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Wood Pellet Fuel

Your EcoBoiler and associated components are designed for burning wood pellets that meet important specifications.

Only wood pellets classified as Premium Grade or Super Premium by the Pellet Fuels Institute may be used as fuel to maintain the warranty, to ensure good combustion, and to protect components from harm .

Authorized Fuel Specification

Premium Wood Pellets

Bulk density:

Energy Content:

Size/diameter:

40-46 lbs/ft³

7,250 BTU/lb. Minimum.

.250” to .285”

Size/length:

Moisture content:

Less than 1% longer than 1”

<8%

Inorganic Ash content/weight: 0 to 1%

Fines (dust) content max.: <0.5% (at the mill gate)

WARNING: NON-PREMIUM GRADES OF WOOD PELLETS CAN CONTAIN IMPURITIES WHICH WHEN BURNED

MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE BOILER OR BURNER. BURNING NON-PREMIUM GRADES OF WOOD PELLETS,

OR PELLETS MADE FROM ANYTHING OTHER THAN WOOD WILL VOID THE WARRANTY.

Pellet Storage

It’s a good idea to give consideration to the location of the boiler with respect to future pellet storage. That is, bulk delivery of fuel pellets, if not currently available, may become available in the future. In such a case, the homeowner might want to receive bulk deliveries. The logical placement of bulk storage is in the basement on the street side of the building, or adjacent to the driveway.

Pellets leave the factory with less than 8% moisture. It’s very important to store the pellets in a dry location. Contact with water, or prolonged humidity will damage the wood pellets. They become unusable as fuel if they fall apart due to moisture.

Bagged pellets can still be affected by moisture if stored in a damp or humid location.

Pellets ruined by moisture or rough handling need to be discarded. Fortunately, ruined wood pellets are not dangerous and so can be simply discarded in the woods or the compost.

Loading Wood Pellets into Hopper

Wood pellet dust is not healthy to breathe and can ignite under certain conditions. Be sure to lift pellet bags with your knees, not your back. Place the bag on the rack over your pellet bin, cut off one end of the bag, then empty contents into the bin. Do not let the bin get empty between fillings as this will cause the auger to empty out and will reduce the pellet doses fed to the burner.

CAUTION: WHEN LOADING PELLETS, WEAR A PROTECTIVE DUST MASK

CAUTION: ALWAYS REPLACE COVER ON PELLET BIN AFTER LOADING WOOD PELLETS TO CONTAIN DUST

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