Last year I burned Rocky Mountains as they were the only pellet I could get at the time I made a 5+ ton purchase. Loved the heat from them and the fact theat they come from the beetle killed coniferous trees.
Previous years I have burned Somersets and liked them very much. I was able to get Somersets again this year and started burning them. So after about 19 bags I had to do a shutdown and empty the ashpan and clean the rest of my Harman Eccentra Insert. I had a few leftover bags of the Rocky Mountains and decided to run them till I was out of them on the porch. After 5 bags of RM I decided to go 50-50 with the Somersets because the ashpan was all ready 3/4 full of ash.
In doing this I now remember cleaning my insert about every 4-5 days with the Rockys vs. 7-9 days with the Somersets. Heat output seems the same but the ash output for the Rockys is about twice the Somersets from my observation.
Previous years I have burned Somersets and liked them very much. I was able to get Somersets again this year and started burning them. So after about 19 bags I had to do a shutdown and empty the ashpan and clean the rest of my Harman Eccentra Insert. I had a few leftover bags of the Rocky Mountains and decided to run them till I was out of them on the porch. After 5 bags of RM I decided to go 50-50 with the Somersets because the ashpan was all ready 3/4 full of ash.
In doing this I now remember cleaning my insert about every 4-5 days with the Rockys vs. 7-9 days with the Somersets. Heat output seems the same but the ash output for the Rockys is about twice the Somersets from my observation.