Tthe 40 lb bag. How long does it last, if say I burned a fire 8 hours a day or longer? Thanks.
How long does a bag of wood stove pellet last?
Nov 20, 2005
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The question can't be answered. Depends on how hot/fast you are running the stove. Why don't you just try it, and find out?
In a 24 hour day I burn approx. 40-60 pounds.
A better question would be how many BTU's per bag. Greg
Wood pellets average 8200 BTU/pound, so a 40 pound bag has about 330K BTUs. The newer stoves are probably 85%+ efficient, so that yields about
279K BTUs of delivered heat per 40# bag.Because I don't want to spend $2000 on a stove for an experiment.
That's sounds like it could be VERY expensive.
At the current price of about $200/ton, wood pellets are about half the cost per BTU compared to propane or fuel oil. Natural gas is still cheaper, but that could change if the price surges this Winter.
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how much pellet wood you consume is a function of how big a fire you're burning
which is driven by: size of heated space indoor temp building insulation outdoor conditions
asking "How long does a bag of wood stove pellet last?"
is like asking "How long will a 40 lb bag of dog food last?"
forever if you don't have a dog, not very long if you're running a dog team everyday
cheers Bob
Hmmm.... I wonder if dogfood will burn in a pellet stove. No reason why it shouldn't.
replying to JerryD(upstateNY), dingo wrote: Ventless heaters put out pollutants like carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide into your breathing space...would could go wrong?
Uncle Monster posted for all of us...
Did the gerbils make it?
I didn't realize gerbils could cook
It will last for years of you don't burn it.
A friends of mine has a pellet stove and he loaded in a bag of pellets and it lasted over 6 months. Finally got used up in November. At that rate, I'd guess you can heat your house on two bags a year.
Ed Pawlowski posted for all of us...
funbags?
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