Hi everyone,
First-time poster.
I am not new to burning pellets but I am quite new to what kind I should be looking for. For a long time (13+ years), my step-father had a Lopi pellet stove and I replaced it last December with a brand new St. Croix Auburn stove. I had lots of pellets left over from the season before along with a free ton from purchasing the new stove but my question to everyone here is, what is the best kind of pellet that I should be using for this particular kind of stove? Most tons of pellets are in the $200-250 range to start with and I know I am on a limited budget, but I just want to get the kind/type that work the best with my stove so that I get the most out of it. That includes a better burn, less clogging and all of the troubles you guys know come with burning these things.
I am in northeastern PA, Monroe County, so I am not up in pellet country of NY or MA like a lot of you guys. There is a pellet mill not that far from me that produces "Premium Hardwood Pellets" by TreeCycle LLC, in Nazareth, PA. Those would probably be the easiest for me to get. I have used them before and they really didn't impress me. I have also used Maine Woods, Instant Heat, PA Pellets and Dry Creek in the last year. My local Lowe's has ones called "North American Pellet" which seems to be a soft & hardwood blend for less than $4 a bag and I was wondering with my stove, would that be the way to go? I thought I read once that the Auburn's might burn better with a softer wood pellet.
Well, this is why I am here ... to ask all of you guys and get a better feel what to get before I spend.
Thanks for all voices!
-J in PA
First-time poster.
I am not new to burning pellets but I am quite new to what kind I should be looking for. For a long time (13+ years), my step-father had a Lopi pellet stove and I replaced it last December with a brand new St. Croix Auburn stove. I had lots of pellets left over from the season before along with a free ton from purchasing the new stove but my question to everyone here is, what is the best kind of pellet that I should be using for this particular kind of stove? Most tons of pellets are in the $200-250 range to start with and I know I am on a limited budget, but I just want to get the kind/type that work the best with my stove so that I get the most out of it. That includes a better burn, less clogging and all of the troubles you guys know come with burning these things.
I am in northeastern PA, Monroe County, so I am not up in pellet country of NY or MA like a lot of you guys. There is a pellet mill not that far from me that produces "Premium Hardwood Pellets" by TreeCycle LLC, in Nazareth, PA. Those would probably be the easiest for me to get. I have used them before and they really didn't impress me. I have also used Maine Woods, Instant Heat, PA Pellets and Dry Creek in the last year. My local Lowe's has ones called "North American Pellet" which seems to be a soft & hardwood blend for less than $4 a bag and I was wondering with my stove, would that be the way to go? I thought I read once that the Auburn's might burn better with a softer wood pellet.
Well, this is why I am here ... to ask all of you guys and get a better feel what to get before I spend.
Thanks for all voices!
-J in PA