Softwood Pellets
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kcellwood
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I burned a ton of Independance SW pellets last year which are from Maryland. Not sure if they are the same but are white pine. Burn well and hot. Thought they had a little more ash then what my MWP have. Paid about $20 more a ton (I picked up) then the MWP delivered.
Wish I could find them here....would love to try some.
Why don't you buy 3-4 bags and test them out?
Why don't you buy 3-4 bags and test them out?
DV
Feeling the Heat
DV
Feeling the Heat
Had a bunch of AWF from HD last year the were full of fines. Finishing up my last few hags now, glad they are gone.
They just started producing the Softwoods this year. Your pellets are standard AWF Hardwoods. Decent pellet, but nothing great
I too would love to get my hands on some.
For all the folks in Central MA interested in trying the AWP Softwoods, PelletsDirect in Uxbridge is running a cash/carry special of $5.49/bag to try. That's down from the usual price of $6.25. I'll go pick up a few bags tomorrow and let you guys know how it burns. Wondering if the BTUs are as high as they claim and ash at .22% which sounds crazy low. I tried the La Cretes and North Idaho Energy Pellets, both of which were pretty awesome. If these AWP softies comes close to those two, I'll have to add them to my stash just.
PELLETCONVERT
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Joe,
What did you think about the American Wood Fiber Ultra Premium White Pine Pellets?
I was thinking of picking up some from Courtlands
Sorry , I know its been a while
My stove didn't seem to like them too much. Here is a post from earlier:
I burned 3 tons last year and didn't like them. I just couldn't seem to get the stove regulated. The burn was often dirty, my glass was always black and my stove plugged more than any other pellet I have ever burned. I had the worst soot problem ever with these pellets. This year I am back to the Hamers which always seem to work best for me and my stove. Could just be a stove issue, the Mt. Vernon relies on the preprogrammed settings so in isn't totally variable.
That being said I am still cleaning more often even with the Hamers this year but the soot doesn't seem to be a problem and the glass stays fairly clean.
Try a few bags and see how they burn for you.
I burned 3 tons last year and didn't like them. I just couldn't seem to get the stove regulated. The burn was often dirty, my glass was always black and my stove plugged more than any other pellet I have ever burned. I had the worst soot problem ever with these pellets. This year I am back to the Hamers which always seem to work best for me and my stove. Could just be a stove issue, the Mt. Vernon relies on the preprogrammed settings so in isn't totally variable.
That being said I am still cleaning more often even with the Hamers this year but the soot doesn't seem to be a problem and the glass stays fairly clean.
Try a few bags and see how they burn for you.
PELLETCONVERT
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Thanks for the response, love my accentra insert - had a ton of Goldens from Courtlands , seem pretty great, but no longer available this year, ill have to do more research before picking up another brand that they offer - Stay Warm
Weezer
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Joe,
I've run close to three tons of AWF softies this year and although they put out good heat, no clinkers and fairly low ash, they are sooty and make stove cleaning quite messy. Lots of black greasy soot and I can see some wisps of black smoke coming out of the exhaust when she's full throttle. I just got another ton Delivered from Courtlands and had at least 6 bags that had wet pellets in them. See my post in Pellet reviews and opinions. Not really sure what happened there because the bags were sealed. I contacted AWF a week ago but so far I've had no response. Guess they don't care.
Anyway, Once they're gone, I don't think I will be using then anymore. I'm going to give some Truman's a try.
I've run close to three tons of AWF softies this year and although they put out good heat, no clinkers and fairly low ash, they are sooty and make stove cleaning quite messy. Lots of black greasy soot and I can see some wisps of black smoke coming out of the exhaust when she's full throttle. I just got another ton Delivered from Courtlands and had at least 6 bags that had wet pellets in them. See my post in Pellet reviews and opinions. Not really sure what happened there because the bags were sealed. I contacted AWF a week ago but so far I've had no response. Guess they don't care.
Anyway, Once they're gone, I don't think I will be using then anymore. I'm going to give some Truman's a try.
I have an Englander 25PDVC stove. Apparently my stove does not like hard wood pellets at all. No matter what I set it on or my burn pot would fill up. Two years ago I was burning Oakanagans which the stove liked. They are soft wood and burned well. But last year the carrier I was dealing with went from $6.00 a bag to $8.00 a bag. So this year I've been stuggleing with hard woods. I've looked all over for soft wood pellets and found a dealer for AWF. So I bought a 1/2 ton of them. I have been burning the for the past 26 hours and I'm really enjoying them. My burn pot is clean. I have a lot of heat comeing from them and the best part is almost no ash.
nailed_nailer
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Danny9909
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nailed_nailer
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Danny,
If your interested ......
I'll go in with you on the other 1/2 ton of Vermonts.
I live on the Cape and can pick up and Deliver.
PM sent to you
---Nailer---
If your interested ......
I'll go in with you on the other 1/2 ton of Vermonts.
I live on the Cape and can pick up and Deliver.
PM sent to you
---Nailer---
Nailer if he does not take you up on it. I might be interested in buying a 1/2 ton. I live about 3/4 of a mile from Exit 21 off Rte. 195. The only problem is it will be about 2 weeks before I can get any more. As my space is limited.
PELLETCONVERT
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Hey all,
I just bought a ton of AWF softies for $278, gonna give them a go in my Harman insert
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Bioburner
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Sounds like the propain prices. News found someone charging $5 per gallon because of supply shortage. If your cold and didn't get supply early what are you going to do.you got to be freaking kidding
No I'm not kidding you. I just looked they have pushed thier prices up even more.
- New England Wood Pellets $349/ton. $7.50/bag.
- La Crete Wood Pellets $420 per pallet (60 bags) / $359 per ton / $7.50 per bag
- Okanagan Super Premium Softwood Pellets:$399/ton. $8.50/bag.
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Weezer
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That's crazy. I guess it's just a matter of time before someone starts marketing "boutique" pellets for the esoteric pellet pig. Anyone want to burn some ultra super fine, old growth Brazilian rosewood and cocobolo heartwood pellets imported from the deep dark amazon? Engineered using the latest spectrometer analyzed mixing for absolute superior combustion. Packaged in the very finest virgin plastic. 
I think at those prices I would let the dead dinosaurs start flowing.
I think at those prices I would let the dead dinosaurs start flowing.
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