Wood Fibers Inc. pellets, any feedback ?

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DON'T BUY ANY WOODFIBER"S INC PELLETS!
I bought a bunch of bags a couple of weeks ago. They burn low in my Englander and have a very low BTU output. I've been using this stove for 4 years to heat the house. I had to crank the feed rate to 3/bags a day instead of 1/day just to get any heat out of these pellets.

So, I've been waiting 2 weeks for Tom from Woodfibers inc to get back to me as he said he would. I've got 1/2 dozen bags left of these crap pellets to go back to HD but promised to wait till he got back to me.

I would have just returned the batch to HD, but it states 8000+ BTU's on the bag and this is just a flat out lie.

Woodfiber Inc sells CRAP PELLETS! Don't waste your money.
 

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Harman Lover 007 said:
Make that 6......
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lol, yeah it's a little much :)
 
I called Tom and spoke to him directly about the problem I had with their pellets. The last straw that made me call was when I found out the softwoods I bought were hardwood pellets packaged in the softwood bag. I found this out as the bags at Menards had taped labels marked hardwood over the softwood label on the bag. When I asked the lady working, she said they had been sent a bunch of tons that were hardwood packaged in softwood bags. In fairness to Tom, he did say he was going to send me one bag of the "real" softwood to try. At least I got something out of the deal.
 
Outerlimits said:
I called Tom and spoke to him directly about the problem I had with their pellets. The last straw that made me call was when I found out the softwoods I bought were hardwood pellets packaged in the softwood bag. I found this out as the bags at Menards had taped labels marked hardwood over the softwood label on the bag. When I asked the lady working, she said they had been sent a bunch of tons that were hardwood packaged in softwood bags. In fairness to Tom, he did say he was going to send me one bag of the "real" softwood to try. At least I got something out of the deal.
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I've read on here that many pellet manufacturers have done alot more than that, when concerns are voiced.

just sayin.
 
WARNING , DO NOT BUY WOODFIBER INC PELLETS FROM NIAGRA WISCONSIN

I bought 25 bag's of woodfiber inc pellets last week at Menard's . Pure Garbage !! The first night I put them in my stove I had to get up in the middle of the night to clean out my burn pot because the fire wouldn't ignite . The burn pot was full with one solid mass of junk . After that I cleaned every 12 hrs. until the three bags in my hopper were gone. I then decided to give them the benefit that there might have been a bad bag in the batch so I put 1 more bag in a empty hopper . Same Problem .
I contacted Menard's and they in-turn had Penneywise contact me . Great but they were not Penneywise pellets . I finally smartened up and started looking through this forum and found that they are Woodfiber INC pellets so I guss it is back to Menard's , problem is it is 75 miles away .
To be fair to Menard's , I have bought pellets from them that were manufactured in Ladysmith and Morden WI. and never had a problem with those pellets .
I clean my stove every 2 weeks or after 20 bags and the ash pan is never full and the burn pot only has about 2 table spons of clinkers in it .

Did I Say These Pellets Are Very Very Dirty ((( BEWARE )))
A full burn pot in about 16 hrs.
I will let you know what happens at Menard's when I go back as I am not going to load & hull them 75 miles back and I am going to demand my money back .
If they don't want t pick them up I guess they will become land fill .
 
I didn't realize these were produced right down the road from me. I see them at the local home depot and some of the local gas stations. Burning indecks right now and they are the hottest burn yet.
 
[quote author="yooper81" date="1328591342"]I didn't realize these were produced right down the road from me. I see them at the local home depot and some of the local gas stations. Burning indecks right now and they are the hottest burn yet.[/quote


I have been buying Indecks and Penneywise from Menard's for the last few years and never had a problem with them . They are both good burning pellets with very little ash and clinkers .
 
oldman said:
WARNING , DO NOT BUY WOODFIBER INC PELLETS FROM NIAGRA WISCONSIN

I bought 25 bag's of woodfiber inc pellets last week at Menard's . Pure Garbage !! The first night I put them in my stove I had to get up in the middle of the night to clean out my burn pot because the fire wouldn't ignite . The burn pot was full with one solid mass of junk . After that I cleaned every 12 hrs. until the three bags in my hopper were gone. I then decided to give them the benefit that there might have been a bad bag in the batch so I put 1 more bag in a empty hopper . Same Problem .
I contacted Menard's and they in-turn had Penneywise contact me . Great but they were not Penneywise pellets . I finally smartened up and started looking through this forum and found that they are Woodfiber INC pellets so I guss it is back to Menard's , problem is it is 75 miles away .
To be fair to Menard's , I have bought pellets from them that were manufactured in Ladysmith and Morden WI. and never had a problem with those pellets .
I clean my stove every 2 weeks or after 20 bags and the ash pan is never full and the burn pot only has about 2 table spons of clinkers in it .








Did I Say These Pellets Are Very Very Dirty ((( BEWARE )))
A full burn pot in about 16 hrs.








I had the same problem, I bought a ton this november and luckily it was a warm winter,they were garbage,I could not wait to burn the last bag. They went quick though, due to them putting out hardly any heat, I had to run the stove on high. They were the dirtiest pellets I have ever seen,they went in dirty and came out even dirtier. I am now burning kirtland brand and they are the best pellet I have burned yet. I will never buy wood fibers Inc. Again.
I will let you know what happens at Menard's when I go back as I am not going to load & hull them 75 miles back and I am going to demand my money back .
If they don't want t pick them up I guess they will become land fill .
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Well , went back to Menard's International Falls and asked for my money back . They said they would give it back if I brought the pellets back . They would not pick them up themselves even though they have a truck that delivers to my area . Not very good customer service since they sold me those lousy Woodfiber INC pellets .
I guess a lessoned learned . (( always check the forums before buying pellets and if they are not out front where you can see them like at Menard's International Falls ask what kind they are before purchasing them ))

If you see they are Woodfiber INC pellets RUN don't walk away from them . It almost looks like it is sand in them that is filling the burn pot . I am sure it isn't too healthy for the auger in the stove .
I am glad I only bought 25 bags and not a couple of tons .

I guess when ever a person buys a new brand they should just buy 2 bags to check them out . Anyway the remainder of my bags will be used for flower garden mulch . Hope it doesn't kill the flowers .

BEWARE DO NOT BUY WOODFIBER PELLETS
 
These pellets are one of 3 brands that I have burned that literally clogged my stove with so much ash that it almost put the fire out if I had not scraped the ash out of the burn pot. Too bad this brand monopolized the choices at Home Depot and Menards this year in my area. I feel your pain as I burned 20 bags this year. I have to believe they would give the Inferno a run for their money as far as what is worst. For the record, I have never burned Inferno and will not buy them if I ever find them for sale either.
 
Just finished burning 10 bags of these in my ps50. I had to scrape the burnpot more often than with the Somersets, but I could run them on low, medium or high. Using my scientific temperature gauge the Somersets were hotter. I can't leave my hand on the stove top with them burning but I can with the WFI pellets.
 
My Enviro Max had no problem burning them , but like you say they didn't have near the heat of the Penneywise pellets I have been burning . and they were actually less dusty putting in the hopper . The greatest problem with them is the accumulation of sand like material that is in my burn pot . The burn pot is about 6" x 2" x2 " and in less then 24 hrs it was right full with a semi hard clump . I put in a single bag in a clean hopper to run a test and then checked before I went to bed so I could load up the hopper the pot was 3/4 full . That was less then 1/2 bag use . As I have said they are very dirty .
Penneywise & Indeck usually leave me about 1/2" or less in 20 bags . 3/4 full in less then 1/2 bag would more then likely leave a 5 gal pail full in 20 bags . That is a lot of waste material in a ton.
 
I have to ask....Do you folks adjust your stove to best suit the Pellet you are trying? I've used all kinds of Pellets including the WFI with good results. I just adjust the stove to get the best out of them. With my two stove manuals from two different manufacturers they both advise that you should use one brand of pellets for the season and adjust the stove for best performance since constantly change brands will require constant fiddle-ling with the stove. In my experience trying a few bags is not enough burn time to even get the stove fine tuned for a new brand pellet. I've been running the WFI pellets the entire season about 5 tons so far and they work just fine in both my stoves. Heck I only clean the stoves once every 20 to 25 bags or so each stove (couple weeks).

I'd agree that the WFI are not the best I have ever used but for the $ spent they do the job just fine. IMHO true premuim pellets are not worth the extra bucks. If you need more heat just add 15% corn to your cheap pellets, now that will make some serious heat...
 
smoke show said:
NOS Valves said:
If you need more heat just add 15% corn to your cheap pellets, now that will make some serious heat...
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How does something with less BTU/lb create more heat?

http://forum.iburncorn.com/wiki/index.php/BTU_Values

just askin.
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I could careless what the chart states. Go buy a properly dried bag a corn and mix some of it in and see for yourself. It puts out a huge amount of heat compared to wood "with the stove adjusted for it" I mean its not even close. The results might be a bit different with super premium quality pellets but I still think corn will out heat them. When burning 80% corn a couple years ago when corn prices were 160 a ton bagged I literally could not turn my stove up past 6 it would get so hot I was worried it might damage something. Corn burns hot as hell if the stove is adjusted and can handle it. With adding just 15% just about any stove should handle it just fine. But again if you just toss it in there and expect the stove to just self adjust then don't bother.

If corn was back down to even equal price wise to wood pellets I'd be back to 80% corn 20% wood without hesitation. I can only dream.
 
Just looked at the small print.... for one thing they used high moisture content corn..it needs to be down to about 10%.
 
NOS Valves said:
I have to ask....Do you folks adjust your stove to best suit the Pellet you are trying? "

I mainly use #4 setting , have tried others but 4 seems to work best . Damper is set for a good yellow active flame with no black tip . I run my stove by thermostat and my heat setting second from the top . It burns the pellets totally when it goes to low heat too shut down . all that is left is the Silica sand . At least that is what I am told it is .
That sure cant be good for the auger !! If a person cant burn for 24 hours with out getting full pot . This is not pellet residue it is all sand like .

"I've used all kinds of Pellets including the WFI with good results."

This is the only pellets I have had trouble with in 3 years of burning

"I've been running the WFI pellets the entire season about 5 tons so far and they work just fine in both my stoves. Heck I only clean the stoves once every 20 to 25 bags or so each stove (couple weeks).

Well I don't know how you can do that with woodfiber inc pellets unless you have a way better batch because the junk I have you cant even make 24 hrs before the burn pot is solid with the sand like material . Stove wont burn if there is no room in the pot fore them to go. I know I will definitely never buy them again

I'd agree that the WFI are not the best I have ever used but for the $ spent they do the job just fine. IMHO true premuim pellets are not worth the extra bucks. If you need more heat just add 15% corn to your cheap pellets, now that will make some serious heat...
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The Price I paid for them is the same price I have paid fo my other pellets $3.69+ tax I don't know if you call penneywise or indeck pellets premium but they were the same price as the woodfibre pellets .

As far as I am concerned Woodfiber inc should be shut down for false advertising . They are listed as Low Ash , Clean Burning ,8000 Btu What a laugh
 
Indeck are way better than WFI. No comparison. As I always say, buy what you like. Good luck
 
You must have received a really bad batch! That just isn't even remotely close to my experience.
 
NOS Valves said:
You must have received a really bad batch! That just isn't even remotely close to my experience.
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You could be the only one here that didn't receive a bad batch.

just sayin.
 
smoke show said:
NOS Valves said:
You must have received a really bad batch! That just isn't even remotely close to my experience.
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You could be the only one here that didn't receive a bad batch.

just sayin.
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Seems like a few folks on the first page of this thread had no issue with them... I still wonder if these folks doing these couple bag tests have enough to get the stove burning each new pellet they try efficiently.
 
Tell me something . Why should a person fight with their stove to get a good result when they can put in bags of other pellets over a number of years and never have a problem !!!!!

These pellets are a poor product and there is no denying it . It almost makes me think that you are a representative of Woodfiber Inc.

If you had good luck with them , GREAT.

The ones of us that have had problems with them will never buy them again and will warn others about them . At least I will

When a person pays the same price for a product as he pays for others , They expect a product of equal value . Not a inferior product that a person has to fiddle with the stove constantly . I have stopped using the Woodfiber bach and shoved the remaining 20 bags to the side . I may use them up in the spring when the stove does not come on so often and therefore wont need cleaning constantly .
I am now back to burning Penneywise with no problems .

I stock a years supply of pellets ahead so that I can buy when sales come on.

I definitely wont be watching for sales of Woodfiber Inc pellets . They couldn't even give them to me now .

Are you a Rep for Woodfiber Inc ??? You shure seem to be trying to convince people they are a good pellet .
 
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