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[Closed] the further tales of pellet fired boilers

Stoner · 2012-03-26T18:13:15Z

here you go mcmoonter ;) : got bored of running the boiler on 10Kg bags of pellets. They come delivered 2x tonne pallets at a time. Unfortunately the delivery company cant get them on the pallet straight into the store, so I have to manhandle them 50yrds. Then I move 400-500Kg at a time into the boiler room 6yrds away. The "week"* hopper takes 18 bags at a time. There's also a lot of plastic waste that cant be recycled. * a hopper can last between 4 and 25 days depending on the season. [imgSo Ive decided to modify the pellet/log store into a 2+tonne pellet tank My supplier can blow pellets the 30yrds or so from the front to the tank in a 4" pipe. And I cant fill 30Kg buckets and move 60Kg on a sack truck into the hopper at a time - so 3x trips for each fill. Shouldnt take more than 10 minutes. So from this: [imgvia this: [imgand this [imgwith this [imgto this [imgBig thanks to maccruiskeen for the [urlworking tips.[/url] Patience and some new high tpi blades for the jigsaw worked a treat. Metal work is not something I have much experience of so really useful info, ta. and another thanks to MrOvershoot for the tips on the [urlCouplings[/url]. The websites out there are useless for any guidance on how to install them. Bloody expensive bits though - £150. But with another £100 for wood, it's still much cheaper than a commercial tank which are well into the £1,000s. (Check it out, Bear!)

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paul4stones

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Third emptying since January = about a bucketful. Off to the compost then 🙂

Posted : 17/04/2012 7:44 pm

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