Pellet Fan
Accessories & Essentials => Equipment -- grill grates, grill mats, brushes, covers, tongs, etc. => Topic started by: ScottE on June 01, 2021, 11:51:12 AM
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I finally got around to building a pellet dust cleaning vacuum contraption - I don't remember where I first saw this, it was probably 5-10 years ago. There are some videos on YouTube, but I seem to recall seeing this originally on a forum, maybe it was PH, I don't think it was here. Anyway, here's my build! It's all pretty self-explanatory (I think), so I'll just post the pictures and I can answer any questions that come up. It worked great! I got a number of small pellet chunks through the screen (shower drain), but I only rescued maybe a 1/2 dozen pellets from the 45 pounds I ran through it, and that is OK by me.
Now I've never worried about pellet dust before, but it's something I wanted to try out in my recent battles with my Camp Chef XT (see my Savannah Stoker thread there). I don't think the dust was an issue, but now that I have it, I will continue to use it as it is nice to get rid of that dust!
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I remember that.. There is a balance to be had between airflow and pellet volume. I just don't recall the detail. Something to do with the holes, size and or number. Waiting to see how it works.
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I remember seeing the thread on PH, but no details. Do you have a problem with dust with LJ pellets?
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My belief is the longer you have them the more dust you will have.
The weight will cause some pellets to disintegrate. I'm finishing up LJ pellets I've had for 4-5 years and there is quite a bit of dust in these bags.
I don't filter it, it burns up.
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My belief is the longer you have them the more dust you will have.
The weight will cause some pellets to disintegrate. I'm finishing up LJ pellets I've had for 4-5 years and there is quite a bit of dust in these bags.
I don't filter it, it burns up.
I find they work great in the Memphis and sometimes not so great in the MAK.
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I find they work great in the Memphis and sometimes not so great in the MAK.
I've had no issues either in my Memphis grills or the Blazin' GridIron when I had it.
I don't think I have used anything but LumberJack pellets.
When I was in Texas (had the Memphis Pro and the GridIron then), I split a ton with some PH members in the area.
Shortly after moving to NM, I split a ton with my son and a neighbor.
Getting ready for another ton order shortly to split with my son and now ex-neighbor since I moved.
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For me I have found the least amount of dust with LJ brand. They are so popular locally, that perhaps they are sit on the shelf for long. I buy them at Southerland's in Bixby, OK. Hickory blend and Comp blend are best for me. Straight hickory produces more ash than I like. They have several flavors I have not tried. I have never had a dust plugging problem with my Blaz'n or RT 590. Keep them dry makes the difference IMO.
I see some great cooks coming to all this summer. :bbq:
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I never really worried about pellet dust in the past either, but it was something I wanted to try and the Pit Boss pellets from Walmart have a ton of dust in them.
Unfortunately I'm limited on what pellets I can get locally here. One of the local farm stores does carry Camp Chef brand, and they are fine but a bit pricy. I just discovered Dicks Sporting Goods carries Lumberjack, but only comp blend (which is a good blend), I have to drive to the next town over to get them, and also pricey. One of these days I'll get down to the city 2 hours away and do a bulk purchase from a BBQ supply place. Shipping pellets is just so expensive!
The Lumberjack and Camp Chef pellets definitely have very little dust compared to Pit Boss. I swear there's a 1/2 pound of dust in a 40# bag of Pit Boss pellets! The 40# bags are worse than the 20# bags, too.
The pictures do have some Lumberjack bags in them, not really visible are the Pit Boss bags that I was the most concerned with cleaning up. :-)
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I am amazed at the innovative people on the site!
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I am amazed at the innovative people on the site!
Bentgyver is one of the most creative
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Admittedly I have limited pit exposure, but I've never paid attention nor had a problem with pellet dust in either my GMG or Traeger grills. ???
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The pellet dust cleaner was first posted by AE Neuman on PH. It was resurrected in this thread (https://pelletfan.com/index.php?topic=641.msg6501#msg6501) on PF.
You can see his drawing on page two. I still have it if anyone wants it.
EDIT: I'd vacuum more than a cup of dust out of every bag of pellets I bought.
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The pellet dust cleaner was first posted by AE Neuman on PH. It was resurrected in this thread (https://pelletfan.com/index.php?topic=641.msg6501#msg6501) on PF.
You can see his drawing on page two. I still have it if anyone wants it.
EDIT: I'd vacuum more than a cup of dust out of every bag of pellets I bought.
AE Newman is a name I've tried to forget.
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The pellet dust cleaner was first posted by AE Neuman on PH. It was resurrected in this thread (https://pelletfan.com/index.php?topic=641.msg6501#msg6501) on PF.
You can see his drawing on page two. I still have it if anyone wants it.
EDIT: I'd vacuum more than a cup of dust out of every bag of pellets I bought.
AE Newman is a name I've tried to forget.
I did until it just appeared here
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The pellet dust cleaner was first posted by AE Neuman on PH. It was resurrected in this thread (https://pelletfan.com/index.php?topic=641.msg6501#msg6501) on PF.
That's it! Thank you. I searched but didn't come across it.
At any rate, the YouTube videos are a pretty good guide. I used 3" drywall screws in the last section to make it more exciting for the pellets (ok, it's to break things up so more dust is collected). :-)