LG "Super Premium" opinions

[dlehneman]

Just curious to hear from anyone who has tried the LG "Super Premium" (not Granules)...good, bad, worth the price? etc...

Local stove shop carries them at $325/ ton (ouch) so I bought a few bags to try but it's just not cold enough for any sort of testing yet. Interestingly they come in 30.3 lb bags instead of 40. Makes carrying them a bit easier so I guess that's good.

 

[briansol]

Certainly not worth that price! That's 15% above the best of the best of the best.

 

[dlehneman]

All the pellets seem to be more expensive here. Vermonts are at $330/ ton, MWP are $259, Lignetics are $299/ ton and that's really the only things worth mentioning that I can get locally. WP.com has some decent options but with delivery factored in I'd be at about $353/ton for Cleanfire DF, $313/ ton for Cleanfire Pacifics, $300/ton for LG Granules

 

[dlehneman]

If I was further south, I could get way more options and at much better pricing...but I'm not!

 

[P38X2]

I gotta assume you've tried wally world, lumber yards or your local BB store?

 

[dlehneman]

I have called every lumber yard, hardware store, big box, etc... I can find. If I had a way to transport a few tons at a time, I would drive about 1-1.5hr south and pick up Vermonts at $279/ ton...but unfortunately I'm limited to about 1/2 ton at a time in my SUV (no hitch yet). Very few places will deliver this far...frustrating!

 

[briansol]

rent a uhaul for a day... $20. fill it and deliver to yourself!

 

[St_Earl]

http://www.pelletsdirect.com/


http://www.woodpellets.com/
when i was researching it, i found they won't come up here.


maybe you'll have better luck.

 

[dlehneman]

Wally world just got in there pellets yesterday and all they are carrying is Pennington at $250/ ton

 

[dlehneman]

I looked at Uhaul rentals because I had that same thought, but a truck that will actually haul a few tons is $30 a day plus .99/mile and then you have to refill the tank before returning it. Ends up costing quite a bit since I'd be driving over 100 miles!

 

[dlehneman]

Thanks for the links St_Earl but pellets direct won't come up here and I quoted prices for WP.com earlier in the thread...I haven't ruled them out but they are just very expensive IMO.

 

[DuelburnJake]

Dlehneman, I'm assuming you contacted A&B about Vermonts (rediculous) . PM me, I'm in capital area, and have a 10,000lbs dump trailer with a 3/4 ton diesel. I could possibly help you out.

 

[DuelburnJake]

If you are thinking Vermonts I also want to get some in Hooksett. Just haven't gotten my funding approved yet!

 

[dlehneman]

Yes, it was A&B for the price I quoted on Vermonts. I know Home and Hearth in Hampton Falls carries them for $279/ ton if you can pick them up.

I've heard so much good about Vermont's that I'd love to try them if possible. I'll send you a PM about it.

 

[St_Earl]

the mwp are a decent pellet. i'd venture to say they have to be a better value even at $259 than just about anything at $330

they produce a large-ish volume of fly ash. but it's actually a low weight of ash.
never had a clinker in two seasons of burning them. kept us warm even near 20 below.

i mixed them with mwp softies for a time. the fly ash was reduced more than i expected

 

[DuelburnJake]

They have MWP softies right in concord NH for $265/ton. I was thinking a ton of these to try this winter as well. Any reviews on these St Earl?

 

[dlehneman]

I'd be happy to give the MWP softies a try also, I just hadn't found those around here.

 

[St_Earl]

They have MWP softies right in concord NH for $265/ton. I was thinking a ton of these to try this winter as well. Any reviews on these St Earl?

well, they had much less fly ash than the mwp blend. and they seemed to put out a bit more heat.
but it wasn't (to me) a super dramatic heat difference. not having to vacuum as often was nice.

from what i hear, they are 100% pine.
the crabbes i am trying this year are white spruce from a single source woodworking/sawmill co.

if they produce the kind of heat i'm looking for, i will likely stick with them.
if not, i may just go back to the mwp blend.

one fella here says the mwp softies are the best pellet he's burned. he has a harman pellet furnace iirc.
but he also said the mwp blend was the worst ever. and i liked them fine for the price.

 

[DuelburnJake]

I want to try the softies, My stove has been on a diet of green supremes and other not so good brands, this year I'm ready to get into softies and see what they can do. The green supremes aren't the best, but they certainly aren't the worst I tried. I was getting them for $189/ton last year so I bought 4 tons... won't do that again.

 

[dlehneman]

I too bought GS last year (4 tons also) in my first year with pellet heating, so I'm ready to try something better.

 

[jeanine]

I too bought GS last year (4 tons also) in my first year with pellet heating, so I'm ready to try something better.

What didn't you like about the GS??? We have not burned yet, but we have half of a pallet

 

[dlehneman]

I bought them because the price was good at $209/ ton. They burned fine, and I was able to heat my whole house okay, but they are dirty so it requires more cleaning of the stove then a better pellet. In comparison they aren't as hot either. If the price is good, I don't think they are a bad purchase, I just want to run something hotter and cleaner if possible.

 

[DuelburnJake]

They are alright, a lot of ash, (constant cleaning) and I was getting clinkers in my burn pot (drop feed) like crazy when I got into the last ton (first ton I bought) The first couple of tons weren't bad, but this last ton has been pretty terrible. I dare to say they are about what the Maine's choice were when i tried them.

 

[jeanine]

I bought them because the price was good at $209/ ton. They burned fine, and I was able to heat my whole house okay, but they are dirty so it requires more cleaning of the stove then a better pellet. In comparison they aren't as hot either. If the price is good, I don't think they are a bad purchase, I just want to run something hotter and cleaner if possible.

o ok so I guess it's good that I have half of a pallet. someone here old me that batch from NH is better than the batch from NY. I just happen to have the batch from NH so I guess ill find out soon enough. I guess it would be considered a ok shoulder pellet.

 

[DuelburnJake]

Jeanine, I have found the NH plant seems to be of better quality. Those were the first three tons I had. I am on the NY plants now. With the NH plant my convection fan will run on setting one of my stove. With the NY palnts it will shut off! I have them for 2 years and from my burning experience the NH plant is better. Heat and ash wise, but still not a great pellet.