We have two very good pellets generally
available this year. Presently, there is a favorable
outlook on pellet availability thru out the winter.
However, an extended cold period may cause some
restrictions to our sales, most notably sales to our stove
customers only. Stock-Up Now!
AVAILABILITY
We
currently have Turman hardwood and EasyBlaze
Softwood Pellets in stock. They're all super
premium grade. Call for pricing and details.
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PELLET FACTS
In the past there where two
recognized grades of wood pellets, Standard and Premium.
The grades are determined by a multitude of factors such
as ash, moisture, length, and certain chemical
properties. For the most part the consumer should be
concerned with the ash content and maybe BTU rating,
although this should be taken with a grain of salt as
readings are not always accurate. Standard pellets
are rated as greater than 1% ash. These should be
avoided, unless you have a biomass stove with some kind of
ash management system, such as the Lopi AGP, Deerfield,
Foxfire or the Osburn 5000 units. Premium pellets are
rated as having less than 1% ash, and are usually what's
available in most stores and outlets. Less than 1%
ash seems very small, but as you will see there's quite a
span. Recently the Wood Pellet Institute developed a
third grade of pellets called Super Premium, with ash
content of less than .5%. You see, the Premium
pellet with an ash content of .9% has three times the ash
content of a Super
Premium pellet rated at .3%.
In the future, the PFI (Pellet Fuel Institute) will be
redefining the standards and labeling of pellets.
They will be dropping the "Super Premium" label and
instead require all pellets be labelled with the testing
results, and be labelled Premium. So, you'll have to
look at the fine print, similar to checking your food at
the market. This won't be effecting the
quality of the pellets, just the labeling. So
compare and you'll see that Turman & EasyBlaze pellets
are some of the best.
What does all that
mean to you? Well to start, that usually means
that if you use Super Premium pellets you will be
cleaning your stove about 1/2 to 1/3 as much. If you
were cleaning every 3 days, that could go to 6 days or
more. It doesn't stop there. Ash is not only
your enemy, but also your stoves. Ash can coat the
heat transfer surfaces of your stove, which decreases
the stoves efficiency. Consequently you get less
heat from each pound of pellets. So yes, Super costs a
little more, but you'll be saving time and getting a
more efficient burning stove.
One more thing to consider before you buy
your pellets....Storage! Most pellet manufactures
store their freshly made pellets outdoors, using a plastic
cover for each ton. Although this is OK in the short
run, it is best to minimize that outdoor exposure.
It's too easy for a branch or stick or animal to puncture
that plastic cover and allow rain or snow to contaminate
the pellets and turn them into landfill. We store
all of our pellets in a warehouse. A tailgate
delivery option is available for our surrounding
area. 1 YR. FINANCING
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