New England (MA, CT, ME, NH, VT, RI) Where do you CT people buy pellets?

[ScotL]

Sounds like you need a new central heating system. A BTU is a BTU regardless of where it comes from. A ton of pellets at $340 is equivalent to about $3.05 oil. Of course if your distribution system sucks and your furnace/boiler is old anything can cost more.

The USDA Forest Products Laboratory has a fuel calculator at:
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/products/publications/specific_pub.php?posting_id=17526&header_id=p
which can calculate all those values for you. The Excel sheet is very nice.

 

[08specB]

08 like yourself assuming your handle is accurate....

Yep, on the legacygt forum as ct08spec.B

 

[derbydude]

For me, oil would have to drop to $2.00 per gallon or pellets would have to surpass $500 per ton for oil to be more economical.

Looks like we're getting there fast - both oil and pellets

 

[GeHmTS]

So I will be getting my first pellet stove very soon and installed for this upcoming winter (Harman XXV). The seller gives two free tons of New England pellets with the purchase but after that I will need pellets. Where do you guys get your pellets here in CT and who have you noticed has good prices?

I am located in Ellington which isnt too far from Springfield and western Mass also.

It's already winter in these parts. Two tons may last you through the rest of the season so you have plenty of time to look around. Ask the seller if he'll sell you pellets?



Thanks,




Jay

 

[RhodyPelletRook]

TSC I am probably not touching with their rebranded TSC pellets that may or may not be good (last year were ok).

In reference to the above comment from aviator, I learned something which others may or may not know-- All TSC pellets are NOT created equal. If you have a smart phone, load an app called iGepir. It reads UPC and other symbols. You can scan the UPCs at TSC and it will tell you the underlying facility which bagged them. Folks have found everything from Hamers to Energex to Lignetics or Appalachian. There's disparity on producer quality and results based on stove, but at least with this information it gives you some perspective on the product quality.