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LacWood CANADA ‘A’ Brand Wood Pellets The LacWood CANADA ‘A’ brand wood pellets. Manufactured in the heart of the northeastern Ontario Boreal Forest. These pure softwood heating pellets are a value-added product utilizing the residual materials left over from the production of quality lumber produced for the North American home-building market. As a value-added product this means that no trees are harvested just to make wood pellets. The CANADA ‘A’ heating pellets exceed the criteria for premium quality standards set by both the Pellet Fuels Institute, of America, and the EN-Plus A-1 European commission. This clean burning fuel, which contains no bark and absolutely no additives, provides consistent, high heat resulting in ash levels of less than 0.23%, which means trouble-free burning, low maintenance, and peace of mind.
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Clogging Vacuum Transfer
We’ve used Granules LG pellets for several years with zero problems in a Froling P4-15 boiler. This year our supplier switched to LacWood so we figured we’d try them. Unfortunately they are consistently jamming at the inlet of the bulk pellet hopper vacuum transfer line. We’ll be looking for another supplier next year.
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I have been using a pellet stove for 6 years now. During that time I have used many different makes of pellets with wildly varying results and satisfaction. Last spring I started using the “LacWood” pellets. They are definitely the best I have ever used. I run a Drolet ECO 45 pellet stove controlled with a thermostat. It is important that the burn pot stays clean so the stove can start and stop on its own. With the LacWood pellets I can run my stove for over a week without having to clean the burn pot and when I do clean it there is hardly any (if any) clinker (that hard deposit that forms in the pot). The pellets ignite easily so I get a quicker start and they burn so well that I can run my blower at minimum flow so less heat is blown up the chimney. So yes, I am a very satisfied LacWood pellet consumer.
Have burned pellets for 5 years, this year I tried Lacwood pellets and have had consistent problems with clinkers in the burn pot that need to be cleaned out daily. Previously I have never had clean out the burn pot until the ash pan was full, every 3-4 days. Tried some pellets left over from last year for Quebec and they burn much cleaner without the clinker build up. I will not buy this brand again but I have 150 bags to go.
Lacwood Pellets came highly recommend. I purchased 100x40lbs bags for winter at my cottage. Based on the usage rate, the lack of heat produced, the sawdust found in most of the bags I will not use them again this coming Winter. I am very disappointed with the Lacwood Pellets. The sawdust and significant amount of small bits clogs my auger so the feed rate slows. I have an Enviro Evolution (EF5) with an 1800 Sq Ft Capacity. I have less than 900 sq ft to heat. Several times this winter I was forced to augment the heating with Electric just to maintain 20c/72F.
I have pictures of the sawdust amount left in the bags. I have needed to sift the dust out and no longer pour the bag in, I scoop the good stuff out and garbage the last 1-2 lbs of crap.
Have burned Lacwood pellets for 4 winters, consuming from 2 1/2 to 3 tons per winter depending on the year. They burn clean with high heat output. Following the stove manufacturer’s maintenance schedule, there’s very little build-up inside the burn pot. I tried several other pellet brands and regularly got clinkers with those but not with Lacwood. (I use a Dellpoint Europa 75 34,000 BTu as sole heater for my house of 2,000 sq ft. north of Timmins ON) Don’t be concerned that Lacwood pellets are made from softwood. All pellets are compressed to a standard density so it doesn’t matter what kind of wood material they are made from. But, is softwood the reason why they burn so clean?