Bio Products
Clean-Burning Bio Products: Tested for Your Wood Stove & Fireplace
Whether you’re looking for alternative fuel as your primary heat source, or for the occasional evening fire to take the chill off, Southern Maine Renewable Fuels has personally tested several varieties of Bio Products for your wood stove or fireplace. All Bio products are manufactured from recycled sawdust and shavings with no additives, and offer the following advantages:
- Less mess – No bark, dirt or bugs.
- More heat – Higher density and a low moisture content translates into greater BTU’s per pound.
- More convenient – Easier to store. One pallet occupies less than half the space of a cord of wood.
- Burns cleaner – No chemicals, less ash, less creosote and fewer particle emissions than cordwood.
Note: These Bio Products are intended for use only in a properly maintained and ventilated wood stove or fireplace. Perform an initial test with your own stove by burning two or three Canawick Bricks or Lewis Bricks at one time. The Envi Blocks, Home Fire Prest Logs and North Idaho Energy Logs are designed for a long duration burn. Start with one or two logs for your initial burn. Add additional bricks or logs as appropriate for the size of your appliance.
*Cash/check discount available
Southern Maine Renewable Fuels has thoroughly tested all Bio Products that we sell. By offering the easy to light Canawick Bricks, and supplementing these with the longer duration products including the All-Nighter, Envi Blocks, Home Fire Prest Logs and North Idaho Energy Logs, you’ll maximize your heat output while eliminating unnecessary feed cycles. Unlike cordwood, the Btu and moisture content of all Bio Products is constant. Once you establish your optimum damper settings and feed cycle, your burn time and heat output for a given quantity of product will remain constant.
Which fuels are best for me? While all fuels that we sell are suitable for a well maintained appliance, we’ve noted additional information below. | |||
| Product | Weight/unit | Burn Time* | Comments |
| All-Nighter Logs | 8 lbs. | 4-8 hrs/log | Best used when added to existing fire to extend burn. 4 inches in diameter and 13 inches long. |
| Canawick | Aprox. 2 lbs | 1-2 hrs/brick | Easy to light. Minimal kindling required to ignite when cold. |
| Envi-8 Blocks | 3-4 lbs. | 1-3 hrs/brick | Requires more kindling to ignite compared to BioBrick or CozyLog. Longer duration burn due to larger physical size. Best used when added to an existing fire. |
| Envi Blocks | 6-7 lbs. | 2-4 hrs/brick | Same as Envi-8. |
| Home Fire Prest Logs | 5 lbs. | 4-8 hrs/log | Difficult to light without adequate kindling. Best used when added to existing fire. Does not “accordion” when burning. Glowing “coal like” mass remains even after 8 hours of burn. THE BEST LONG DURATION LOG AVAILABLE! |
| Lewis Bricks (Fiber Fuel) | Aprox. 2 lbs | 1-2 hrs/brick | Easy to light. Minimal kindling required to ignite when cold. |
| North Idaho Energy Logs | 8 lbs. | 2-5 hrs/log | Best used when added to existing fire to extend burn. 4 inches in diameter and 13 inches long. |
*Burn times are typical. Yours may vary depending on the appliance condition and/or efficiency.
Note: All Bio Products are intended for use in a well maintained appliance. Use the appropriate number of bricks or logs in your appliance when conducting initial burn tests (2-4 Canawick Bricks and 1-2 Envi Blocks, All-Nighter Logs or Energy Logs). Contact the manufacturer of your appliance if you have any questions regarding the suitability of Bio Products for your particular stove.
Bio Products Pricing Comparison
| Pallet Config. | Price/ Pallet | Cash/Check Price/Pallet | Price Per Package | |
All-Nighter Logs | 240 logs/pallet (1920 lbs.) | NA | NA | NA |
| Canawick Bricks | Hardwood 90 sleeves 12 bricks/sleeve (2160 lbs.) | $336 | $329 | $5.50/pkg |
| Energex XBLOX6 Bricks | 96 sleeves 6 bricks/sleeve (2160 lbs.) | $376 | $369 | $4.50/sleeve |
| Envi Blocks | 105 sleeves 3 blocks/sleeve (2000 lbs.) | $356 | $349 | $4.50/sleeve |
| Envi-8 Blocks | 96 sleeves 6 blocks/sleeve (2000 lbs.) | $356 | $349 | $4.50/sleeve |
| Home Fire Prest Logs | 190 logs/half pallet (950 lbs.) | call | Jim | $2.50/Log |
| 380 logs/pallet (1900 lbs.) | $699 | $689 | ||
| Lewis Bricks (Fiber Fuel) | 12 bricks/sleeve 84 sleeves | $5.50 | ||
| North Idaho Energy Logs | 120 logs/economy pallet | $336 | $329 | $3.00/log |
| 240 logs/pallet (1920 lbs.) | $566 | $559 |