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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: bigluke on January 28, 2014, 12:00:22 PM

Title: PELLET USE MAXIM 250
Post by: bigluke on January 28, 2014, 12:00:22 PM
I am looking at buying a maxim 250 to heat my 3000 sq foot home. Does anyone know how many tones these things go through just heating the home and not the hot water in a winter? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Luke
Title: Re: PELLET USE MAXIM 250
Post by: Scott7m on January 28, 2014, 12:17:39 PM
Quote from: bigluke on January 28, 2014, 12:00:22 PM
I am looking at buying a maxim 250 to heat my 3000 sq foot home. Does anyone know how many tones these things go through just heating the home and not the hot water in a winter? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Luke

Greatly depends on how well your home is insulated.

I know of some folks who have homes well insulate around 2400 sq ft and they burn 7-8 tons per winter

Pellets are good but unless your making your own pellets your still tied to a market, it to will go up with other forms of energy
Title: Re: PELLET USE MAXIM 250
Post by: bigluke on January 28, 2014, 12:28:18 PM
Is there something that can be purchased to make my own pellets?
Title: Re: PELLET USE MAXIM 250
Post by: Scott7m on January 28, 2014, 12:39:48 PM
Yea just research pellet mills

You can make pellets out of a lot of different stuff
Title: Re: PELLET USE MAXIM 250
Post by: chaikwa on January 28, 2014, 01:15:28 PM
Scott's right! My neighbor up the street catches all the chips that come off my saw bar on my firewood processor, grinds them up and makes his own pellets. Also makes them from tree service wood chips as well as alfalfa waste. Takes him a while because he bought a real small grinder and mill, but it works for him.
Title: Re: PELLET USE MAXIM 250
Post by: slimjim on January 28, 2014, 01:47:33 PM
Use caution, not sure which forum it was but there were some posts regarding burnback!
Title: Re: PELLET USE MAXIM 250
Post by: willieG on January 28, 2014, 07:12:00 PM
Quote from: Yotehunter67 on January 28, 2014, 07:10:51 PM
What's burn back?
when you lose your eyebrows :o
Title: Re: PELLET USE MAXIM 250
Post by: Scott7m on January 28, 2014, 07:38:44 PM
Quote from: Yotehunter67 on January 28, 2014, 07:10:51 PM
What's burn back?

Fire travels up hopper tube and burns it all up