Available at Home Depot and Lowes , Produced by Curran Renewable Energy, LLC pellet mill that is located in Massena NH produce the North American Wood Pellets? That is what I was told last
Terrible Pellets, very excessive amount of ash. Been burning pellets since 2001, never had any with this amount of ash. First thirteen bags emptied the ash pot once and it’s half full again. Usually have to empty it two to three times a year. Totally unacceptable product.
Wort Pellets I have yet to burn, I bought at Lowes in Concord NH b/c they were out of green Supreme. Holy Ash batman these are dirty nasty Pellets and I will never buy them again. I run a Harmen XXV and burn about 4.5 tons a year. I would stay away from these. Oh side note, the bag Crimp tears open like it has perforations and while you are loading them if you grab this seal it will rip open. The plastic of the bag it self is very heavy duty.
recently purchased 25 bags from Lowes store. Not concerned about ash etc. The bags are the problem. Holes in 8 of the bags where heat sealed. Looks like sealer was dirty as has holes across the seal area that leaked pellets. 3 bags lost about 1/3 of each bag.
I purchased these Ellen’s from Lowe’s. I have been burning pellets for 8 years. I have to say that these are the worst burning pellets I have burned. They leave a tremendous amount of ash. After burning 6 bags you have to clean out the heat chamber. I usually clean out once a week with not near the amount of ash this product puts out. They do not burn as hot as other brands I have used. They are off my list.
Wow! Just goes to show how every stove is different. We burned these as a last resort with this past long, long winter (2017-18) and were shocked at how they burned down to nothing…almost nothing to remove…and also burned nice and warm. We loved them so much we plan to burn them next season. We use a “Summer’s Heat” stove (England’s Stove Works); 2,200sq. ft. coverage.
To be fair to all the pellets I test, I thoroughly clean my stove before starting the test. This time I really cleaned it. It took me over an hour. It took 9 days of straight burning before my ash pot was full. The pros? Well, I didn’t think my glass was any dirtier from these than several others. Also, it seemed I got very little build up in my firepot. The cons? An awful lot of ash it seems. And, they don’t burn as hot. The room was 4-5 degrees colder burning these when the temperature outside was in the 20’s. Also, they have quite a smell when burning. Some say it’s the binder they use. All I know is when I’m outside you can surely smell that the pellet stove is on. I never had this with any other pellet. I wouldn’t recommend these unless there was nothing else, which there wasn’t when I bought them. They certainly wouldn’t be good with a heavy cold spell. I had to set the stove on a higher setting just to get the same amount of heat as other pellets do on the lowest setting. Luckily, it’s the end of March and Lowes sold me these for $4 a bag.
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Number 1 for worst pellets made
Worst pellets I ever purchased
Low Heat
High Ash
Will never recommend these to anyone !!!!!!!!!!! ?????
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Very High Ash Level -- Poor Quality Product
Terrible Pellets, very excessive amount of ash. Been burning pellets since 2001, never had any with this amount of ash. First thirteen bags emptied the ash pot once and it’s half full again. Usually have to empty it two to three times a year. Totally unacceptable product.
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Quality very poor
Terrible pellets! Half don’t burn, very high ash content
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Stay Away from these Dirty Ash pellets
Wort Pellets I have yet to burn, I bought at Lowes in Concord NH b/c they were out of green Supreme. Holy Ash batman these are dirty nasty Pellets and I will never buy them again. I run a Harmen XXV and burn about 4.5 tons a year. I would stay away from these. Oh side note, the bag Crimp tears open like it has perforations and while you are loading them if you grab this seal it will rip open. The plastic of the bag it self is very heavy duty.
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Pellet Bags
recently purchased 25 bags from Lowes store. Not concerned about ash etc. The bags are the problem. Holes in 8 of the bags where heat sealed. Looks like sealer was dirty as has holes across the seal area that leaked pellets. 3 bags lost about 1/3 of each bag.
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January 15, 2019
I purchased these Ellen’s from Lowe’s. I have been burning pellets for 8 years. I have to say that these are the worst burning pellets I have burned. They leave a tremendous amount of ash. After burning 6 bags you have to clean out the heat chamber. I usually clean out once a week with not near the amount of ash this product puts out. They do not burn as hot as other brands I have used. They are off my list.
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Wow! Just goes to show how every stove is different. We burned these as a last resort with this past long, long winter (2017-18) and were shocked at how they burned down to nothing…almost nothing to remove…and also burned nice and warm. We loved them so much we plan to burn them next season. We use a “Summer’s Heat” stove (England’s Stove Works); 2,200sq. ft. coverage.
To be fair to all the pellets I test, I thoroughly clean my stove before starting the test. This time I really cleaned it. It took me over an hour. It took 9 days of straight burning before my ash pot was full. The pros? Well, I didn’t think my glass was any dirtier from these than several others. Also, it seemed I got very little build up in my firepot. The cons? An awful lot of ash it seems. And, they don’t burn as hot. The room was 4-5 degrees colder burning these when the temperature outside was in the 20’s. Also, they have quite a smell when burning. Some say it’s the binder they use. All I know is when I’m outside you can surely smell that the pellet stove is on. I never had this with any other pellet. I wouldn’t recommend these unless there was nothing else, which there wasn’t when I bought them. They certainly wouldn’t be good with a heavy cold spell. I had to set the stove on a higher setting just to get the same amount of heat as other pellets do on the lowest setting. Luckily, it’s the end of March and Lowes sold me these for $4 a bag.
Huge amount of ash..Pass on this brand.
Was not impressed. Lots of ash. Will not buy again, unless nothing else is available. I heat with an EcoHeat Solutions EcoBoiler for central heat.