Good point, 'Slag'.

Does anyone know if the price of wood pellets is increasing with the increasing demand (here in ireland anyway)?

I saw some price comparisons recently:

      €0.03 per Kwh = Wood Pellet
      €0.04 "   " = LPG
      €0.05 "   " = Oil

The question is whether the 1 - 2 cent per Kwh saving with wood pellet is worth it bearing in mind the extra work involved with ash disposal and, I believe, extra maintenance costs involved with augers etc?