Maine Woods pellets are a blend of 65% hardwood and 35% softwood. The hardwood provides a longer burning, high heat fuel while the softwood adds extra durabilty creating a strong pellet that will not crumble.
Review of Maine Woods Pellets
August – 2017 – Looking forward to burning some this year!! I always thought these were great pellets
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I agree with Dave. Maine woods is my go to pellet. I have a 1/2 ton left over from last year that I will start with. Then I’m using 3 tons of Okanagan Gold because they can be delivered from east coast lumber in Hampstead NH for $39 flat fee. I wanted Maine Woods but I can only find them at Dodge Grain in Salem, NH which is 1 mile from my house and they charge $30/ton…..Rediculous! Never tried Okanagan Gold so I’m nervous! Maine Woods I’ve been using for the last 3 years and keep getting better!
I’ve burned these pellets the last 2 heating seasons. Decent heat, slightly higher ash but overall a decent pellets for a more than reasonable price. I’m trying out a ton of Okie golds to start the season and are getting my hands on some Okie Douglas Fir to try as well ( i hear they are amazing as well as pricey) . I also will be able to get some Cubex. I’ve burned these before and they burn super hot with minimal ash. Can’t wait!
One thing I will say about MWP is that they will continue to be my go to pellet if all else fails. So if your looking for a decent pellet for a great price, MWP is your pellet.
We have a small 2 story home and use 3 ton each winter heating both floors to a comfortable 70. We have used Logik-e and Maine Woods Pellets. We are going to reorder the Maine Woods Pellets for winter 2014.
Have used both Logik-E and Maine Woods Pellets; imho both were well worth the money. This year we will be buying the Main Woods Pellets. We use 3 Tons a year to heat a small 2 story home.
I have been using Maine Wood pellets for 2 years. Prior to this we burned New England Wood Pellets. I would say that they are the same high quality. During this winter we ran the stove 24/7, shutting it down each week for cleaning. But can go 2 weeks if we’re feeling lazy. Not too much dust or ash. We have a quadra fire insert. It’s been a cold winter – just bought our 5th ton since October. These pellets throw out good heat which saves us from having to run our electric heat.
Englander stove ep-25…I have since burned another 35 or so bags since my previous review below, and I have to move “Maine Woods”, up another notch. They are 65Hard/35 Softwood blend. Overall, I’m going to give them 1st place for heat vs burn time, in my limited experience. They do have a few fines and need to be tended to a little more, but the house has been overall, the warmest on these pellets as they can be burned fast. I am like the guy mentioned in the Administrators review that is limping along with a stove too small and having to make due.
I have not been able to acquire any more 100% softwood Blazers, which may be the hottest because they burn super fast. We just went to Home Depot, Ellsworth Maine, to pick up a ton of Maine Woods, and they were out. We grabbed a ton of Green Supreme, all they had @ $219 ton on 3/24/14, a 90Hard/10softwood blend, as we had liked them previously and still do, but they just don’t heat like the Maine Woods. They burn slower like the Green Team, and therefore can not be burned at a rate necessary for the higher heat output. I believe if you need the Heat more than burn time, go with Maine Woods or other similar. They are a great compromise between heat and burn time.
1. Maine Woods: Great Pellet, Burn hot, burn reasonably long, can burn at the highest feed rate, some fines, reduce air on low feed rates
2. Green Team: Great pellet, Clean, Burn long, burn great on low settings very very few fines, they feed the best of any pellet we have used, but better for warmer days as they burn slow and cannot be rushed. (Bigger stoves might find these the best choice for any weather)
3. Green Supreme: Burn good, some fines, burn slow but faster than Green Team, again better for warmer days.
4. Blazers: I have only burned 2 bags, but truly looking forward to using these again on very cold days. They burn hot and fast, like gasoline on cedar shingles and very clean with the air turned up. These could be #1 for heat output, jury is still out.
5. Nations Choice: Not bad, but nothing special either. They burn a little slower and cooler, about the same as Green Supreme. some fines, a little dirtier burn
6. Fireside Ultra: I’m moving these down. Very Sooty and dirty burning. Heat about the same as Nations Choice and Green Supreme. Some fines
7. Pennington: We did not like these originally, but will concede we should try them again with the air turned up. I’m sending the jury back for deliberations on these, don’t place too much stock in my rating of these Pennington pellets, however, I think the rest above are reasonable descriptions.
I have been buying pellets week to week because of the shortage. Recently Maine Woods Pellets has come in and these have been the second worst pellets I’ve burned. Lot’s of ash and no heat. I normally use Green Team Pellets and I can leave the auger on my Englander 25-pdvc set to 1 and blower on 2 to 3 and get to 80 degrees on nights when temp outside is in 20’s or above. These Maine Woods Pellets, I’m struggling to maintain 70 degrees and it’s still 30 degres outside. I’ll try not to ever get these again. Also I tried these right after a thorough cleaning including cleaning the stove pipe out and still no heat.
Heat w/ a Harman P68
Have used this brand for 2 heating seasons now and have had no issues. The dealer where we bought the stove says they are one of the worst pellets to use, but I say for $208/ton, their good.
I just found 20 bags of pellets at the Bangor WalMart. I have never used this brand before, they are MWP Premium Wood Pellets. They seemed slightly warm when I picked them up, but now that they are stored inside the bags are actually hot. I have never had this before – very green wood I am guessing. Anyone else had experience with this?
I am burning these in a Harmon PB-105 boiler for the first time. Boiler new this past fall. We bought 10 tons, nine delivered from the factory, one I hauled from Home Depot. The pellets are providing more heat that I had anticipated and make less ash. I clean the boiler once a week and scrape the burn pot daily. We are very pleased with the pellets and with the service provided by the pellet plant.