Clean burn pellets

[Jhawknseattle]

I just got a stove installed last month and bought a quarter ton of a few brands to compare. I'm nearly done burning one brand, Clean Burn, made in tacoma washington and I seem to be having some breathing issues. The other two I bought lignetics, (which was super dirty) and Golden Fire (100 percent douglas fir which I bought an additional ton of and is awesome) I had 0 issues with. Has anybody else ever have breathing issues or allergy issues with one type of pellet or another? I can't find the exact type of wood clean burn is to know, but it smells pine like. I'm not aware of anything in allergic to but for the past couple weeks burning it I've been suffering a bit.

 

[Paulinator]

I just got a stove installed last month and bought a quarter ton of a few brands to compare. I'm nearly done burning one brand, Clean Burn, made in tacoma washington and I seem to be having some breathing issues. The other two I bought lignetics, (which was super dirty) and Golden Fire (100 percent douglas fir which I bought an additional ton of and is awesome) I had 0 issues with. Has anybody else ever have breathing issues or allergy issues with one type of pellet or another? I can't find the exact type of wood clean burn is to know, but it smells pine like. I'm not aware of anything in allergic to but for the past couple weeks burning it I've been suffering a bit.

I'm actually using clean burn pellets in my Harman currently, I paid 100 bucks for the ton, so I'm not complaining. They burn good, no breathing issues at all. I'm a huge fan of golden fire pellets, probably the cleanest one out there. The cascade pellets seems slightly dirtier, but give off great heat. I will not buy Lignetics at all. Very dirty, mediocre heat The clean burn seem dustier than what I usually get, and that's where your issue may be. I screened the fines out of several bags, it really improved the burn quality. Enjoy the heat!

 

[Jhawknseattle]

That's probably the issue. I bought all my pellets in November so I didn't get any deals. I paid like 4.25 a bag for the clean burn but they have burned alot better than the lignetics which were 5 bucks a bag. I got the clean fire for under 5 a bag but I got a 10 percent discount for buying a ton. I think next year I'm going to buy a ton of bear Mountain and a ton of golden fire to compare. I'll try to go about dumping the rest of my clean burn more carefully. I have noticed a ton of dust near the stove, that's probably the issue. Good observation.

 

[Paulinator]

That's probably the issue. I bought all my pellets in November so I didn't get any deals. I paid like 4.25 a bag for the clean burn but they have burned alot better than the lignetics which were 5 bucks a bag. I got the clean fire for under 5 a bag but I got a 10 percent discount for buying a ton. I think next year I'm going to buy a ton of bear Mountain and a ton of golden fire to compare. I'll try to go about dumping the rest of my clean burn more carefully. I have noticed a ton of dust near the stove, that's probably the issue. Good observation.

Bear Mountain=Golden Fire. http://bmfp.com/ . I have to go to Portland to get Bear Mountain, but yeah, the same thing as Golden Fire. You can't go wrong with either brand. BTW I used 1/4 inch screen to sift out the fines of the Clean Burn pellets, it was a pretty decent little pile.

 

[Jhawknseattle]

I know they're the same company, but they advertise the Golden fire as 100 percent douglas and the bear Mountain as like 97 percent douglas and 3 percent cedar. They say bear mountain produces more ash and a little more heat. Bear mountain is around 50 cents a bag less at the coop down the street that sells both. So we'll see how much "a little more" is.