Was wondering has anyone tried the new england wood pellets,never used them before usually a Barefoot guy.I have 25-PAH Englander stove so if anyone has one and has used these pellets, feedback would really help.
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GeHmTS
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Jp16
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My Santa Fe likes them. Not the cleanest but not the dirtiest. Decent heat. I would rate them as OK.
jjones139
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GeHmTS
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fmsm
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GeHmTS
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I've burned Okanagan, Lightnetics, Bare foot, Green Supreme, NEWP, CUBEX, FSU and many others over the years. I truly can't tell the difference in my stove heat output, so I just buy NEWP since they give the same performance as the others. Not only that, NEWP are more abundant than the others.
What differences am I supposed to be looking for? I keep the coldest part of my house at 71F in the dead of winter and I'm burning NEWP while it's 84F near the thermostat. It's hot enough, so I don't see what the other pellets offer over this except a higher price. I clean the burn pot once a day, so ash isn't an issue for me.
Maybe it's my stove ESP technology that makes the difference a non-issue. For that I am thankful because I don't have to brood over which pellets to use.
What differences am I supposed to be looking for? I keep the coldest part of my house at 71F in the dead of winter and I'm burning NEWP while it's 84F near the thermostat. It's hot enough, so I don't see what the other pellets offer over this except a higher price. I clean the burn pot once a day, so ash isn't an issue for me.
Maybe it's my stove ESP technology that makes the difference a non-issue. For that I am thankful because I don't have to brood over which pellets to use.
fmsm
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While it is true Harman's will burn anything NEWP leave a sticky residue for me. You will burn more pellets to get the same heat, in colder areas you will not get enough heat out of them. Plus you will need to clean more often, not just the burn pot but the esp,exhaust venting, etc. the other consideration is carbon on the burn pot little to no scraping with a good pellet. I open my doors every two weeks and that's it! Been burning since 1997 and to me a good pellet is worth it.
GeHmTS
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Well at least we're in MA near Boston. 
I suppose things are different in Maine, NH, Vermont or Canada. I notice carbon with NEWP, but it doesn't bother me at all. I'm sort of a clean freak anyway. I simply don't want to hunt for the other pellets and NEWP are sufficient for the area I'm in. My stove likes them too.
I see you burn Douglas Firs and these are not easy to find in this area, so you must spend some time securing these.
I suppose things are different in Maine, NH, Vermont or Canada. I notice carbon with NEWP, but it doesn't bother me at all. I'm sort of a clean freak anyway. I simply don't want to hunt for the other pellets and NEWP are sufficient for the area I'm in. My stove likes them too.I see you burn Douglas Firs and these are not easy to find in this area, so you must spend some time securing these.
fmsm
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Tried them for the first time this year, what a pellet! Very hot, no ash, and my glass stays clean for two weeks!
fmsm
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Burning my Somersets now, best bang for the buck in the market. About the same ash as a good softie, great heat, ans a little scraping needed bi weekly. Keeping up nice on these 9 degree nights.
Finally was able to try some, paid 5.49/bag, got 5 bags..I would not buy a ton of these... a lot more ash than other brands I've used, heat output is OK,the lengths were all uniform, blend of hard and soft wood. However it seems now that we get whats available
Lfdp13RET
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First got stove the lst of December. Shop gave us a couple of bags, seemed ok but didn't know any better. Back to them now, almost half a ton burned. Lots of ash compared to Energex which I couldn't get because the shop was only selling to existing customers. The house is warm, no doubt about it! Lots of fines in the bags if you ask me.
They are local so I like to support that but I am pretty sure there are better out there
Danny9909
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Depending where you are. Douglas firs can be found Pellets R US in Berkley, Kirleys in Mansfield.Well at least we're in MA near Boston.
I see you burn Douglas Firs and these are not easy to find in this area, so you must spend some time securing these.
Thanks for all the input everyone,I have a paper that tells me how hot some brands burn they say 245,and engerex burn about the same and I have burnt those before.So going to get them.
GeHmTS
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It's 34F outside and I'm running NEWP and the coolest part of my house is 73F. It's 83F where the stove is, so I'm turning it dialing it down a bit. Yes there's ash but it's ok as the heat output is great.
stratocaster1422
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You can get CleanFire Doug fir and softwood from woodpellets.com. They are out of the Doug fir right now but they have plenty of the Pacifics. They haven't had a massive shortage of those through all of this craziness.
Those Doug firs sure are expensive!
Those Doug firs sure are expensive!
Never had a problem with them,good heat.They might be a little ashy but other than that,not bad at all.
mbella1026
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We have used NEWP for years. Most other pellets turned our stove black. Good heat. Ash is OK. The only difference with other more expensive brands is the condition of the burnpot. I will be going with NEWP/ Green Supreme because of availability and quality. I also think the stove and cleanliness of the stove has much to do with how the pellets burn no matter what the brand.
RAVinMetrowest
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In Berkley, (broken link removed to http://www.pellets-r-us.com/index.html)
Royal Fireside are also good.. http://www.royalfireside.com/pages/pellets.htm
I used to use Okanagan, LaCrete or Ragged Mountain, nice pellets but expensive, not many fines but left hard clinkers which were difficult to clean off burn pot.
Since I had a pellet boiler installed and I have bulk delivery of NEWP they have been great. In my Harman Accenta the clinkers are less and easier to clean, maybe more fines, might be due to the bulk delivery but my Cornvac filters them out and I just tip the fines back in the bulk storage bin. The Windhager does not care about fines and it cleans the burn pot and internals itself, just a clean every ~1.5 tons which is just over 2 months. I don't use the Harman as much now.
Enigma869
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Wait. Wood pellets cause ash? Really? Hmmmmmm. How odd. It won't be long until someone is in here claiming that water causes moisture 
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