jtakeman said:Bobforsaken said:dperkins said:Maine Woods…224 °F …ash content… .65% or 132% more ash than the Okies
Okies…262 °F ….ash content… .275% and 16.96% more heat than the MWP
I am not trying to be confrontational, but could you list the origin of your facts. For the record I am not nor have I ever been a distributer of any wood pellet company and I have read TPA reports. Just my .02
Jay's analysis is great and very valuable. I'm trying to find the date of the batch however. if it was 2008/2009 MWP and not the 2009/2010 pellets that could be a major difference since there is a consensus that they have improved dramatically. Even if the test was done in 2009, was it new stock at the Agway or not?
Jay, can you clarify?
And for clarification of my facts.. claimed any facts.. I just said that they seemed every bit as hot as the Okies.. Observation only. As for what may be considered facts regarding cost effectiveness.. I explained my rational above in a response to BTU.
bobforsaken,
The batch I tested was Sept 2009. I was very impressed on there improvement's from the previous year. It is definitly a better pellet now.
As web said, My test is a snap shot of one batch! There are batch variance factor's. There is also the stove factor too. We may all see different results in our testing of different brands. I have tried to let my stove pick my pellets for me. My test was more to show how I compare brands and have always said everyone should compare them in there own stoves. YMMV as they say.
I wouldn't get all flustered about this. If the Mainewoods are burning good for you then I say burn them. Let your stove be the judge of what pellets are good or bad! Not some smuck testing pellets in his basement!
happy burning
jay
Thanks Jay.. Your testing is valuable as a reference and I appreciate your work on this...