O’Malley Wood Pellets
100% Hardwood – Premium Appalachian Fuel
O’Malley Wood Pellets are made from 100% hardwood wood fiber with no additives, and come from sawmill residuals that have never come into contact with the ground—ensuring a cleaner burn and fewer contaminants.
These pellets are bagged in 40-lb units and produced in the Mid-Atlantic region. Their hardwood composition delivers a dense burn, strong heat output and lower ash compared to many blended or softwood fuels.
Status note: The brand remains listed and available through regional dealers. However, some users report batch variation in recent seasons, so it’s wise to check bag date, inspect for excessive fines, and test a few bags before buying in bulk.
Bottom line: If your pellet stove is optimized for hardwood fuel and you’re looking for a locally-made, clean-burning option with strong performance, O’Malley Wood Pellets are a solid choice—just verify freshness and storage quality before committing.
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O’Malley Wood Pellets are 100% hardwood wood fuel pellets made from recycled wood fiber derived from the company’s own sawmill operations. They contain no additives, chemicals, or fillers, ensuring a cleaner burn and reduced contaminants. These premium hardwood pellets meet or exceed Pellet Fuels Institute (PFI) premium grade standards, offering high heat output (~8,000 BTU/lb) and low ash (< 1%) for efficient and consistent performance in residential pellet stoves and boilers.
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Quadra fire CB 1200 free standing and CB 1200i Have used O malley’s pellet going on five years now. First couple of years great pellets the price was great. Third year I ordered three tons and one of the three left a lot of ash had to kind of mix them up. Last year three tons no complaints. 2017 ordered two tons and have never had so many issue with this batch of pellets Clinkers, clogged fire pot where they form a crust on firepot and won’t allow pellets to light I have played with feed rate, cleaned my exhaust chamber these guys just don’t want to burn right. I was up at two this morning cleaning it out to make it through the night. Not a Happy Camper O’Malley!!
The first year of burning Omalley s with a brand new Quadrafire Castile insert, went well as expected. A clean burn not a lot of ash and used in cold temps down too 15 degrees, continuously that was 2016 and two tons. Fast forward to 2017, ordered two more pallets from the same supplier, who as I understood got a brand new supply in. Pallets were sealed pretty well, one bag on bottom was opened, ok one bag that s seen, can deal with. SO far this season, up to 12/27/17, has been a bit of a night mare. The pellets are more fragmented, little pieces, burn fast and create lots of soot. Not only does the unit flame up, the fire pot fills with extended runs and clogs with the consumed pellets, that dont seem fully burned. Continuously I am cleaning the unit every day, and complete vacuum out the discharge fan twice a week. I have the auger feed at the lowest point to reduce delivery, IN short these pellets SUCK!
These pellets dont burn completely. Had a tech come out to replace a vacuum switch in Nov. Lots of soot heavier particles clogging up the unit. He states he seen Lots of stove failures because the pellet quality, fuel being mass produced to fill short orders. Thats great now I have to find some other product that SUCKS LESS. The lumber mills need to get it together.
The first year of burning Omalley s with a brand new Quadrafire Castile insert, went well as expected. A clean burn not a lot of ash and used in cold temps down too 15 degrees, continuously that was 2016 and two tons. Fast forward to 2017, ordered two more pallets from the same supplier, who as I understood got a brand new supply in. Pallets were sealed pretty well, one bag on bottom was opened, ok one bag that s seen, can deal with. SO far this season, up to 12/27/17, has been a bit of a night mare. The pellets are more fragmented, little pieces, burn fast and create lots of soot. Not only does the unit flame up, the fire pot fills with extended runs and clogs with the consumed pellets, that dont seem fully burned. Continuously I am cleaning the unit every day, and complete vacuum out the discharge fan twice a week. I have the auger feed at the lowest point to reduce delivery, IN short these pellets SUCK!
These pellets dont burn completely. Had a tech come out to replace a vacuum switch in Nov. Lots of soot heavier particles clogging up the unit. He states he seen Lots of stove failures because the pellet quality, fuel being mass produced to fill short orders. Thats great now I have to find some other product that SUCKS LESS. The lumber mills need to get it together.
Harman P68. Bought 2 ton of OmalleyLumber Premium Grade pellets and these are some of the worst pellets I’ve used. Every bag has bad seal and or holes along with massive amounts of fines. The pellets produce 2x the amount of ash any true “Premium” pellet may contain to have the premium designation.
I have a King stove. Up until this year, I’ve been very happy with O’malley pellets. This year I ordered 2 ton of pellets, and probably 10 – 15 bags in each ton have been ripped at the seams. I don’t appreciate spending money on pellets that are now turning to mush or clumping so that they can’t be used.