I can't describe how helpful your video had been. I'm in Ireland and have Spina Bifida. I live in a beautiful off grid cottage these types of bricks have just started to become available. I can do most things, but I can't go and harvest firewood. I have a solid fuel stove and these bricks are going to revolutionise my life and allow me to stay on my land. I can get a tonne delivered to my door for not very much money and I just needed someone to show me if they were worthwhile or not. Thank you.

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! We really appreciate you sharing this comment. We always hope that our videos are not only entertaining, but also helpful. It's great to hear from people like you who truly appreciate the work we do in making these videos. Thank you so much!

@kevinquinn6103

Жыл бұрын

Where do you get them in Ireland? Thanks

@Derekryan456

Жыл бұрын

@@PurpleCollarLife where can you get them

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

@@Derekryan456 BioBricks has a website with a locator. I believe Tractor Supply sells another similar brand.

@Derekryan456

Жыл бұрын

@@PurpleCollarLife thanks

I've known a number of wood workers that take their sawdust and just compress it to make these sawdust bricks (Not sure who started calling them bio-bricks) and they use them to heat their workshops during the winter. For them it's essentially free heat since it's all waste material they'd have to dispose of otherwise.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

I always like when people find a way to use what would have just been waste, to create a usable product.

@asianbatman6887

Жыл бұрын

in indonesia we made it using a hardwood waste and an little hardwood tree we harvest it to made wood pellet, for stove lot of chinese people love buying it from us, some europe start buyin it too maybe cause winter comin

@randybobandy9828

Жыл бұрын

Most sawmills either make their sawdust into Pellets or sell them to a company that makes them into Pellets. I highly doubt any sawdust gets wasted

Those actually worked a lot better than I thought they would. Definitely great in a pinch.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

I've been impressed with them. I like that my firewood is "free" (time, effort, tools, fuel). Otherwise, I'd buy these bricks to burn most of the time.

I live in southeast asia (hot and humid weather). Sometimes i want to experience living in a cold place. This video shows that it requires experience and preparation of how to live in a country with cold weather. I like your video.

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! The heat and humidity are not my favorite. I'd rather be a little too cold than too warm..

@Rory_Mercury

Жыл бұрын

You can buy an apartment in Vorkuta and try to survive.) Apartments there are mere pennies.

Growing up on the western plains we used to burn cow patties as fuel. Cooking meals, or heating our home. These bio-bricks seem like a fancy name for the same dang thing.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

That's funny. I did know that cow patties could be burned. But these are definitely not made from animal waste. They're made from kitchen cabinet construction waste. :)

@edwardlayton6835

5 ай бұрын

Yep burning chips. There are few trees in the plains. A person has got to make due with what is available. Pioneers burned buffalo chips. But settlers and homesteaders burned cow chips for a century after that.

Bio bricks also burn hotter because they’re compacted, you need to make sure not to pack it too full to make sure not to warp the stove

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Good point. I have heard that some people pack these in too much and it does damage the stove overheating it.

@dimmacommunication

Жыл бұрын

@@PurpleCollarLife You need to understand that dried wood acts almost like coal. So you need to use just a small amount like 4 bricks.

@deecee1274

Жыл бұрын

The burn hotter because of they are compacted and also without water only 4% water. But here in Sweden we ben told to have airintake fully open becaus tehy need much air because they are so compatced end pressed. I dont how u seen on that statement

@tylerwestman5258

Жыл бұрын

it would have to get completely red hot and then cool down to warp but wouldn’t anyway because of how wood stoves are made

@dimmacommunication

Жыл бұрын

@@tylerwestman5258 Any stove maker/seller will tell you that too much heat will damage a stove,cause it does. To have high heat output ( like coal ) you need a coal stove

Man thank you so much I’ve been searching forever for someone actually using these as a primary. I’m in a new house this year and didn’t prep right for winter and was thinking about buying a pallet of these to get me by for the next month or so because my wood is burned up for the season!

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Glad the video was helpful! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.

Those BioBricks are awesome. It's all I use in the late fall, winter in my Bereg UP2 hot tent. Usually get about 5+ hours using only 4 to 5 bricks. Keeps the tent nice and toasty in -25 to -30 temperatures in Northern Canada. Great test run👍 Thanks for the share Brother 👊 🇨🇦🔥🇺🇲👊

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@brianbuchert1521

Жыл бұрын

This information is exactly what I’m seeking! I’m planning on going on my first winter hot tenting trip and typical packs of firewood is too big per piece to place in my hot tent and was wondering if this wood fuel would be a good option for me? I’m planning on a 2 night hot tent trip but I wasn’t sure how many bricks to use at once? I don’t want it to burn to hot.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

@@brianbuchert1521It does get hot. You could always start by breaking chunks off of the brick and try 1/3 or 1/2 at a time.

@brianbuchert1521

Жыл бұрын

@@PurpleCollarLife good point!

Remember Grandpa putting a presto-log in the Monarch kitchen stove at night in the 60's. Easy start in the morning.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

That’s a great memory. Thanks for watching.

Have never heard of those. Good information. Thank you! Will need to check for those in my area.

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

I think they're great for many options! I've even taken some to camp before - easy to get nice hot coals to cook mountain pies on, without all the flames. Thanks for watching!

That trick to open that band packaging will forever be engrained in my mind. Thank you!

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

That's great! It's a great little trick.

Great test!

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

8 hours on one fill is pretty nice. Any time you don't have to get up in the middle of the night to refill the stock is a good time

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

That's very true!

I’m considering buying a wood stove. So thank you for educating me, about them.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

No problem! We have a few other wood stove videos: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y3Vh1aSKd6rcl6Q.html and kzread.info/dash/bejne/Ymd32ZKng9XanZs.html

You said what I was literally about to say right before I said it. If you hadn't been opening it up it would've gone on for even longer. Fascinating watching entropy of things on fire. I used to love to watch my grandpa's stove when he threw a big log in there. It would burn for quite a long time. I was surprised. Thank you for the video and gave you a thumbs up.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! We appreciate you watching and pressing that thumbs up button. You’re right that the less you open the stove, the longer it burns.

now that's a fire!

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! We enjoy a nice warm fire in the wood stove.

Hermosa estufa 🙌, buen video, felicitaciones!!

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Really good; thank you. You seem like a real nice guy. If we were neighbors we would be fast friends. Wyoming here.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

That's really kind! Thank you.

very well-made video, Chad. I’m about to light my catalytic fireplace insert for the first time and most of the same information applies. Getting ready to check your channel further. I hope you have a lot of videos about this, so I can watch them all. If it doesn’t have a playlist, I’m calling that a fail

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Brock! We do have a playlist about our Buck Model 91 catalytic wood burner. :) And we have LOTs of videos in our chainsaw and firewood playlist. Thanks for watching.

Like all wood burners. The less you touch them the better they burn.But where’s the fun in that. 😊

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

That's true. If I weren't making the video about it - I would have just looked through the glass and left it shut until they were just some ashes left.

Thanks for the info.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

You bet!

I used to have a small wood burner in a garage i had, i typically bought these bricks because they were easy to store, acquire and i didn't burn enough to justify splitting wood. I like your thinking of having some on hand for emergency purposes. We may be putting a wood burner in the new home most likely not this year though. Luckily i can borrow a friends processor and do the years worth of splitting in a day! Maybe ill try to do a video on that processor.

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a video on the processor! I think it's a good idea to keep some of these bricks around in case of emergency. We've even used them camping - they are great for cooking over. Lots of heat, little flame. Thanks for watching, Richie!

Really good performance from the Bio Bricks. I'm guessing their compactness helps them to burn so long. I'm impressed! 🔥 a pair of fireplace tongs could help in setting up bricks that fall to the side. Thanks for sharing Chad! I hope you're having a great New Year!

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

I'm putting fireplace tongs on my birthday wish list! :) Thanks for watching and commenting, David!

@davidcurtis5398

Жыл бұрын

My fireplace insert burns clean and very little ash at all.

Pull the flap to the side and end up cutting your finger under the nail!!! Been messing with them since my paper route in 5th grade! lol. Love the idea of the Bio fuel !!! Nice video!!

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

:) Thanks for watching. I know some people who can't open those bands without a knife or sharp scissors. :)

Thanks for a useful channel. I’ve tried those and loved them- no wood mess! How’s a PA family become Bills fans?Go Bills!

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

We live in northwest PA. There’s a couple reasons that I’m a long-term Bills fan: 1. Back in the antenna days, we had a better chance of picking up the Bills on TV than the Steelers. 2. My grandfather lived in Buffalo and always gave me Bills stuff for birthdays and Christmas. 3. Jim Kelly is from around our area here in PA. 4. They were SO fun to watch when I was finally starting to appreciate football in the early 90s.

good share. good info. thanks.

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice video!

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I don't have a wood stove but I use something like this for an outdoor fire pit and they burn for a surprisingly long time. I typically break them up once they stop spitting flames, because flames are what I want, and they still typically last well over an hour in the open air and breaking them up to maximize their heat output, rather than burn time.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

I was really surprised how long they do burn. I wasn't expecting the kind of results we saw in this video test. You're right - they don't produce much flame unless you let more air at them and break them into smaller pieces as they burn. Thanks for watching!

The Biobricks lasted longer than I thought they would. Good burn time for the money. A great alternative when firewood isn't available

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. I was impressed with how long they continued to burn.

@johanneslaxell6641

Жыл бұрын

I burn them (the birch model) in my "normal" stove. They don't burn that long but they sure give a lot of heat. Usually I first burn some normal (in your eyes probably small) firewood and then I put two or three of those blocks on. It's easy and the stove gets warm in the evening and if needed in the morning 👍🏼😋.

Wauw, Thanks...Greetings from the Netherlands !!

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching and letting us know where you're watching us from!

I loved these. I always used them in my open fire place at my old house. A lot safer and less popping.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

They're certainly nice to have. Since we have an abundance of firewood, I don't use them exclusively. But I do like to have them for those "just in case" situations. Thanks for watching and leaving the comment!

That's a great idea! I still have to install a new stove I got for the shop. I've been wondering if I will try to keep the stove running at night. One or two of these would keep it going long enough I think. Thanks for sharing, Chad.

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea! Thanks for watching!

I’ve been burning these as primary heat for a few years now and there is a much easier method that is one step and does not require tending to the fire until they are completely turned to Ash. The burn time is usually 5 to 6 hours for eight bricks if done correctly.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! What is the easier 1-step method? Please share your system. Thanks!

Very impressive

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I haven’t heard of these bio bricks. I will check into these as a backup to my firewood. We don’t typically have big snowfalls in Alabama but a backup is always good. I will also have to try your window cleaning method, I usually use oven cleaner but the fumes are strong

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

The window cleaning always works good - and I like that it's chemical free. Do check out the BioBricks. They're great to have on hand for an emergency, or even just when you don't want the mess of firewood. I've even taken a few packs camping with us. They're perfect for cooking over/on, since they're hot, without all the flame. And these ones have no additives/fillers, so they're safe to cook over.

@pearlrival3124

Жыл бұрын

now about that 10 degree weather the last few days... lol

I have been using the Bio bricks for many years now, along with my wood. These Bio bricks are made 3 towns away from my town. These bricks can get very hot so pay attention to your air controls. I would not put 9 bricks in the stove until you know your stove and the bricks. I use wood and bricks, people I know only put six bricks in when using bricks alone. We have pizza makers in our area that use these bricks in their ovens. Thanks and take care.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

That's a good point. These bricks can get pretty hot - their kiln dried hardwood. We have not had any issues with the Buck stove overheating with 9 in it though. Maybe the fact that it's a catalytic stove helps?

I break up one of the briquettes and use that for kindling. It is harder to get going than wood but I use the same principles you showed in this video and it works every time.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Interesting! I've never considered breaking one up, but that does sound like a nice solution for if you don't have kindling.

Thank you for this video!! We have a very basic wood burning stove in our finished basement that we've never used. I'm going to have a service come and check it to make sure its in safe condition to use and get recommendations. We have an all electric house and where we live winters are rarely crazy cold , so mostly its' enough. I worry about power outages over the winter where we might have to go a day or two without heat and pipes freezing etc . I was dreading having to bring wood into the house , along with the critters that live in it and I didnt' want to have a wood pile outside to tend to . I didnt' know this product existed although it makes sense . I'll definitely be checking for these , so we can keep a moderate stack for that "just in case" situation!!

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

So glad that our video was helpful! That's always our goal. We appreciate you letting us know. These sound like a good option for you. We just released a video about the brand that Tractor Supply sells too: kzread.info/dash/bejne/k4Jtm8ixm8Xehps.html

So after saying 4 times you have to, gonna move this elusive magic brick you finally do.. amazing.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I prefer to not have to move them around when possible. But for the purposes of the video, to see maximum burn time WITHOUT adding additional bricks, I needed to make adjustments.

Love the hoodie, let’s go Buffalo!!!!

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

I’m really enjoying the Buffalo Bills season this year! Thanks for watching.

I use a type of the bricks in my fireplace and use a welders glove to work in the lit combustion area. never a burn or even a hot hand. Better than tools.After getting lit, we add 4 bricks at a time and they burn for about 3 hours. It gets our room 12 X 20 about 20 degrees warmer than the rest of the house and requires a fan to get rid of some of the heat.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Love everything about this video except the bills sweater

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Ouch! :) It's been a great year for the Buffalo team. I'm a long time fan. I've been watching the Bills since the Jim Kelly days. He is from right around us in Western PA.

Cute kitty that you have.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! She's funny. She's very playful and always wants attention.

I'd like to make a suggestion if I may and the reason why...... wood combusts from the top down, unlike coal which is the opposite. If you put the bio bricks in first, lay them flat covering the floor, then build your fire on top of that. Then light it, leave your door ajar until it gets going and that's it. Close your door and it'll burn merrily away until it needs more fuel. You don't need to keep being so attentive as you do when doing it paper first. The Scandinavians light their fires this way.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

This is a great idea, Chris! I'm going to try a top-down fire on top of a row of Bio Bricks.

Oooo, this might give me an idea. My father is a woodsman, been doing it all his life, I wonder if obtaining a press and using his sawdust to earn some extra money might be feasible...

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

That might be a good idea. These particular bricks are not just sawdust though. They look more like some pieces you'd find after cutting a log with a brand new chainsaw chain. I'd call them chips, more than dust.

👍👍👍 Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I have a 2021 model Lopi Evergreen wood burning fireplace insert with the next generation reburn system verses the Catalytic system like yours. It's a wonderful wood stove but wood love to up the overnight burn time as I'm retired and I don't mind sleeping in sometimes. I also have a pellet stove that I use sometimes when I know I won't be adding more wood before I get up. I never really thought about the Bio Firebrick but after watching your video I will for sure but after I check with the Fireplace store where I bought it as I don't want to take any chance with the warranty. I am concerned about getting a quality brick because many places are selling them now. Thanks and I'm a new Subscriber.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Welcome! Definitely they're not all created equal. I've seen some that are scrap glue and who knows what other fillers and chemicals. I would be very cautious with the reburn system. I think if you could find someone who uses ONLY real hardwood wood scrap (like the place that makes these ones out of cabinetry scraps), those would be your best option. Again - I'd defer to what your wood stove manufacturer or dealer recommends though. Like you- I wouldn't want to chance the warranty.

Hello and Thanks for the video. I use several brands of Bio-Bricks. Looks like I'll have to buy Tacoma logs-bricks and bio logs for this winter 2022 since the delivered cord wood is not seasoned enough to use as I had hoped. I also use some great bio Logs carried by Tractor Supply. I guess one would have to experiment with the Bio-Bricks or Bio-logs to see which gives you the burn temperature and time that are looking to get. I appreciate the video because I am still learning how to use the wood stove so I needed this learning video. Great job! Thanks again and God bless!

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and leave a comment! It would be an interesting comparison between the Bio-Bricks and the logs carried by Tractor Supply. I think I've seen some at Rural King and Home Depot also - different brands.

Very good video, love the accurate test. So my question is how does a catilistice work in a wood stove? Happy New Year...

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Good question! I'm not sure of the science of it, but catalytic combustion wood stoves burn hotter, and are able to burn the gasses that come off the wood in the smoke. So you get more heat out of every piece of firewood. We love it. Our stove is this one: buckstove.com/model-91 We're not sponsored or affiliated with Buck stove in any way. We've had a great experience with ours.

Nice video. I’m betting the ash is minimal compared to wood with bark still on. It sure would keep things much more tidy.

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely correct. The ash content is very low. This morning when I opened the stove, it was hardly even noticeable there had been a fire in it. That pressed hardwood is all kiln dried, and it burns very efficiently. If there comes a day when I can no longer cut, split, and carry firewood, I'll certainly use these BioBricks instead. Thanks for watching!

I've been looking how to clean my stoves glass now I have it thank you sir, also where did you get those bio bricks too I would love to try some in my house and we get like 20 to 40 ft of snow at a time with a good northwest wind so I'd like to keep a stack of them in the spare room

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

There are similar wood brick products you can find at Tractor Supply and Rural King. The brand BioBricks can be located and maybe even ordered online here: originalbiobricks.com/ I think it's a great idea to have a stockpile of these. That's why I always have a reserve of them.

Ty sir

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I bought a package of these about five years ago. I cut them up with the saw and used them as kindling.

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea too! They're dried and burn easily, so they'd make great kindling. Thanks for watching!

I have a Catalytic stove like you have made by Kuma, one of the tools I have found to save my hands is some welding gloves. You might get you some to keep your hands from getting burned. Thanks for the video enjoyed it.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great idea! I'm going to put some gloves on my Christmas list.

Awesome video. Go Bills!!

@PurpleCollarLife

7 ай бұрын

Let's get Kansas City next week!

@kevinklino3193

7 ай бұрын

LETS GOOO!

I put 2 blocks in my stove ,they were longer than yours. Burn time was 7 hours and I had a coal to start a new burn. I'd burn all bio blocks but tractor supply doesn't carry them in my area anymore. Then sell the firewood.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I wonder if they were these bricks I tried in a video I released today. kzread.info/dash/bejne/k4Jtm8ixm8Xehps.html

@BlackPowderBill

Жыл бұрын

@@PurpleCollarLife YES from tractor supply! My local TS doesn't carry them any longer.

Interesting. I’m gonna see if I can get stuff like this in Tacoma!

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I know there is a similar product at Tractor Supply. I just did a video about that sawdust brick a few days ago. Otherwise, if you go to the website in the description of this video, I think there is a function to find how to order it or where to find it.

You can make your own with cardboard and saw dust by wetting to a consistency of oatmeal then shaping them. He presses his with a truck jack into 3" pipe with a 1" perforated pipe in the middle, the wooden drive press fits between the pipes. He says that regular saw dust is great but the glue in pressboard isn't. Or you can just make your own bricks with a mold. Great idea for recycling/reusing paper trash.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

This is very interesting. I've never heard of anyone making these on their own. But it's a great use of waste sawdust!

You made my Elexa tell me there was no timers set 😂 nice video. Not able to do wood anymore 😢. I could handle the biobricks although I’ve never seen them before I wouldn’t know where to find them :-(. I do miss some wood heat 🎃.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

The website (biobricks.com) does have some places you can find them. I know I've seen similar products at Tractor Supply and Rural King - even at an Agway.

Yararlı video!

@PurpleCollarLife

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I save all of my paper trash for the year and make Fire Blocks with them using a press the same as those wood blocks Works great I use it along with a few pieces of wood

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I've been thinking about looking into a press that makes them. Where did you find yours?

I use Envirobrick compressed hardwood firewood. Bigger than the Bio. I typically get six to eight hour burn time from four. If it's really cold outside the woodstove will require more bricks, keeps 1008 sq ft home very warm.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

That's great! I think I've seen some of the EnviroBrick available at Tractor Supply? Or maybe it was another farm and fleet store. Thanks for watching and leaving the comment!

@expandingknowledge8269

Жыл бұрын

@@PurpleCollarLife Yes Tractor supply and our True Value hardware store carries Envirobrick. Fuel oil is getting expensive in our area. I only use the compressed bricks to heat our home. At one time I could split and cut wood, but as I am getting older those days are long gone.

For my fire starter I use corn cobs I get from an Amish farmer. A 300-gal tote cost me @ ten dollars. Next, I have an ammo can with K-1 and keep the cobs in it. 5-6 cobs with K-1 under my wood or block and the fire is going.

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

WNY? Bills fan?!? I’m right in Rochester. Great video. I’m wanting to get my 3300 sqfter more wood heated. The only thing I got hung up on with these vs. a regular cord of hardwood was the price! Cords delivered into the city are lookin like $100. So is there really a burn benefit for these which you said were around $300? And a great idea, but these are also a shop’s by-product that most would otherwise have trucked out to horse farms for bedding!

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

A Buffalo Bills fan since elementary school. We live just south of Erie, PA. My grandfather lived in Rochester and was always a Bills fan. It's interesting the different prices of wood in different areas. Are you talking a face cord or a full cord? Around here, a full cord is $300 or more. A face cord is around $150-180 right now. You're right - they found a way to make a buck off their byproduct/scrap. :)

Good evening Sir, put all the ashes on your lawn mon ami it is a great fertilizer and great against some bad insectes 🧐👌👍 Yes I use to do the same to clean the stove window's and for stains stuff I used windex to spray direct to the window 👍👌🧐 Hey little cat please not to close to the fire 🙏 Oustanding well detail Wood Fuel Blocks video Sir 👌👍🧐 Cheers 🍻

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Dave! I've found that the ashes on newspaper or a rag clean the windows pretty easily. I've also used ashes for some fertilizer in the past. Thanks for watching!

@RCAFpolarexpress

2 жыл бұрын

​Ashes PH level 👌👍🧐🍻

Nice video! You can also put on top of the stove a pressure cooker basic not electric with water and a cooper pipe (for condensation)to obtain distilled water for kitchen and other uses with same amount of fuel burnt.Thank You!

@PurpleCollarLife

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info!

"Bio brick" / sawdust fuel blocks vary in size & btu output. The better ones which stay compacted better & give more heat, & ignite more readily, are of bright unbromated / unprocessed wood shavings and dust. The lesser ones are deep tan to dark brown, and appear to be compacted from cardboard manufacture, or bromated scrap, and are more difficult to ignite & do not burn as hot, or as long. Either kind burn hotter, drier, & cleaner than most firewood, except the most dense hardwoods that have been seasoned for several years. Burn time with such fuel depends upon stove & flue design & condition. Also, arrangement of fuel blocks will yield hotter faster burning fires or, less hot, but longer & steadier fires. Unless your area has delivered kiln dried hardwood, these fuel blocks are rather hard to top. A little sawdust to sweep or vacuum; but, no wet bark, spiders, bugs, dirt, or mould brought inside. I wd say, in general, a pallet of the wood fuel sawdust blocks, yield as much or more heat than a full cord of the best seasoned hardwood. The Achilles heel of them is that they MUST be kept DRY.!! Otherwise, they turn into giant alka-seltzers, and are good for nothing but mulch or compost beds.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Excellent description of the differences in blocks. And you are absolutely right about the moisture - these bricks must be kept DRY - moisture will ruin them. Thanks for leaving your feedback.

In our region they call them fuel bricks). They look like 15-20% smaller, 12pcs in a pack. I burn 6 of them at a time, it takes about 3h to burn completely.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! What area of the world do you live in?

@yurikovalev7839

Жыл бұрын

@@PurpleCollarLife Central Russia it is

Feel like you don’t need so much kindling or paper to get it started but to each their own, good video. I keep a stash of compacted logs on the side as a back up for a shady day but am not a big fan of them

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!!

Are those bricks similar to wood pellets that go in a pellet stove?

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Very similar. They are waste product from manufacturing other wood products. Then they get pressed through a mill (similar to a pellet mill that makes the wood pellets), but it presses them into these bricks. It's a great process that eliminates the waste product from making these kitchen cabinets. And these bricks have NO additional fillers in them. Most wood pellets have some filler in them to bind them together.

I don't have a stove however I will also buy bio bricks just before winter. Bought even more this year as I heat the home via fuel (oil - aka diesel). Its over $5.80 a gal now. We lose power at least 3x a winter in good Nor'easters. I have a generator but don't like running at night when we sleep. The first day we lose power I will prep a fire in the afternoon just before sunset with just wood. Let a good base of coals get strong. We will usually have other family over that live in the area and play cards by candlelight. Everyone will settle into bed around 9 and I'll stoke the fire with 6 bio bricks. Set my phone alarm for 4 hours and close the fireplace doors and take my spot on the floor by the fire. (most everyone else goes to bed but I hang out with anyone who wishes to stay up). Ill toss in another three at 1am. Usually at 5am others are up and can tend to the fire and Ill go sleep for a few and start the gen at 9am for the day. We have gone 6 days like this prior. Our fridge and freezers and oil heat run from generators. We could go a month like this if necessary.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience! Sounds like a great system for those days without power.

Does this stove put out enough heat to heat your entire house?

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

It did heat our entire home before we added a 20x40 addition. With the addition, we needed to add a pellet stove into the new living area (great room).

When do you open and close the vents and why? And how important vents are. Please explain and thank you very much.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Great question. We made a video about the process of starting a fire in our Buck stove, that may help. Here's the link: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Ymd32ZKng9XanZs.html But the process is basically: you want to have the airflow coming in the stove and going out the damper when igniting the fire until it gets to temperature. So the air inlet vents are all the way open, and the chimney damper is all the way open when first lighting the fire. Then I close the air inlet vents a little at a time as the fire heats up. And I start closing the chimney damper down as the fire gets warmer too. Eventually, you want to have the damper as far closed as possible, but enough that the smoke still goes up the chimney (and not back out the door of the stove). And you want the air inlet vents open just enough to keep the fire going without suffocating it, while still providing enough air to keep the embers hot and the wood burning. I use the temperature gauge on our stove a lot to determine when and how much to open and close the air inlet vents and the damper. The instruction manual that came with the stove was very helpful.

When my firewood is all wet from rain I bring in a couple wheel barrow loads, stack it all up on the top rack of my modified firewood rack. I use bio bricks as the fuel source, being a win win keeps our 3000 plus square ft house nice and warm and our new Drolet Ht3000 stove chugs with the most BTU output one can buy. Using a small 9" cheap Chinese junk fan I bought at dollar general I set it 15' away from wood rack still Infront of stove, from the floor I tip it up to increase airflow into the wet firewood and increases cold heavy air rushing down into our big mudroom (obviously where the stove is) the lightens up hot as hell and is forced back across the room, into our central hallway to be dispersed into all rooms downstairs, aswell as up our stairwell repeating the flow as it does downstairs. We've had 30 below temperatures sustained with constant wind and gusts of 40+mph making it's extremely cold/dangerous. All the while the Drolet ht3000 even without the blower that I need as it doesn't make more heat, yet it makes the stove 100 %more effective, kept our house at 68degrees no problem. I have to reload every 6-8 hrs with normal firewood as I don't have the blower for it yet so I have to run her hotter so loosing burn time. When I load with my "super premium" hop hornbeam, common service berry, red Oak, with a bit of black Birch when needed, the burn temperatures extremely hot for atleast 10-12 hours and will continue the heat pumping at 300+ degrees for a total of 14-15 ish hours. I've seen stoves from all makers, and many of the models, some are deff better than others. A catalytic stove isn't for me as I burn 25%mc and lower which is shit for caty stoves. And secondary burn stoves are the best for me while still easily passing the 2020 epa codes. Heating our entire house I needed a big boy, and outta them all the Drolet HT 3000 is top dog. They make a "fancier" model but you're paying a thousand more for the same quality. It's a stove built with American steel and far overbuilt, hell the top plate alone is 5/16" steel alone! Making it thicker and stronger than even the old school stoves we all grew up with that are still bulletproof to this day. The new technology is infact far superior to the old school smoke dragons, I admittedly hated them and waited years bcuz I didn't want to fool with the new stoves and many people say the wish they kept their old stoves and the new ones do not have any real raw heating power. But the issue is the people themselves! They didn't get the right stove for them and they refuse to re-learn how to run the stove properly! Simple as that. I looked like a young clueless boy again helpless for a while as I was learning the new stove. I custom tuned my burn tubes intake levels, and the main damper/air wash intake I cut off about 1/3 of the supply. Have her specially tuned now for my setup and use. And still some days that are 40 degree temps with rain I have a harder time just to keep her chugging. Once I get the thermo disc and blower it'll be the dream setup. Of all the new stoves, after first hand experience with many I can honestly say Drolet HT 3000 is the best available to date. Best customer service, best at any questions you may have, and the best real world heat output with long burn times, and being way overbuilt (heaviest stove any dealer has ever sold they say even without blower lol) safest, while being sold HONORABLY!!! Ya it's still 1500 bucks I paid but they could sell it for 2000 plus and it's still a "great deal" The oil I save not wasted heating the house paid for itself the first year, honestly too. And I set it all up properly this time all class A Duratech stove pipe. Previously when we first bought the house we couldn't afford everything, so I ran uninsulated stainless double wall pipe which worked phenomenal to be fair, just not as good as the real thing, and the old buck 27000 wood stove is still an excellent one being a 79' model it's old old school, and it's a triple wall stove so the air pulled in by the built in blower has more than double the surface area and time to heat the air making it the most effective and hottest air from any stove I've honestly ever seen. But my burn times are 1/3 if not double now with ht3000 and the efficiency being far superior not only does it burn totally clean now I'm saving ALOT OF WOOD!

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! That's a great method.

if you can get hold of free sawdust try this. 2.1 sawdust to water ,mix it however, leave to soak, next day make"snowballs" with it by hand, compress as much as you can, bigger is better but all depends on the size of your hands, don't worry, it burns well either way. leave the balls to dry, they get less fragile the more they dry. you can mix bone dry with damp , the damp burns longer. We mix with regular firewood and they work very well as a starter. if you are in a budget survival mode, they are fine on their own and give lots of heat . don't add chemicals, PVA, nothing, you don't need it. it works and you can have endless fun thinking up innuendo for your sawdust balls 😂 enjoy keep warm keep innovating.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

This is great info! I'm always looking for creative options if I didn't have access (in an emergency situation) to other supplies.

Much easy and quicker way to start the bricks. Take two bricks on edge, put one top top like a bridge laying flat, use a Lighting Nugget or fatwood under the bridge and they will light in no time. No need for all the kindling and newspaper.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. We've always used kindling and newspaper to start our wood fires. So I just always have the supplies on hand. I have never tried a lighting nugget.

Dude, don't say "alexa" out loud- you keep setting off my tablet!

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Seriously? I thought it didn't do that when it was playing the audio. Sorry about that.

Are these block cheaper alternative? Or is it an emergency supply? Dont have any audio. But intressting.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

They're not cheaper than firewood if you have access to the trees and the ability to make your own firewood. But they are cheaper than buying firewood from some firewood sellers. I keep that supply you saw in the video for emergencies. Some people burn only these bricks instead of harvesting firewood.

Great video. One question. I always heard that you don't ever want to use pine in a wood stove because of the pine tar and extra creosote and associated fire risk. You clean the stove pipes often? Safety is my concern friend..

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Good question - thank you for asking. The only pine I burn is that kindling wood. It's easy to split and catches on nicely. But other than that pine - I only burn seasoned hardwood. I always check the moisture level to make sure it's below 18%. We do have our chimney professionally cleaned each year.

@yourdrummer2034

2 жыл бұрын

@@PurpleCollarLife cleaning the chimney is key, no doubt..

@johnbarleycorn7845

Жыл бұрын

People in Scandinavia etc only have pine to burn. As long as the wood is seasoned for a year and the moisture has gone, pine is ok to burn. It burns hot, it burns quick... Just make sure it is seasoned.

I have seen the bricks made of newspaper and wondered how they would go if oil instead of water was used? Veg oil would dry on the outside and should bind the bricks together. I think these would work allowed to soak up oil as well. Oil has about double the energy content of wood by weight so the output and burntime could be greatly increased. The Bricks would act as a Wick for the oil and should burn well with the air Damped down to slow the burn and limit the heat. Might be something someone could try and see how it went?

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Interesting idea. Thanks for watching!

ive burned them for several years. Stacking is fantastic. The bricks have been a crapshoot. The best I've had were Lewis bio bricks out of Canada. The worst I've had were the units I got last season from TSC in Massachusetts. I'd prefer to burn normal wood to be honest because I miss the coals that seem to simmer for 12+ hours with cord wood vs the bricks. But its nice that they basically burn until they are dust. Torn!

@PurpleCollarLife

10 ай бұрын

I like them for emergency use - but I really enjoy cutting and splitting firewood to burn.

@mjethier

10 ай бұрын

I do as well, I own a pretty decent logsplitter with a GTX 390 Honda on it. Needs a little TLC at the moment but nothing 45 minutes won't fix!! A friend of mine I went to highschool with many moons ago has a tree service business and actually has his building in the same parking lot as my commercial building...so I'll have plenty to split!! It's the seasoning aspect that I will have to sort out!@@PurpleCollarLife

I might have to try making a mould that will let me use my log splitter to compress the sawdust and binder.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

That would be amazing! Let us know about it.

Can these be used in a wood fired oven or is there any kind of chemical preventing cooking of food?

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

That’s a great question! These ones that I buy from the kitchen cupboard manufacturer have no fillers - but I am not sure if that means no chemicals.

These look nice. But there should be a chart which compares price per BTU between all the different heating options. Kerosene, propane, coal, wood-pellets, and pallets. Many big companies grind-up wood pallets everyday. I bet they’d be glad to sell you a thousand pounds of splintered wood. Otherwise it goes into the landfill.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

That would be an interesting comparison (BTU between heating options). I think many companies are getting better at sustainability and re-purposing waste. I know the factory that makes these bricks we used makes kitchen cabinets every day. They've found this great way to utilize the waste by making these bricks. Thanks for watching!

How dare you wear that Bills gear while cleaning your stove?? JK!! GO BILLS!!

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Bills gear is as tough as the Bills! I bet this sweatshirt is 20+ years old - and it's still a favorite of mine.

Let's go Buffalo this is our year. We have been through so much. #billsmafia

We dont have bio brick available here in Anchorage AK. There were pellet logs that are made in North Pole AK up by fairbanks, but its a small operatiosn and they sell all they make in the fairbanks local area. If it's possible to ship them to ANchorage in an economical way, I bet there is a market for them.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

That’s interesting that a small company is making and selling the pellet logs up there to just the Fairbanks area. You’re right - I’m sure there’s a wider market if they could find a way to ship them. But I bet shipping something like this is expensive because of the weight.

Gud vid

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We appreciate you watching and leaving a comment.

@mcjdubpower

Жыл бұрын

@@PurpleCollarLife We appreciate your efforts 👌🔥🤜✌️😎

Would these be good in a hot tent stove? I have a decent wood stove for my tent, the only problem is, being small, it needs to be stoked often. Its gets nice and toasty but about an hour have to add more wood. So looking for a fuel source that will burn long so can sleep comfortably for at least 6 hours.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

great question. I can tell you they get very hot. I wonder if the tent stove would be thick enough sidewalls for the heat that these bricks put out? You wouldn’t want it to melt/warp the stove or damage anything inside the tent (or cause a hazard).

@liamalepta8003

Жыл бұрын

@@PurpleCollarLife I have never encountered an issue with molten of the stove. Its basically a large ammo can stove. I've had tremendous fires in it, only that the small size, can only put so much wood in it I've thought about buying coal pellets but I know of it's at temp that coal makes, might be a problem. I guess I will just buy a package and test...I'll report back. Cheers.

What kitchen cabinet manufacturer did you go through , I live in the same region and would like some for myself

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Valentino - send me an email and I'll let you know where we get these in our area. Thanks! Our email address is in the about page of our channel.

@valentinopresutti9494

Жыл бұрын

@@PurpleCollarLife I’m struggling with getting my phone to send an email

If trying to heat house overnight, not good, need to get up every 2 hours to rake them into a pile and add more bricks?

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

They lasted well beyond 2 hours. I think they are a good overnight option.

Hi there, what kind of wood did you use for kindling? It looked like pieces of 2×4 (that kind of wood) i'm asking because i'm fairly new when it comes to wood stoves and i always heard that treated wood is not good due to the chemicals in it. By the way i really enjoy your instructional videos i subscribed a few weeks ago. Keep up the good work brother. 👍👍

@PurpleCollarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Hi MP_Outdoors. I used leftover scrap building wood (1x6's and 2x6s). They're not treated. I've heard the same thing - that treated wood is bad because of all the chemicals. Thanks for watching and commenting. We truly appreciate you subscribing and following us.

these bricks are a nice option because they use a regular wood stove. The wood pellet stoves are nice, but they are limited to one format of fuel, so you can't switch back and forth between regular firewood and pellets.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

That's a good point. With the wood stove, I can burn the bricks when I want, and regular firewood when I want.

2:20 +1 for knowing how to release nylon strapping.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm surprised how many people commented that it was the first time they've seen someone do it that way. I learned that method long ago. It certainly is useful info!

Any clue if pallet blocks are the same as bio bricks ?

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

I think they're a similar product. But I'm not exactly sure what the differences may be. These particular Bio Bricks are made by a cabinet manufacturer - so this is all hardwood that has been kiln dried.

@grantfryer407

Жыл бұрын

yeah very similar only probably use cheaper wood ie pine compressed for pallets but still burn well

What's the difference between this and Pellets? Just the fact you can burn them in a wood stove instead? Are they the same prices as Pellets of the same wood type?

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

These bricks are made for use in a wood stove. Whereas pellets can’t be burned in a standard wood stove. They’re pretty close in price for comparable amounts.

I've heard that these generate excessive sparks when burned n hot tent stoves

@PurpleCollarLife

11 ай бұрын

I am not sure about that. We have only ever burned them in a wood stove.

You made my Alexa set a 5 min timer.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

Sorry about that.

I don't suppose you have a video on how those bio-bricks are made?

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

I don't. But I'll look into it. They make some not far from our house.

Does anyone know if biobricks can be used in a rocket mass heater? I know those call for very dry hot-burning wood for a fast high-heat burn to be at their most fuel efficient, but I'm not sure what a bio brick would qualify as, in terms of that kind of use. We can clearly see they're great for modern woodstoves.

@PurpleCollarLife

Жыл бұрын

That's a great question. I don't know of any reason they couldn't be used in a rocket heater. But I don't know anything about those mass heaters. I hope someone else knows if it's a "go" or "no go" and leaves a comment. Thanks for asking.