Well, I've considered this winter to be my learning year of pellet stove ownership. Back in August of last year I installed a new Harman 52i , which went quite smoothly. I purchased 1 ton each of New Englands, Black Hills, and Okanagan pellets. Blew through them by the end of January and needed to pick up another ton to get me through the remainder of the winter. Rather than spending the $280+ for one of the brands above I went to Lowes and saw they had some Green Supremes. I picked up 1 ton and took them home.
I started using the Green Supremes despite still having 10 or so bags of Okanagans left. My house has been warmer while using the Green Supremes than while using any of the brands above. My upstairs is never above 62 with the other brands and for some reason now it gets to 68 easily. My downstairs is now routinely above 70 (thermostat is quite far from the pellet stove).
So, I've learned there is no reason to spend $290 on Okanagans when the $220 brand will heat your home better.
I started using the Green Supremes despite still having 10 or so bags of Okanagans left. My house has been warmer while using the Green Supremes than while using any of the brands above. My upstairs is never above 62 with the other brands and for some reason now it gets to 68 easily. My downstairs is now routinely above 70 (thermostat is quite far from the pellet stove).
So, I've learned there is no reason to spend $290 on Okanagans when the $220 brand will heat your home better.
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