Pellet choices for Newbie 2014

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02809bristol

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Hello there, looking for help in choosing pellet choices for this winter. I have a Harman 52i insert.
Here are my choices. Please provide ranking 1-4 on which I should purchase and why?
Turman pellet
Vermont wood pellet
La Crete pellets
Okie DF

Thanks in advance
 
02809bristol said:
Hello there, looking for help in choosing pellet choices for this winter. I have a Harman 52i insert.
Here are my choices. Please provide ranking 1-4 on which I should purchase and why?
Turman pellet
Vermont wood pellet
La Crete pellets
Okie DF

Thanks in advance
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All good pellets, narrow down to $.
 
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Okie DF are going to set you back about $350 per ton but are probably the cleanest, hottest burning pellet you can get or so I'm told.
 
All four of those are great options. It's tough to rate them 1 to 4. What are your prices, maybe that will help?
 
02809bristol said:
Turmans $300
Vermonts $300
LaCrete $350. 1.2 ton
Okie DF $350

Heard good things on all of them , Okie DF Hot/next to no ash, so I am told
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Vermonts $322 delivered
La Crete $349 for 1.2 plus $40 del first pallet and $20 each after

Ended up with Ambiance at $254 plus $20 del

Still thinking I may do the La Crete for 3 pallets.
 
All great pellets. If prices are comparable, split your costs among the different brands and see which one you like the best.
 
Here's a price list of some pellets here in central MA:

Okanagan Gold $295/ton
Okanagan Platinum $299/ton
Okanagan Douglas Fir $355/ton
Skana Platinum $299/ton
Sprice Pointe Premium $360/ton
Lacrete $360/1.2ton
 
Newbie here as well...anyone have experience with Corinth pellets?....Have a new Timber Ridge TRP22 on the way....
 
thedude110 said:
All great pellets. If prices are comparable, split your costs among the different brands and see which one you like the best.
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Question - Are the 4 options all from the same store? May be more trouble than it's worth to buy from multiple stores, each charging separate delivery fees, etc.
 
ttdberg said:
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Question - Are the 4 options all from the same store? May be more trouble than it's worth to buy from multiple stores, each charging separate delivery fees, etc.
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My list are all from the same place.
 
I had Barefoot last winter... was the only thing I burned but thought it was good. Will be trying LaCrete's this winter after the Barefoot are gone (I hear the LaCrete are hotter). I purchased LaCrete for 309/ton plus delivery in July... Just get something good delivered right away in case there is a shortage this year. (I have electric baseboard heat and a 2,300 sq. ft. house, so I didn't delay my purchase)
 
02809bristol said:
Pellets R us in Berkley ma nice people .i think they are sold out of Vermonts till next month
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Best place i think to buy pellets. The Correia Family are very nice people. They won't stare you down the wrong path when it comes to pellets. That's where i buy all my DF and Vermont pellets.
 
I have heard good things about Pellets-R-Us as well. Congrats on the purchase. I just talked to the folks at Frederickson Farm. They were supposed to be getting some Energex 100% softwoods this year. Turns out they are not coming. They are also sold out of Vermonts until next year.
 
I am partial to the Lacretes and that is one of the brands I went with this season. Last season I used them and the Vermonts and found Lacretes better for my application. I had used Vermonts the prior year, and the QA had slipped from the previous year-- a risk I will not take again this year. My auger also found a giant pulp clod in in the Vermonts last year which brought my stove to a grinding halt and my hopper drawer to warp. Customer service was very considerate though, but still I will wait to see if things had improved.
 
Phoenix Hatchling said:
I am partial to the Lacretes and that is one of the brands I went with this season. Last season I used them and the Vermonts and found Lacretes better for my application. I had used Vermonts the prior year, and the QA had slipped from the previous year-- a risk I will not take again this year. My auger also found a giant pulp clod in in the Vermonts last year which brought my stove to a grinding halt and my hopper drawer to warp. Customer service was very considerate though, but still I will wait to see if things had improved.
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With the Vermonts what was the slip in the pellets. I've only use them for the first time last year. Still on the fence if i'm going to use them as a shoulder pellet.
 
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