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Recycled Fuels
There are many different types of recycled fuels available. Some of these fuels are recycled
hardwood cubes, recycled cardboard cubes, Treesaver firewood, Treesaver logs and many other
types. Here are a few main points of advice when burning these fuels:
Recycled fuel nearly doubles in size when heated so never fill your stove more than 3/4 full.
Recycled fuel burns hot—set the draft setting very low.
Cubes tend to plug the inbound air - you will get better results if you stand wood in the front
of the chamber to prevent this.
Wood Chips
As long as the chips are big enough to not smother the flames, they can be burned in the stove
as is. If your wood chips are small, you can either can burn them with logs or use the hopper ac-
cessory.
Sunflower Heads
Sunflower heads burn the same as cob corn. No hopper is needed and a longer burn can be
achieved when pouring straight seeds over sunflower heads - not too many, or you will smother
the flame.
Other Biomass Fuels
The SEDORE wood stove will burn other biomass fuels including rice hulls, peanut shells, grass
clippings, sawdust, leaves, cherry pits, etc. or any combination of these. Please proceed cau-
tiously with these fuels as we do not have enough experience with any of these fuels to provide
meaningful guidance.
Use of the Hopper Accessory
The hopper accessory is essentially a metal basket that stands in the front chamber. Any fuel
that would smother the flame requires the use of the hopper, unless you mix the granular fuels
with larger fuels to allow space for air flow. For example, kernel corn can be added to wood logs.
Here are some examples of fuels that require the hopper:
Hopper Required Hopper Not Required
Sawdust
Hardwood Logs
Grains
Softwood Logs
Seeds
Scrap Wood
Wood Pellets
Corn Husks
Kernel Corn
Large Wood Chips
etc.
etc.
