . . . "profit". It's how the company can afford to pay the people to assemble the product, stock the product and ship you the product. All while making a living themselves. I suggest you try building one yourself and see if you can come in under their price, with a warranty. Keep track of your time and investment. I guarantee you'll spend more... Jeremy — so total parts cost $1300 and the manufacturer is “robbing” you by charging $2000? You’re high on glue. That $700 is called . . . wait for it . . . “profit”. It’s how the company can afford to pay the people to assemble the product, stock the product and ship you the product. All while making a living themselves. I suggest you try building one yourself and see if you can come in under their price, with a warranty. Keep track of your time and investment. I guarantee you’ll spend more…

]]> By: Ron Davies http://www.livingoffgrid.org/making-your-own-pellets-for-a-pellet-burning-stove/comment-page-1/#comment-2356 Ron Davies Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:39:02 +0000 http://www.livingoffgrid.org/?p=230#comment-2356 I have some feedback on home grade pellet machines for you I found it worth my time and Les and his son Shawn at Yankee Pellet Mill worked great with me they not only sold me a pellet mill at a affordable price they also helped me to actually make pellets. I would suggest them to anyone. I have some feedback on home grade pellet machines for you
I found it worth my time and Les and his son Shawn at Yankee Pellet Mill worked great with me they not only sold me a pellet mill at a affordable price they also helped me to actually make pellets. I would suggest them to anyone.

]]> By: wayne http://www.livingoffgrid.org/making-your-own-pellets-for-a-pellet-burning-stove/comment-page-1/#comment-2298 wayne Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:16:18 +0000 http://www.livingoffgrid.org/?p=230#comment-2298 Check out makeyourownpellets.com , there is a forum where some of us who are making pellets are helping others become pellet makers. I myself have a pellet mill (home size) approximately $4500 (US) But I spent $3000 heating my home last winter (fuelOil) so the cost is not that bad considering. I am making pellets out of hay, newspapers , sawdust and cardboard. The oil industry can go to you know where as far as I am concerned. Sames goes for worrying about the cost increases of pellets made by corporations! Check out makeyourownpellets.com , there is a forum where some of us who are making pellets are helping others become pellet makers. I myself have a pellet mill (home size) approximately $4500 (US) But I spent $3000 heating my home last winter (fuelOil) so the cost is not that bad considering. I am making pellets out of hay, newspapers , sawdust and cardboard. The oil industry can go to you know where as far as I am concerned. Sames goes for worrying about the cost increases of pellets made by corporations!

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