Kirtland Pellets is a blend of Michigan soft and hardwood species that are double-screened to assure low fines. The pellets burn hot with low ash. Kirtland Pellets is
premium grade.
You can find Kirltland retailers at their website www.kirtlandproducts.com
Summary
These pellets performed outstandingly for me. I really like the product and know that you will not go wrong when you purchase these pellets for the winter.
19 Comments
We purchased three tons of pellets for our quadrifier stove. About half of them caused excessive clinkers that required cleaning the firepot several times a day. Or else the stove would not light. I worked with the company president sending samples etc. They settled the problem to my complete satisfaction. I will not hesitate to use kirtland pellets next year.
I have a harmed pellet stove the pellets burn hot and hardly any ash but turn every thing rely black it’s not tare any one else have that problem our is it normal.
Kirtland Pellets are the best. I have commented about Kirtland Pellets before. I guess I am a bit surprised about the comment below. This winter I burned five tons of Kirtland wood pellets without any issue whatsoever. In all, I have burned 12 tons of Kirtland Pellets. I have not had any moisture issues. As a matter of fact, the test sheet from my last ton says the moisture is 6.13%. Be careful where you buy your pellets to make sure they are not being stored outside. Once you get them home, store them inside. If bags get wet, any brand of pellets will break down into sawdust. If you keep them dry, they will be good. I use a CSW model MF3800 stove. They recommend you take the cover off the fan and clean the blades every year. I have never had anything to clean. It has always been clean already. I have never had buildup on the auger or in my hopper. I empty the ash pan and clean off all of the inside surfaces once per week.
Been repairing and using pellet stoves since 2004. Burn myself about 7 to 9 tons a year. Never has a single issue with any brand till Kirtland. Here is the problem as tested! Not properly dried causing the fines (dust) to stick together as if they are glued and in every instance I had to use a tool to unstick the pellet goo jammed between the auger blades. The length is yet another issue with some so sappy it was extremely hard to break the pellet with my hands and I am far from weak (breaks head bolts on GM big blocks). One stove the long pellets caused a log jam in the drop tube as if you took a 2×4 and hammered in into a door jam. It took hell to break them loose because they were so hard and sappy like a green tree branch. I strongly suggest never using them and spread the word. Sad thing is I warned them of this back in November 2013, and I know a supplier did also and another person using them. Nothing has changed and still the same issue. I literally just took apart a stove and found the same issue. In all cases the auger motors were blown and augers were damaged beyond use. Today they paid for an auger motor, auger, two auger bearings, sheer pin, and the bottom auger bearing race is now bent, and will have to replace the stove this spring due to the damage. I am thinking about legal action if I can find enough people with evidence of stove damage. If at least to recover their costs of repairs. This company was warned and nothing was done to change the problems. Mind you I am a buy local guy and hate buying out of my area, so I used them as my supplier and got screwed as well as many others.
If you have proof of the costs and are willing to recoup your losses email moronfilter at gmail.com
I have burned 4 ton of pellets this year and tried 4 different kind of pellets and I’m gonna buy Kirkland pellet for now on , I have the St. Croix greenfield stove I also have one in my cabin and they are my main heat source so very happy with Kirkland pellets .. Oh and I fully clean my stove every 2 weeks rather it needs it or not
Love your pellets however the length is inconsistence there fore don’t drop plug up the feed. Would like to be same length or very close
Ive tried just about all the kinds i can get in my area and there’s about every brand thats been reviewed from Michigan and i have a kozi 100 which is a Lil small for my house but with these pellets i have to run a fan in my room at night to stay cool and alot of others i tried i have to run my electric heater in my room to stay warm and clean my stove once a week verses everday
These are the best pellets I have ever used. The others who had negative experiences must have had water damage to the pellets. So far, I have burned 7 tons of Kirtland. The ash is very low and light. It doesn’t stay in the burn chamber and clog the vents like others do. I clean my stove every week. But, other than the ash pan, nothing is dirty. The heat is very good. Kirtland now puts a test report on every ton. Compared to the others, they really are the best.
Worst pellets ever! Don’t flow, dirty, lots of ash and sawdust! The quality wrecked my auger motor, and after talking with the serviceman, I learned that there are a lot of other folks that have experienced the same problem with these pellets.
These were the absolute worst pellets I have ever used. I have been using my ProPel stove for 5 years and have tried many different brands. Extremely dirty, high ash, low heat output. Literally burned thrrough 2 times as many pellets as when using the Marth hardwood pellets. The company engineer stated that they are a 60% hardwood blen and sometimes as low as 50% which is not what multiple vendors advertise, they advertise 80% hardwood.