Ambiance Wood Pellets (Valfei)
100% Hardwood – Super Premium Fuel
Ambiance Wood Pellets by Valfei are made from 100% hardwood sawdust—no bark, no softwood species, and no recycled mixed materials. The raw material comes from hardwood flooring and cabinet manufacturing residuals, then screened and bagged under strict quality controls to deliver long burn time and low ash. Typical specs for recent production runs list ash content around ~0.40% and moisture around ~4.8%.
Availability: These pellets are manufactured in Quebec, Canada, and distributed in the U.S. Northeast and Canada. They may be stocked through specialty dealers, stove shops and regional fuel suppliers rather than every big-box store, so availability can vary. Always check the bag date and storage conditions before purchasing in bulk.
Status note: While Ambiance remains listed as a premium hardwood pellet line, recent user feedback indicates batch variation—so it’s wise to test a few bags early in the season and ensure you’re sourcing a fresh production run and proper storage.
Bottom line: If your pellet stove is tuned for hardwood fuel and you’re looking for one of the cleaner, higher-end options on the market—Ambiance Wood Pellets by Valfei are a standout choice—just confirm fresh stock and availability in your region before buying large quantities.
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Ambiance Wood Pellets by Valfei are super-premium hardwood heating pellets made from 100% hardwood sawdust (no bark, no additives) sourced from recycled hardwood remnant material such as maple, oak, and cherry. These pellets are engineered for clean, efficient combustion, delivering high heat output (≈8,000–8,900 BTU per pound) with very low ash content (~0.4%) and low moisture (~4.8%), helping reduce stove maintenance and maximize energy output. They are commonly sold in 20 lb and 40 lb bags as well as bulk totes for residential pellet stove use.
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Puzzle’d with the post that claim incredible ash,low heat and soot or dirty glass because of Ambiance pellets. I have had nothing but great results especially if you factor in price verse performance I think they are an excellent choice. For myself in my P68 they create similar or a tad less ash then other hardwood including Northern Max / Cubex. I did a simple test that I do when burning or trying new pellets for temperature performance with a temperature gauge which does not move so the environment is the same for all test. It performs quite well similar to most of the softwood pellets including Spruce Pointe, Eagle Valley, 802, and Northern Warmth Purely Pine. In fact the only pellets that outperform them would be the Doug Fir Pellets and maybe LaCrete and that is not by much.There is more ash than the Doug Fir of course but not to the effect that at $100 less a ton in my mind they are a better buy just require a bit more stove maintenance. I have bought early this year and so far I have 3 1/2 tons with 2 1/2 tons of Northern Max. I will stash at least 8 ton possibly 10 and the majority will be Ambiance at $232.00 a ton early buy price with the remaining being Northern Max. That is how much I like these pellets amazingly consistent pellet size,super nice sheen avoiding any funneling, very very dense compressed pellet and nearly 0 fines in the bag to the extent I am not even screening them at all. I typically screen all my pellets just one of my OCD actions that with these I really dont have to super clean pellet and great product.
We bought several bags of these pellets from Lyndonville Hardware last week. My stove’s hopper CAN’T HOLD a 40 lb bag of pellets. However, today I poured an entire bag of what is marked as 40 lbs of Ambiance Hardwood Pellets into it. Each time that I have attempted to pour a 40 lb. bag of any other brand into my stove’s empty hopper, I have ended up with 10 lbs left in the bag.
Either someone’s scale is off (oops) or buyers are being defrauded.
Can your pellets be used on a pellet bbq
These pellets are terrible. A lot of ash and my stove is extremely dirty. I filled 15 gallon metal can with the ash from one ton. I definitely will not buy these again.
Hello. I am looking to buy all hardwood ambiance pellets….bought them in october 2014 from Lyndonville Hardware. Unfortunatly they are not getting anymore in for the rest of this heating year. So where can buy them….I bought them for $140 a ton….last year paid $120. So is there a place in my area of Lyndonville, or St. Johnsbury vermont that you are supplying them to?