Are Douglas fir pellets good?
Northern Warmth Supreme Douglas Fir (purple bag) is considered by many the best wood pellet on the market. Burning hotter, longer, and cleaner than any other wood pellet, NW Supreme Douglas Fir has set the standard for super premium fuel pellets.
Are Lignetics pellets any good?
These pellets are a premium certified hardwood product. If you are looking to save a few dollars on your heating cost while still maintaining a premium quality product than this would be a great fit for you.
How long does a 40 lb bag of wood pellets last?
24 hours
A: According to the Pellet Fuels Institute, a 40-lb bag of pellet fuel can provide up to 24 hours of solid heat. A winter’s supply of wood pellets is about 100-150 bags—depending on climatic and lifestyle variations.
Which is better hardwood pellets or softwood pellets?
FACT: Softwood pellets typically have higher heat output (burn hotter) and lower ash (burn cleaner) than hardwood pellets. Indeed, high quality softwood pellets can produce 10-20% more BTUs per pound than hardwood pellets, and a cleaner burn means less maintenance for busy you!
What is the hottest wood pellet?
Introduced in 2012, Cleanfire Douglas Fir pellets are special in many ways. First, these softwood pellets are made from 100% douglas fir material – one of the hottest burning wood species in North America.
What are Douglas fir pellets for?
In addition to their superior heating ability, wood pellets comprised of 100% douglas fir create 2-3 times less ash than your average premium grade pellets. Ash levels this low provide a huge advantage in how often you must clean your stove or fiddle with your burn pot.
Where are Lignetics pellets made?
Maine
Lignetics wood pellets manufactured right here in Strong, Maine. These pellets are a premium certified hardwood product. If you are looking to save a few dollars on your heating cost while still maintaining a premium quality product than this would be a great fit for you.
Where is Lignetics?
We are the only pellet manufacturing company that has wood pellet manufacturing plants on both the East Coast and the West Coast as well as the Mid-West with locations in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, New York, Maine, West Virginia, Virginia, Wisconsin, Oregon and Idaho.
Why is there a shortage of wood pellets?
— Users of wood pellet stoves in the four-states have run into a common problem, a severe shortage of wood pellet fuel for their stoves. The bitter cold and heavy snow combined with a couple of plants that manufacture the pellets having fires, has contributed to the shortage.
Is it cheaper to burn wood or pellets?
Pellets are slightly higher in price per year, though they burn longer than wood. In either case, according to the Department of Energy, you should expect to pay about $190 for a cord of wood or ton of pellets (at 6.5 cords or 7.5 tons of pellets per season, factoring in that a ton equals 1.5 cords).
What has more BTU corn or wood pellets?
Food is the first use that comes to mind, but it’s an important source for heating as well. Shelled corn produces about 8,000 BTU/lb. of heat in a pellet stove, which is comparable to the same amount of heat as wood pellets. of corn per day to heat a 1,500 square foot home.
What burns hotter hard or soft wood pellets?
While the densities for hardwood and softwood pellets are the same, the key difference between the two is the British thermal unit (BTU) measurement. Softwood has a higher BTU output, meaning it burns hotter than hardwood pellets due to the higher concentration of lignins.
Which is the cleanest wood pellet to use?
Quality controls ensure that Clean Fire is one of the cleanest burning pellets available in the market. A blend of clean hardwood shavings and chips forms this product. Then a small amount of softwood is added to ensure a consistently energy-dense product.
What kind of wood is used in northern warmth pellets?
Northern Warmth Douglas Fir has set the standard for super premium fuel pellets. These pellebs consist of clean 100% Douglas Fir from the interior of BC Canada. These woods burn hotter and cleaner than other wood types.
Where can I get wood pellets delivered to my home?
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How big is a bag of wood pellets?
Our wood residential pellets are available in 40 pound bags with 50 bags per pallet. A well packaged product is a very important step in our manufacturing process. We ensure that all configurations of pellets are tightly shrink wrapped prior to the placement of a thick plastic all weather cover, and then we shrink wrap again.