Anyone have experience with these? Our HD has lots of them and they seem OK but I lack the experience to really know. Any input will be welcomed.
American Wood Fiber pellets . . . thoughts, experience, vague ideas?
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Thanks. This batch doesn't seem to be that long and I am getting very little ash. I have the sense that, especially among the midrange pellets, there is a lot of variability from lot to lot. I think I got lucky . . . better not to push my luck.
JHASS
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I am burning them now, what was left over from last year. They are
a descent pellet good heat, ash isn't bad. I started burning them last
year and haven't run into any long pellets ,if anything this batch is on
the short side I think the longest pellet I have seen is 3/4" long.
a descent pellet good heat, ash isn't bad. I started burning them last
year and haven't run into any long pellets ,if anything this batch is on
the short side I think the longest pellet I have seen is 3/4" long.
Had some last year that were between 2"-3" long. All pretty short this year. Good pellet for the price. Great customer service (prob with long pellets).
Rokal
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This year I bought 4.5 tons of American Wood Fibers from Home Depot. So far, I have burned three bags and have been pleased.
I have burned AWF in the past with good results overall. A little dusty out of the bag, but otherwise I would burn them again.
Picked up a Ton at Home Depot. The first couple bags the Pellets were long, easily 2 inches.
They don't feed very well in my auger, I started breaking them up (walk on the bag) and they fed much easier.
They don't feed very well in my auger, I started breaking them up (walk on the bag) and they fed much easier.
GrahamInVa
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I have 1.5 tons of them and find them to do very well. Good heat and semi low ash. But I'm still new at this. Might change my mind later.
I am through 3 or 4 bags for the first time this year. The length is fine. Heat seems to be good, not great, but good. The only odd thing I noticed is that the ash in the burn pot, which is minimal, seems to clump. Not really hard clinkers but sort of like a soft, light clump. It seem loose enough not to block the air from being pulled through the plate but it is a bit weird. I've had this happen with other pellets before but with maybe one small part of the ash in a clump - but all of this ash is in this clump. Not sure if it is a bad thing yet or not. Or if it will continue with other bags or when I run the stove higher.
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