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1. ABOUT PELLET
Pellet is an energy fuel with high energy efficiency, which is produced in special
technological process of milling, drying and pressing of various materials of biological origin.
As raw materials for its production can be used wood from forestry waste, firewood,
sawdust and other wood waste (Wood pellets); the straw of wheat and soybeans, corn and
sunflower husks (agro pellets).
Nowadays, when the accent has been put on environmental protection and
sustainable development, fuels produced from biomass are increasingly gaining in
importance.
Using pellets as a fuel material has multiple advantages either for the environment
or, at the first place, for a customer itself:
Using one ton of pellets, for the same heating quantity, replace 500 liters of
heating oil, or 450 kg of propane-butane, or 600 cubic meters of natural gas, or
4800 kilowatt-hours of electricity;
It significantly reduces emission of harmful gases, such as: carbon dioxide, sulfur
dioxide and mercury, and the burning leaves only 0.5 - 1% of ash;
Wood pellet is made of 100% natural materials and contains no added binders,
chemicals or additives;
Compared with other fuels or using electricity, the use of pellets is much more
cost-effective
Pellet takes up far less space than coal and firewood.
1.1 QUALITY OF PELLET
The quality of pellets is of great importance for the stove.
If the pellet is substandard and inadequate in size, it can bring to a poor performance of the
stove.
Here are some advices on how to choose and store pellets:
Diameter of the pellets should be 6 mm and length about 30 mm;
Use only wood pellets;
Pellet should be cylindrical;
Good quality pellet should quickly sink when thrown into a glass of water;
Pellet is not adequate when in a bag of pellets you find a lot of dust or friable;
Pack of pellets should be hermetically sealed, because pellets absorbed humidity;
-humidity must be less than 10%;
Pellets are supposed to be stored in dry, well ventilated room, out of the reach of
flammable elements or devices which during operation create a high temperature.
