oakie's in a purple bag ? any good..

[wildbill]

went to a new dealer and wanted to try some diff pellets, never saw the purple bags so wondered if there the same, anyone tried these yet,,

 

[TimfromMA]

The purple bags are Douglas Fir which are probably the best and most expensive pellets you can buy.

 

[DOLLARBILL]

after a few years of listening to all the Hype on Oakies last year i purchased a ton of the Douglas Firs and one each of the other two they sell to run in my harman XXV for the extra money in my opinion they were nothing short of a ripoff lots of powder in the bag and yes they burnt hot but not enough to pay the extra money they somehow command !

 

[Ctwilly49]

From what I gather from all the Posts I've read on this Forum, burning Pellets as a primary Heat source ( especially in the selection of the BEST PELLET Catagory ) It appears to be a no win situation with so many ways to get ripped off! I will avoid going into a long winded Rant and simply say, in my Opinion once you make the decision to punch a Hole in your House, install an expensive Stove, Hearthpad etc. and buy as many Tons as you can afford and store and burn as well as you assume they will because they were so expensive! A lot of variables to deal with! I love the Heat and the Flame but would like to see a Thread on how many People would do it all again if they knew what that know now?

 

[Tonyray]

From what I gather from all the Posts I've read on this Forum, burning Pellets as a primary Heat source ( especially in the selection of the BEST PELLET Catagory ) It appears to be a no win situation with so many ways to get ripped off! I will avoid going into a long winded Rant and simply say, in my Opinion once you make the decision to punch a Hole in your House, install an expensive Stove, Hearthpad etc. and buy as many Tons as you can afford and store and burn as well as you assume they will because they were so expensive! A lot of variables to deal with! I love the Heat and the Flame but would like to see a Thread on how many People would do it all again if they knew what that know now?

I would do it over again.
I have zero complaints concerning pellet burning...
being on my knees periodically to do a good cleaning is my only complaint if I had to pick one.

 

[wildbill]

No complaints from me yet, the furnace has yet to be used, granted it's not that ccccooolllldd yet but there's nothing like the warm you to the bone heat from these stoves, that with no wood to cut split stack, it's worth it to us. As far as the pellets go I now see the difference, wow these do burn a lot hotter with hardly any ash, Idk, if they burn hotter and with the slower feed rate I'm running now maybe there more cost effective in the long run. I think I'd only really use them for the really cold months or mix them with the cheaper ones. The half dozen bags I picked up had less fines than anything I've tried so far, I made a pellet vac/fines cleaner ( I know but keeps the dust down and mama happy. Lol) Anyway I'm rethinking the hard wood soft wood thing, (ex cord wood guy)

 

[fmsm]

they are simply the best! Alot of fines/dust can be attributed to the handling of the pellets both before AND after delivery. I move the ton in, carry individual bags that are emptied directly into a pellet dispenser. No problem with my duggies....

 

[Peterfield]

Picked up a ton at a local Mom & Pop store down the road, loading 50 bags into the truck and then into the garage. So much easier than schleping and stacking a cord+ of wood.

 

[TimfromMA]

We are starting our 6th heating season with out pellet stove and its one of the best purchases we've made. I will continue to burn pellets over oil despite oil being slightly cheaper fro now. We are even considering buying a second stove for downstairs.

 

[Ctwilly49]

As a Footnote to my previous Post "Would you do it again?" It's Halloween and i thought with Tricker Treaters starting to show up and opening and closing the Front Door I would fire up the Stove! About 3 Wks ago the Lowes in Torrington had lots of Pellets inside the Store for around $260 a Ton. I bought 1 Bag of Green Supremes and 2 Bags of Green Team Platinums just to try out before it gets real cold. I opened the Green Supremes first and it was basically a Bag of damp Sawdust! The Green Platinums were fine. These Bags have been indoors since I bought them.
I realize this could be an isolated incident, but it rings true to my Statement that there really is no way to be sure what you will get until you start opening Bags. I have ordered 2 tons in the past from a local Blue Seal Feed Store and the delivery Guy had to put them in my Garage by Hand! It turned out the Pellets looked good but were pulpy and would jam my Auger.
I returned these and got my $ back. Way more Hassle then I needed, and since we were into the cold Months finding more Pellets last Year meant I had to go to Deans in Southington where I bought my Stove. Now if I had bought 2-3 Tons of the Lowes Green Supremes had them delivered and then found out I had 100 Bags of Sawdust, well....! Luckily I learned my Lesson and in August bought 2 tons of Okies at Ct Pellets which are covered up in the Garage and they run great in my Lopi. I will save them for the really cold Months and burn cheap Oil till then. To my original Post, buying Pellets is such a hit or miss Proposition that one must wonder if it's worth all the Benefits of burning Pellets? I say buy from a reputable Pellet Dealer, pay a little more and hopefully the heating season will be less stressful ! At "Big Box Stores" have them open a Bag before you spend your hard earned Money!