Anyone burn compressed Sawdust Bricks?
Have not really run across them before. Tractor Supply had them on sale by the front door. Two packs of 6-8 (sorry, can not remember the count in the shrink wrap plastic.) Compressed Hardwood. Hard as a rock. Very heavy for the size. "Pallets for $144."
Anyone have experience burning these? Heat generated, length of time per brick on burn, etc.
If I had seen them before exiting the store with my purchases, I would have tried the two bundles for $7 deal. Almost went back inside to grab a couple.
Wish I had.
Curious to hear input.
Anyone have experience burning these? Heat generated, length of time per brick on burn, etc.
If I had seen them before exiting the store with my purchases, I would have tried the two bundles for $7 deal. Almost went back inside to grab a couple.
Wish I had.
Curious to hear input.
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https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/redstone-wood-fuel
They have good reviews...
Merc0 -
sounds like a great idea and beats running a chainsaw... 0 -
Nope, I have never seen them. But we do have a pellet stove, sort of the same thing in miniature, I see no reason they would not be very good, albeit a bit more spendy than going to the wood pile, and will only heat once.[:)] 0 -
I'm wondering how a pallet of them at $144, would compare to a comparable amount of hardwood delivered.
I was impressed with how much they weighed. Density = BTU's.0 -
My son uses them and has for years. First when he was here in CT & now that he is is NH.
They keep his house nice & toasty !!0 -
Why don't you call tractor supply and ask them approximately how many BTUs you get out of pallet, and then compare it with the BTUs you get out of a cord of the type of what you usually use...
Here is a link to a chart of the average BTUs per cord of different types of wood.this way you can figure out the average cost per BTU forwood and the average cost per BTU for those hardwood bricks...
https://forestry.usu.edu/forest-products/wood-heating
Also here's a link to a question and answer about those compressed hardwood bricks. That wil compare the BTUs of it to a cord of wood
http://www.fiberfuel.ca/faq0 -
Does the label have BTUs listed? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by JasonV
Does the label have BTUs listed?
Would have made too much sense for me to look for that. [xx(]
Seriously, my eyes are screwed just now. One radically bad, the other post surgery, radically good. Neither work good up close. I was bringing up the sale flyer etc. to within 2,3-4" from my eye, and still could not read the fine print. [:0][B)][V]0 -
quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
quote:Originally posted by JasonV
Does the label have BTUs listed?
Would have made too much sense for me to look for that. [xx(]
Seriously, my eyes are screwed just now. One radically bad, the other post surgery, radically good. Neither work good up close. I was bringing up the sale flyer etc. to within 2,3-4" from my eye, and still could not read the fine print. [:0][B)][V]
C&P from the link of question and answers about them that I posted earlier... There is also a link to how many BTUs you can expect to get out of hardwood per cord in my prior post also
"One Fiber Fuel brick produces approximately 17,800 BTU's. There are 16 bricks per bag and 60 bags per pallet. One pallet of Fiber Fuel (60 bags) produces approximately 17,088,000 BTU's."0 -
quote:Originally posted by remingtonoaks
quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
quote:Originally posted by JasonV
Does the label have BTUs listed?
Would have made too much sense for me to look for that. [xx(]
Seriously, my eyes are screwed just now. One radically bad, the other post surgery, radically good. Neither work good up close. I was bringing up the sale flyer etc. to within 2,3-4" from my eye, and still could not read the fine print. [:0][B)][V]
C&P from the link of question and answers about them that I posted earlier... There is also a link to how many BTUs you can expect to get out of hardwood per cord in my prior post also
"One Fiber Fuel brick produces approximately 17,800 BTU's. There are 16 bricks per bag and 60 bags per pallet. One pallet of Fiber Fuel (60 bags) produces approximately 17,088,000 BTU's."
Thank you Sir.0 -
Are you eating 2x4's again?? 0 -
Presto logs are the big version. But all of the new pellet stoves run off of the same type of product. 0 -
Interesting but the closest dealer is 550 miles away in the Buffalo, NY area. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
quote:Originally posted by remingtonoaks
quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
quote:Originally posted by JasonV
Does the label have BTUs listed?
Would have made too much sense for me to look for that. [xx(]
Seriously, my eyes are screwed just now. One radically bad, the other post surgery, radically good. Neither work good up close. I was bringing up the sale flyer etc. to within 2,3-4" from my eye, and still could not read the fine print. [:0][B)][V]
C&P from the link of question and answers about them that I posted earlier... There is also a link to how many BTUs you can expect to get out of hardwood per cord in my prior post also
"One Fiber Fuel brick produces approximately 17,800 BTU's. There are 16 bricks per bag and 60 bags per pallet. One pallet of Fiber Fuel (60 bags) produces approximately 17,088,000 BTU's."
Thank you Sir.
Don't mention it brother0 -
fellow i knew put in a pellet stove and bought last years pellets at a reduced price in the early spring when suppliers were clearing them out...good savings...we took a car trailer one year to a farm supply dealer and loaded it for his next winter run 0 -
We put on an addition to a big mill work shop. They had semi trailers out back that their sawdust exhaust fans emptied into. Many end uses. One was a stainless steel tanker and he told me that one was for a bread manufacturer! No BS, they ground it up and used in bread manufacturing, just couldn't have any "nutted" wood dust! True story. 0 -
Yes, many breads have "cellulose fiber" in them. Which is sawdust. [:D]
Merc
quote:Originally posted by asop
We put on an addition to a big mill work shop. They had semi trailers out back that their sawdust exhaust fans emptied into. Many end uses. One was a stainless steel tanker and he told me that one was for a bread manufacturer! No BS, they ground it up and used in bread manufacturing, just couldn't have any "nutted" wood dust! True story.0 -
If sawdust "bricks" become the rage will the price of bread go skyhigh?? 0 -
welll if you are snowed in ya could gnaw your fuel bricks...save some honey and jam 0 -
I bought some of the RedStone bricks from Tractor Supply on their black Friday sale yesterday and did a bit of research on 'em.
Their specs say the give off 8,000 BTUs per pound and each brick weighs in at about 3.33 pounds. So, there are about 160,000 BTUs per package of 6 bricks. Not hard to figure out how many packs of bricks it would take to give off the number of BTUs a cord of wood you're burning.
In my case, it would take 162 of the 6 brick packs to equal the BTUs I get from one cord of what I currently burn. At $3.50, plus tax, per pack, I be spending over $560 for the same amount of heat I'd get from a $300 cord of wood. Not a really good deal.0 -
did ya put in the cost of chains saws, travel, labor, storage and cleanup if ya cut your own ??? no bugs...neat stacking.. and an easy do for city (decorative) use..and how are these for smke compared to ordinary firewood...could they get by some city codes ??? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by hunter86004
I bought some of the RedStone bricks from Tractor Supply on their black Friday sale yesterday and did a bit of research on 'em.
Their specs say the give off 8,000 BTUs per pound and each brick weighs in at about 3.33 pounds. So, there are about 160,000 BTUs per package of 6 bricks. Not hard to figure out how many packs of bricks it would take to give off the number of BTUs a cord of wood you're burning.
In my case, it would take 162 of the 6 brick packs to equal the BTUs I get from one cord of what I currently burn. At $3.50, plus tax, per pack, I be spending over $560 for the same amount of heat I'd get from a $300 cord of wood. Not a really good deal.
Thanks for breaking it down for me. I appreciate it. Might be nice to have a few of them for a back up inside, as they pack small and well. Still rely on the cut and split wood.
Main reason I went to Tractor Supply was the one day only chainsaw deal. [:D]0 -
quote:Originally posted by spasmcreek
did ya put in the cost of chains saws, travel, labor, storage and cleanup if ya cut your own ??? no bugs...neat stacking.. and an easy do for city (decorative) use..and how are these for smke compared to ordinary firewood...could they get by some city codes ???
Well, I've been heating exclusively with wood, with propane forced air as a backup, for almost 40 years. I have a wood splitter, chainsaw, and truck and live about a mile from the Coconino National Forest and outside any city limits.
Back a few years ago when we had a bark beetle infestation, I had no problem cutting 10 cords a week at $5.00 per cord for the permit. Being able to heat my house for $50 +or- per month is well worth my time and using my splitter to remove the bark where the bugs live solved any potential bug problem. No bug problem with the aspen I've cut.
Another plus is I have an excuse to spend time in the woods.0 -
I bought some last year, it was so cold I ran out of firewood. I have a wood furnace and it took way too many to really be cost effective.
I think they are more made for a fireplace when you want a quick fire or do not want to deal with wood.0
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