has anyone heard of "wood pellets" (that is the brands name )

[iceman]

I burned a ton of wood pellet co pellets between last spring and this fall. I am currently burning Armstrong (canadian)pellets. I am not to satisfied. When unloading, there was a lot of wet bags.I have been trying to set my p68 to the most efficient settings,but these pellets are too unreliable. This is my first year with a pellet stove, and i am trying to learn how to use it. I still have a ton of the wood pellet co. pellets, but after reading this post I am leery to burn them. Around here the pellet supply is pretty weak and i dont have much to choose from.

That p68 will burn those pellets, no problem...the englanders are a much lighter-duty stove, lighter gauge steel, etc. The exterior of the bag can be wet, but if the pellets themselves get wet, youve got problems....if they swell up, forget it...problem city.

actually there is a thread call "difference of pellets) something like that it was up a day or 2 ago i believe wood pellet was in there

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/5082/

 

[HarryBack]

I have a question regarding the Wood Pellet Co. brand of premium pellets. I just picked up a load of them today. There is absolutely no content information on the bag. Nothing about ash, Ca, etc. Is this normal?

Thanks,
swimmer

Nobody's got an answer for this Q? I thought all pellet bags would list the specs of their pellets. Wood Pellet Co., 'premium' pellets doesn't show ash, fines, btu, Ca. Nothing. What's up with that?

swimmer

pm harryback i am sure he will be able to get it for you

nope...there are no specs on Wood Pellet Co. bags....just a mailing address.

 

[HarryBack]

but, here is some info if you wish to call them and are really curious.....

Wood Pellets Co. Summerhill, PA

814-495-9335


Contact: Terry Smith


near as I can tell, they have no website tho :sick:

 

[Xena]

Welcome Mike..... Are you sure you wanna be giving out your # to everyone here?
You could be getting alooooooooooot of calls that aren't required.

Don't worry about Mike. He
survived giving out his work
number all last winter on
the yahoo groups.
The rest of the stove companies
should follow suite.

 

[masterswimmer]

but, here is some info if you wish to call them and are really curious.....

Wood Pellets Co. Summerhill, PA

814-495-9335


Contact: Terry Smith


near as I can tell, they have no website tho :sick:

Harry, I know the bags don't have the information (other than the address & phone #). That was what my original question was about.
- Is it normal for a company NOT to list the pellets vital signs?
- Is it a red flag?
- Is everyones experiences with Wood Pellet Co.'s pellets satisfactory?

Thanks for the guidance.
swimmer

 

[razor]

I have already burned a ton of these pellets. last spring and early this fall. I did not have any problems, compared to what im burning now. (armstrong) The auger makes a lot more noise,so i assume more fines and pellets that are too long.
harry calls these pellets nucleur, im not sure if this is good or bad.

 

[HarryBack]

all said in jest, Razor! I dont think they are any better or worse than any other premium pellet out there.

Ive seen many pellet co's not list their specs on the bag, since it constantly changes. Salt content, etc. I know you can contact the companys and get recent analyses of their product, the reason for posting the name and addy above. I dont consider it a red flag.

 

[razor]

I just checked the wood pellet co. bags I bought last summer and they listed no specs. But at least they said from hardwood products, unlike the current brand im burning now just say low ash, made from wood byproducts. harry says, burn em, and burn em I will.

 

[HarryBack]

So long as you stick with what works, Razor, I think you'll be fine. Pellets are like fast food.....one guy likes McDonalds, swears it kicks but, while another guy swears Burger King is absolutely the best...he wouldnt consider McDonalds! Fact is, both places will make you fat and arent good for you, its just your percieved opinion. Same with pellets. Most Premium pellets will burn fine, not a whole lot of difference between hard-softwoods either, far as I can tell. Yea, some seem to burn better than others, some leave less "soot", etc, but they all seem to provide roughly the same heat, and their lab analyses are quite similar.

 

[razor]

Before I bought my stove, I priced 2 different dealers. One said they sold pellets to theyre customers w/o mentioning any brand.The other dealer sold only softwood pellets.(during the shortage) I do agree, a wood pellet is a wood pellet. I want to stick with what works for me. By the way, I love my living room being 80 deg.

 

[masterswimmer]

Harry, razor, thank you both for your input. I do appreciate it.

swimmer