Inferno Wood Pellets

[Salty]

You just might be RIGHT :coolsmile:

 

[imacman]

OK, update on the 2 bags of Inferno's I bought last week.....the verdict is...... :sick:

Very dirty, lots of fines, dirty the glass in about 2 hrs so you can't see through it. That's the first and last time they'll ever go through my stove (unless their the last pellet available). I might try Applings before I use these again...... :ahhh:

 

[imacman]

OK, update on the 2 bags of Inferno's I bought last week.....the verdict is...... :sick:

Very dirty, lots of fines, dirty the glass in about 2 hrs so you can't see through it. That's the first and last time they'll ever go through my stove (unless their the last pellet available). I might try Applings before I use these again...... :ahhh:

BITE YOUR TONGUE.....

Believe me BTU, it would have to be a cold day in h*** (and outside my house) before I burn either of them.

I have a vision....yes, it's becoming clearer....I can almost see it....ah, there it is....a truckload of Okies backing down my driveway, sent by some unknown pellet distributor. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......

 

[jtakeman]

OK, update on the 2 bags of Inferno's I bought last week.....the verdict is...... :sick:

Very dirty, lots of fines, dirty the glass in about 2 hrs so you can't see through it. That's the first and last time they'll ever go through my stove (unless their the last pellet available). I might try Applings before I use these again...... :ahhh:

ACP, I think thats was one of those MUSHY award winners. My cats wouldn't poop in that stuff!

To think I just paid $13.98 for 2 bags for the Inferno's. Most expensive pellet for me this year. :sick:

 

[Salty]

That's funny I had the same dream last night! Cept in my dream the truckloads were FREEEEEEEEEEE

Shoot I got a forklift I'll even unload them

 

[Salty]

That stove ran so hot last night on those Rocky Mtn pellets that you almost couldn't touch the metal around the hopper. That has never ever been that hot like that on setting 4 ever.

 

[Stentor]

Now you guys are dreaming about BTU? I'm getting scared. :bug:

 

[imacman]

Now you guys are dreaming about BTU? I'm getting scared. :bug:

Your just getting scared NOW??? I've been scared ever since BTU put the words "pretty little pellet" in his signature line. :ahhh:

I think he may be the world's first "pell-o-phile"

 

[Fencible]

Westfield, MA 10-15-09

Just went food shopping and Big Y had quite a few pallets of Inferno pellets out front for 249.00 a ton. So, they're junk, huh?

 

[imacman]

Westfield, MA 10-15-09

Just went food shopping and Big Y had quite a few pallets of Inferno pellets out front for 249.00 a ton. So, they're junk, huh?

Yep, junk. They must be peddling them to big food chains to get rid of them. I got the ones I test burned at Price chopper.

JUNK

 

[Fencible]

Westfield, MA 10-15-09

Just went food shopping and Big Y had quite a few pallets of Inferno pellets out front for 249.00 a ton. So, they're junk, huh?

I guess I'm just going to burn my 3 left-over tons and then oil for this winter. Hopefully pellet suppliers will get the message. All the fairly respectable brands are around $300. a ton here plus delivery.
No reason for the large disparity in pricing.

 

[Fencible]

Westfield, MA 10-15-09

Just went food shopping and Big Y had quite a few pallets of Inferno pellets out front for 249.00 a ton. So, they're junk, huh?

I guess I'm just going to burn my 3 left-over tons and then oil for this winter. Hopefully pellet suppliers will get the message. All the fairly respectable brands are around $300. a ton here plus delivery.
No reason for the large disparity in pricing.

Of course there is. For $250 per ton you can buy pure junk, low heat, massive amounts of ash and basically a pain the ass fuel for your pellet stove that you depend on for your family's heating needs this winter, or you can buy a quality product, that is properly made, provides lots of heat and usually will have a minimal amount of ash and generally be a pleasure to use, allowing you to enjoy that $2000-$3500 pellet stove you invested in.

Since you stated you are using 3 tons this season, the $50 per ton difference represents $150 more for something that you will enjoy using, your stove will probably work properly with them and basically giving you the satisfaction being comfortable thru the winter. Or you can buy the worst crap on the market to save $25 per month over the 6 months you will use your stove and be pissed off every time you have to empty the mound of ash that you get so you could save a couple of bucks.

You get what you pay for and that is why the disparity in price...one pellet of quality works and the other doesn't....or you can turn on your oil furnace and some oil sheik in the middle East who deep down hates our guts and wants to destroy our very existence will thank you...your choice

Surely you jest? You can buy East coast $300. pellets for $150. up to and under $200. anywhere from TX to Ohio.

Again I ask, why the disparity in pricing? Please don't get going on the cost of transportation as that topic has been wildly exploited, and shown to be wrong.

 

[Fencible]

Surely you jest? You can buy East coast $300. pellets for $150. up to and under $200. anywhere from TX to Ohio.

Again I ask, why the disparity in pricing? Please don't get going on the cost of transportation as that topic has been wildly exploited, and shown to be wrong.

Ok on that line of thinking, take that $150 ton pellet in Texas and now try and sell it in NE. Might find the transportation cost to get it there adds just a slight cost to your formula. Maybe that is why you don't see ANY pellets from TX or maybe most of the mid west (yes there may be a couple, but not many) that sell up in that part of the country, because of how friggin expensive it is to get them there. SO typically the only pellets that you see in that market that come from more than 500 miles away are the much better brands.

The disparity is the cost to get them to market. You also have the supply and demand factor. I know some of you want to poo poo that, but you can's get away from the facts. If the market wants that product/service/piece of land etc etc and its in shorter supply, usually the price for that is higher. That is why ocean front property will always carry a higher price tag than an acre or two in the middle of the Texan panhandle.

I'm also willing to bet that there are damn few if any QUALITY pellets selling anywhere for $150 retail. Of course there is a HUGE difference what some people consider a quality pellet is and what others might feel it would be.

Maybe not at 150, but surely 200 (where I feel the pricing should be.) Pelletsales.com went up over $80. per ton this year (+ delivery). Why? Because they are playing to what the market will bear here in the East.

CSX railroad keeps advertising 40 miles to the gallon (or was it 400?) Tell me why pellets can't make the trip by railroad to distribution centers? Most of the pellet suppliers are in the East part of the country anyway. Trucking costs have gone up, but there are ways to distribute better, and my bro still is able to make a profit with his 18 wheeler. Some increase is necessary, but not gouging.

I'll buy from the Arabs until they shoot me in the foot. (which probably won't be long).

 

[Gweeper64]

OK, I was back at the Price Chopper that had the ton of Infernos out front, and now they have 3 tons out front!

Yeah, I caved, and bought 2 bags to test burn. (they will make some $$ if they sell them all....at $5.99/bag. I didn't even ask about the ton price, if there is such a thing.

I guess I'll find out how good the new 10-CPM multi fuel handles them. Will report back after burning the 2 bags....supposed to get colder this weekend here.

Was at the Price Chopper on W Mountain St in Worcester tonight. They had the Infernos... $5.99 a bag or $279/ton . I literally had to LOL because the fine print said
"regular suggested retail price $349" ! Yea, right. I wouldn't pay that much for even the known best pellet out there never mind something with an unproven track record (so far).

 

[Salty]

Going to try to get down to the factory this week. I just been too busy to deal with anything. I will say they do have very low fines and low ash residue in the stove but man is there a difference in the heat output. The other day while I was in NJ the wife called and said she had to put the oil heat on because it was 64 in the house. We could ALWAYS hold a consistent 69-70 in the house last year with just the pellet stove-down to about 20 degrees. Now it was 34 outside and it was was down that far in the house.

 

[jtakeman]

Salty,

I know what you mean about the heat output from these crappy things. I have never had to use my stove higher than the 4 setting. I have to run it on the max setting to get any heat from them.

I got more heat from the ACP bad pellets last year, These things aren't worth bothering with.

To me they are this years MUSHY award winner. And the MUSHY isn't anything good. Worst pellet in the 2009/2010 season.

They should have called them Inferior's or something like that. But the bag is very pretty though.

jay

 

[cecil]

Haven't heard of that myself. But good for you to buy a lot for something that you haven't even tried before. I hope it works.



Regards,
Cecil
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[imacman]

Speaking of Inferno's, I was at Price Chopper a little while ago, and they have the ton of Infernos out front ON SALE!

Big sign : "Wood pellets - SPECIAL! Now only $279/ton"
:ahhh:

 

[Gweeper64]

Speaking of Inferno's, I was at Price Chopper a little while ago, and they have the ton of Infernos out front ON SALE!

Big sign : "Wood pellets - SPECIAL! Now only $279/ton"
:ahhh:

Such a deal......... NOT! That's the same price as I posted almost 2 months back and we know prices in general have dropped since then around here.