Spruce Pointe pellets

[sawdust1]

Agway in Westfield MA Home and Garden has these pellets for 259.00 a ton. Thinking of getting a ton to top off my winter supply. Also are they a good pellet?

 

[scotthershall]

I burned 20-25 bags of these last season. I got them from the local Ace Hardware for about $6.50/bag. Since I was trying a bunch of different brands I was taking notes. Here's the summary: Lower heat output than expected for a softwood pellet (please note, I did not burn any other softwoods I just assumed they'd be noticeably hotter than the other stuff I was burning... they weren't). Ash is fluffy and generally lower than other pellets (BBS brands); ash cake is generally soft. Left a black mark on the burn pot, maybe a byproduct of sappier wood? It came off with scraping. Nice pine-y smell! I found I could lower the burn settings on my Englander to 3-5-1 with these pellets.

For the price you listed, I think they'd be a good pellet. At the price I was buying them for (about $325/ton) I felt the better BBS brands were more economical (Stove Chow, Fireside Ultra, Nature's Own - all Energex brands, I believe).

While getting my propane tank (for a grill) refilled at the Ace last month, I saw they had about 20 tons stacked up from last winter. Maybe the price will be lower this winter...

I'm going to try to seek out other, known-good brands of softwoods this winter to compare.

 

[Deromax]

So they burn less hot but at the same time you had to reduce your burn settings?

 

[scotthershall]

So they burn less hot but at the same time you had to reduce your burn settings?

Didn't burn as hot as expected with the stove maxed out for a few hours... Was able to "idle" the stove, if you will, at lower settings than hardwood pellets.

 

[stovelark]

I have always found them to be a superlative burning pellet. For 259 a ton, that's a great price too. They are akin to other softwood blends I've burned, like Okanagans, La Cretes- they all seem to burn about the same, hot and clean. I'd highly recommend them.

 

[bostonbaked]

I too consider Spruce Point to be a good pellet.

 

[Lake Girl]

I've been burning them for the last couple of years ... good pellet! As stovelark mentioned, comparable to the other softwood blends. Wish I could get that price

 

[stovelark]

Same here LG on the price ughhhh We spend about 315 per ton here (378 per 1.2 ton as it ships). But it burns good and clean. Take care.

 

[smalltown]

I burned the Spruce Point pellets last season. Although I only burned about 1/2 ton, because of the weather, and oil prices. I like them, and find them just a little better than the La Crete.