Lignetics Energex or hammer pellets

[tumbles]

I have a chance to buy 2 tons of hammer 60/40, Lignetics 100% hardwood or Energex. Which are better? Which should I buy? I'm leaning towards the hamer's as I've read really good reports on these. I'm looking for your help. I have to make up my mind by tomorrow. Lets hear what you have to say. Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[swalz]

I am burning Hammer Hot Ones and like them, I think they have two different plants and one does hardwood only and the other a mix of hard and soft. I had nothing but problems with the Energex so they are low on my list, never used the Lignetics.

Edit: Hammer pellets are hardwood only; I think I have the second type since my ash tends to be on the gritty side.

From the Hammer site;

Mt. Hope
The Mt. Hope operation uses a blend of different hardwoods to make a pellet that produces a light fluffy ash. Most of the ash easily blows out of the burn pot to help reduce clinkering.

Elkins
Our Elkins plant uses almost 100% Oak to make their pellets. These produce a heavy, gritty ash that performs best in a pellet appliance with a lot of air flow. The Elkins pellet is less that a half percent of ash year round - which some people refer to as a "ultra premium" pellet.

 

[sinnian]

May I ask where you are getting these? PM me if you would rather. Thanks ~ Jeff

 

[ajwoodman]

I don't know about the other two but I have burned some Lignetics hardwood from W Virginia and they are awesome. May I ask where you are finding these pellets???

 

[Jester]

Ive burned probably 10 bags of the lignetics. The only negative Ive got for them is they seem to get some long ones mixed in (like 4-5 inchers) and occasionally you can hear the feed aguer snap them. Never caused a bind, low ash and good heat. The bags have had almost no fines in them at the bottom either.

 

[bobswworld]

I am burning Hamers hot ones also, for one reason it was pretty much what I could find here in western Virginia. And also the least expensive.
Purchased mine from Dixie Products.
http://www.dixieproducts.com/index.html
Have only burned about 10 bags so far, mainly cause my bottom auger motor keeps going out. I think they have a good amount of ash as in more than I thought it would have, but burn well I guess.

 

[greeby]

I got 1 ton of Hamers Hot Ones with my stove and bought 2 more tons of Lignetics from Ace hardware here in town.

Both burn just fine. I an seeing some longer pellets in the Lignetics as well. I can hear the auger chop them

 

[slls]

I like Energex, burn clean and hot.

 

[imacman]

I just finished burning about 20 bags of Lignetics hardwood pellets yesterday, and I have only good things to say. Small amt. of fines, burn clean & hot, no clinkers at all, and I personally never saw a 4-5 inch pellet....the longest I think I saw might have been 2 inches.

I'm burning about 20 bags of NEWP right now to see what, if any, difference there is, and then I'm looking forward to trying some of the Lignetics softwood pellets I have. I expect good things.

 

[BubbRubb]

Never used Lignetics, but have heard plenty of good reviews about them. I absolutely love Hamer's Hot Ones. These are the pure hardwood out of their WV plant. They are the second best pellet I have used after Bald Eagle Pellets from Tyrone, PA. They are a small operation using 100% red oak from their hardwood flooring business. Burned 2 tons of Energex last year in addition to Hamer's and have 2 more tons to burn before the stock is depleted. I'd buy Energex if the price was the lowest, but otherwise go with the Hamer's or Lignetics.

 

[kbjelka]

Burned about 10 bags of Lignetics and no complaints. Very little ash and no clinkers. Good thing since I have 4 tons in the basement.

 

[cantman]

I burned 2 tons of Energex pellets last season in my Harman XXV and I was not very happy with them. They seem to have a lot of ash and made clinkers.
I also have burned Lignetics pellets and found that they burned hot with less ash and no clickers. Lastly, I have burned LG granules in my stove and they burned hot
with low ash but had a lot of fines in the bag.

 

[Sami]

I installed my Enviro last Feb and bought a ton of Energex.... they were great but I had nothing to compare them to. I used sever others to finish the winter but nothing compared to the heat of the Energex. Our local Agway had a sale on Hamer's Hot Ones so I bought five tons (yeah I know.... Piggy) they are the cleanest burning I have had so far but I must say with the stove on low they don't seem to generate the same level of heat.... just don't know

 

[orangecrushcj7]

So far I like my Lignetics hardwoods. Almost no ash, no clinkering. The longest pellet I have seen is 1.5", though there arent many of them like that. i have noticed that on low, the Lignetics hardwood dirty my glass a lot quicker than the Northern Lights softwoods.

 

[Marster]

Picked up a ton of Lignetics this season. Very pleased! Burn hot, low ash and no clinkers! Will definitly burn these again.

 

[colforbin923]

I've burned about 10 tons of hammers over the last 3 seasons. I wouldn't switch to any other, burn hot and clean as well residual fly ash is noticeably less than others I have tried.

 

[tumbles]

I just picked up my two tons of Hamers. I bumped into a guy who burned them for the last two years and had nothing but postive feedback about them. Made me feel really good about my purchase. They are definitely a lot lighter than the Athens one I got. They also seem to be a more consistent size 1/2" to 1". I wont' get my stove for a couple of weeks but I'm excited to say the least. Thank you to everyone for your psots. This newbie really appreciates it. Hope I can help out other newbies when I get a couple burning seasons under my belt. ;-)

 

[novah]

I just picked up my two tons of Hamers. I bumped into a guy who burned them for the last two years and had nothing but postive feedback about them. Made me feel really good about my purchase. They are definitely a lot lighter than the Athens one I got. They also seem to be a more consistent size 1/2" to 1". I wont' get my stove for a couple of weeks but I'm excited to say the least. Thank you to everyone for your psots. This newbie really appreciates it. Hope I can help out other newbies when I get a couple burning seasons under my belt. ;-)

Where did you get the Hamers?

 

[coffeedogz3]

We got some of the Lignetics over the weekend at Tractor Supply - $4.99/bag. They said that they have been out of pellets a little while, but got this shipment in just before we arrived (lucky timing for us). Last time in a month ago we were able to grab up some Somerset. The Lignetis were long pellets and we didn't know if that mattered, but they seem to work good & we seem pleased with them.