Northeast Pellets, Good or ?

[Rick @ Great Northeast]

Has anyone here used these pellets? Currants pellets from Massena ,n.y. I purchased a ton of them at $219.00 along with my new Harman Accentra Insert from the Johnstown Agway/Home Heating Store. Insert is to be installed on Monday Febuary 6th. Just wondering if anyone here has used them and was looking for feedback, thanks, Rick
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[1Dtml]

Has anyone here used these pellets? Currants pellets massena ,n.y. I purchased a ton of them at $219.00 along with my new Harman Accentra Insert from the Johnstown Agway/Home Heating Store. Insert is to be installed on Monday Febuary 6th. Just wondering if anyone here has used them and was looking for feedback, thanks, Rick
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You will most likely get a mixed response, but in my stove I used the North American pellet which is their hard/soft blend, and they burned super clean and fairly hot in my stove, and have become my favorite shoulder season pellet.

In the future I would suggest you buy a few bags of an unfamiliar pellet to see how your stove burns them before making a large purchase, but you should be happy with these for the price that you paid.

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[Rick @ Great Northeast]

Has anyone here used these pellets? Currants pellets massena ,n.y. I purchased a ton of them at $219.00 along with my new Harman Accentra Insert from the Johnstown Agway/Home Heating Store. Insert is to be installed on Monday Febuary 6th. Just wondering if anyone here has used them and was looking for feedback, thanks, Rick
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You will most likely get a mixed response, but in my stove I used the North American pellet which is their hard/soft blend, and they burned super clean and fairly hot in my stove, and have become my favorite shoulder season pellet.

In the future I would suggest you buy a few bags of an unfamiliar pellet to see how your stove burns them before making a large purchase, but you should be happy with these for the price that you paid.
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Thanks for the reply, I did read about buying a few bags of pellets to try before any large amount was bought, but dealer is a Harman distributor and has Harman and others burning most times in store. Just figured they should know right?

 

[1Dtml]

I agree, and Harman stoves are known to be efficient at burning just about anything due to their design approach, so should be good.

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[chrisasst]

I bought a ton of these a few weeks ago from lowes. I must say I really like them. I would use them for "the real cold" not just for "shoulder season". I was using barefoots, but the north american pellets IMO are just as good, except better with having no clinkers. Had some clinkers with bare foot. The ash is of course softer and even grayer. The stoves I have are listed in my signature.

 

[jtakeman]

We seem to be getting mixed reviews, I sense a bit of batch variance. The sample I tried were marginal if I had to use them in the cold. Doable for shoulders. But seeing the stove is boss. If you can score them cheap and they burn good. Its a no brainer!

 

[imacman]

Has anyone here used these pellets? Currants pellets from Massena ,n.y.......

I have burned the re-bagged version of the hardwood Currans (bagged for Lowes as "Northern Wood Pellets"), and don't have much good to report. Basically, very low heat.

However, I have read on the forum that the softwood version isn't too bad.

 

[1Dtml]

Here are some temp comparisons from my stove on setting #3 (mid heat), so you can decide shoulder or not:

Somerset=299*F.
AWF=290*F.
North American Pellet (Curran)=272*F.
Green Supreme=261*F.
Stove Chow=259*F.
Instant Heat=234*F.

Other stoves will vary. ;-P

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[VTrider]

Has anyone here used these pellets? Currants pellets from Massena ,n.y. I purchased a ton of them at $219.00 ......

I started this season with 4 tons of them, i've burned all their flavors including the rebagged 'North Americans' which they sell to the big box stores. I pretty much agree with all of the comments here and you will find mixed reviews, but I do lean towards the positive side of things in terms of the Currans. Yeah, they may be a bit on the ashy side and considered by many just a 'shoulder pellet', but for $219.00 I think your still ahead of the game, and you're supporting a regional business practically in your back yard.


EDIT: The batch variance comment is interesting, since they keep everything 'in house' (check out their website), not saying it can't happen, but Curran is definitively not one of those business which just make pellets out of scrapwood, housing waste, etc.

 

[imacman]

....but for $219.00 I think your still ahead of the game, and you're supporting a regional business practically in your back yard.......

I agree with this as a good reason to buy their product, but as I said above, I think they're just a shoulder season pellet.

 

[Pelletfisky]

I found my P43 burns well with every Brand I have tried! Somerset however is the best by far that I have burned.