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  1. DRINKSFORALL New Member

    joined: Jul 12, 2011
    59 posts
    Eastern Ma.
    Burning La Crete right now and they are very good. Looking for cheaper "shoulder season" pellet.
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  2. IHATEPROPANE Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 24, 2011
    800 posts
    Southern,MA
    Do yourself a favor and don't buy a lot of them...at least not without trying them first.
  3. jtakeman Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 30, 2008
    12,723 posts
    Northwestern CT.
  4. DRINKSFORALL New Member

    joined: Jul 12, 2011
    59 posts
    Eastern Ma.
    You guys rock as usual...will avoid this pellet. ANy suggestions to cheaper pellet?
  5. IHATEPROPANE Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 24, 2011
    800 posts
    Southern,MA
    Check out HD or Lowes.
  6. Harvey Schneider Feeling the Heat

    joined: Oct 9, 2012
    467 posts
    Southbury, CT
    Why would you want to run inferior pellets through your stove? The cost per BTU usually isn't any lower, and the ash and gunk they leave behind hurts stove performance. If they don't yield as much heat per pound, you will be carrying more pounds of pellets to your stove. I don't understand, what is the advantage?
  7. SXIPro Feeling the Heat

    joined: Sep 28, 2009
    408 posts
    Northern MA
    I guess it all depends on just how much one pellet outperforms the other. If there is just a little more ash and a little less heat but a 30% price difference......personally I'd go with the cheaper one.
  8. movemaine Feeling the Heat

    joined: Nov 28, 2011
    382 posts
    Central Maine
    I'm with Harvey on this one. I haven't seen the point of running a cheaper pellet. The heat gains, and stove maintenance gains, are well worth burning good pellets all of the time.
  9. Salty Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 2, 2009
    574 posts
    Central Ma
    BUY THEM

    Then mix with your lacretes 50/50

    If you don't believe me try it :)
  10. subsailor Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 8, 2011
    1,315 posts
    Winthrop, Maine
    There are other pellets out there better than Infernos for the same or less money. I'd buy them and mix before I'd buy Infernos.
  11. nksdad2007 Member

    joined: Dec 24, 2009
    89 posts
    Central, Maine
    i bought 2 bags two years ago. One is still in the basement. It will not go into my stove. waiting for a rainy icy storm to use it for traction in the driveway.
  12. jtakeman Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 30, 2008
    12,723 posts
    Northwestern CT.
    Thats just wrong! I couldn't bring myself to do that. Eew even! ;sick
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  13. oldmountvernon Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 27, 2011
    2,157 posts
    SE Mass
    Would you trust a guy that looked like that ?
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  14. SmokeyTheBear Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 10, 2008
    11,439 posts
    Standish, ME
    Maine DEP might come after you for that ;).
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  15. jtakeman Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 30, 2008
    12,723 posts
    Northwestern CT.
    Maine hasn't added the extra e like CT. did? We now have to call it DEeP. deep doodo comes to mind. ;hm
  16. nksdad2007 Member

    joined: Dec 24, 2009
    89 posts
    Central, Maine
    Our government is a little behind. they are still trying to figure out how to prepare for the Y2K bug.
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  17. jvanase New Member

    joined: Sep 27, 2012
    23 posts
    Northern CT
    I burned 12 bags of Infernos earlier this month. What garbage. The burn pot was completely clogged up after about 8-10 hours of burning. Also, I had to turn the stove up an additional setting to even get remotely close to the same heat output as other brands.

    I did notice that they feed A LOT slower. The pellets were very long (longer than any of the other 7 brands I have this year). Even so, when I turned my stove from 2 (what I normally leave it on) to 3 (what I would put it on if I want the house to "warm up") the feed rate was about what a normal pellet would feed on 2 (1 bag/12 hours) yet the heat didn't match up.

    I'd leave them at the store.
  18. Millsk Member

    joined: Sep 12, 2011
    169 posts
    Eastern ct
    Fire side ultras is a good alernative.

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