Wood & Sons Wood Pellets

19 written reviews

1. Anonymous Multiple seasons August 28, 2026
   • Low ash
   • Burns hot
   • Clean burn
   • Little dust
   • No clinkers
   • Consistent quality
   • Bags held up
   • Good value

   These pellets are epic. Our go to for Maine winters. Been buying them since they fired up the mill a few years back right up the road. Good good price can’t complain. They had a bagging issue at one time, but that was resolved. But other than that, they’re a good choice and I know what I’m gonna get.

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2. Chris Pugh January 19, 2026

   We are still new to the wood pellet heating and we have one year in. We have tried several brands. Wood and Sons pellets have been disappointing. Several bags seemed okay but had sawdust in them. The bag I put in for over night last night gummed up my pellet stove so much it shut down. I had to clean out the whole hopper of pellets and sift them to get out the loose sawdust. I literally ended up with over ONE GALLON of dust from just that one bag. I had to completely empty and clean the huge mess left behind in my pellet stove from that bag. Horrible and time consuming. I will not buy Wood and Sons pellets again and am hoping it did not damage my pellet stove with clumped up and gummy sawdust.

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3. Charlie Cataloni October 21, 2025

   Best pellet on the market in my opinion!
   I was referred to Wood and Sons pellets from a friend last year, and for good reason.
   This is by far the best burning pellet out there. Hardly any ash and burns super hot.
   I bought my stove from a local company and it came with a few bags of “really good” pellets.
   I thought the same until I tried Wood and Sons.
   No joke… give them a try and you will not be disappointed.
   You will believe it when you clean your stove at the end of the season.

   Liked

   Burns clean.
   Extremely low ash.
   Burns hot.

   Disliked

   Nothing

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4. John February 26, 2025

   The two test bags I got from my dealer seemed to burn well and I was impressed at how clean they were with little dust or fines in the bags. After burning them all winter, I can say they are nowhere near as hot as my prior brand. In my eight years of burning pellets I never ran through anywhere near this many bags in a season. The amout of thick ash gunk that accumulates on the heat exchanger of my insert between cleanings is like nothing I'd seen before. The pellets also do not feed well and tend to stick to each other in the hopper instead of sliding down to the feed auger. I switched to these for the 2024-2025 heating season because my prior brand of the last 8 years changed their formulation and became unpleasant to burn with a lot sawdust and fines in bags that were not sealed properly at the factory. That said, I would rather deal with my prior brand's issues than burn these pellets again.

   Liked

   Very clean pellets, minimal fines and dust

   Disliked

   Lower heat output and more thick ash build-up on heat exchanger between cleanings than prior brand I used. They also tend to stick together in the hopper instead of sliding down to the feed auger causing the stove to go out overnight.

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5. Paul February 11, 2025

   2023 woods and sons were very good 2024 ordered 4 tons I have to clean my stove twice a day sawdust and soot I will never buy these again

   Disliked

   cant give a zero on review

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6. Ben November 14, 2024

   I have used a lot of different pellets and I can’t find anything I like better than wood n sons. Price is really good however it is going up with the rest of the pellet world.

   Liked

   - Super clean
   - low ash (clean out my stove every 3 days)

   Disliked

   Don’t have many cons. If I had one I would say the glass gets a tiny bit dirty when burning at lower rate. I typically only burn at 3/4 open or more on my stove so I typically have clean glass always.

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7. Michael dagle July 10, 2024

   Woods&sons pellet rating of 2 fire goes out all time07/10/2024 8:30 am

   Liked

   The pellets are made next town over,can not pick up at company! I rate your pellets 2, bag of saw dust!

   Disliked

   2023 rate pellet company con 2 .used woods $ sons for past ,until 2023 this product turned to a bag of sawdust and put fire out many times,clogged my igniter chamber because of very small fines falling in igniter chamber and blocking igniter from lighting pellets.I got rid of crap woods& sons pellets.bought another brand(much cheeper) had no problems worked as promised! Did not hear about problem from wood sons or there stores that sell products that do not burn as advertised! I though pellet was good at first. Year or too ago then they turned to crap ?what happened! This company did not tell customers that in 2023 there product was not worth what was promoted as a great pellet!no refunds or sorry for screwing your pellet stoves(going out in middle of night no heat).Does this company care ,I have not read or heard anything from this company that has a good chance of going be a good supplier of crappy saw dust?

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8. TOM FULLERTON March 7, 2024

   Used Woods pellets last year 2023 3 months, no issues very pleased. Bought a years supply for 2023-2024 nothing but problems loaded with sawdust stick in hopper fire goes out. Filed complaint 12/1/2023 got 1 ton replaced end of January with hardwood different make. They said it was an isolated issue which I believed. Now know it was and is a common problem.

   Liked

   Locally owned and operated. Fair price

   Disliked

   Major sawdust problem. Do not burn very hot and high ash.

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9. Jim January 29, 2024

   I have a new Harman Acentra 52. These are ok pellets. I never had a feeding or a jamming issue with my stove and these pellets. It's just that they do not burn very hot. I have had to turn my feed rate up higher than usual. I would buy them again if I couldn't find a hotter pellet. Medium amount of ash.

   Liked

   Good condition pellets. Feeds well.

   Disliked

   Burns a little cooler than I expected.

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10. Michael White December 21, 2023

    We have a Ravelli pellet stove which needs a high quality pellet to burn efficiently. I've tried various brands and these have been the best. I purchase them at Dysart's. I like the fact that these pellets are a Maine product.

    Liked

    Virtually no ash or clinkers in the burn pot. Ash outside of the burn pot is very light and 100% burned.

    Disliked

    None

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11. Mike December 17, 2023

    Wood and sons

    Liked

    I hope all these people STOP burning them - more for me !!

    Disliked

    BEST pellets in the world for me !! Super hot and NO ash in my Harmin

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12. Randy Nearing November 13, 2023

    These are the best pellets I have used, out of many. However, I always sift the pellets, which removes most of the fines. I do this with all brands.

    Liked

    Much less ash; Ash pot stays much cleaner

    Disliked

    A little pricey from our dealer

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13. Stephen Lamontagne October 29, 2023

    My first ton of 2022 was amazing, clean burn very low light ash so I picked up 2 more tins later in the season and it was nothing but headaches. They would crater in my hopper and the stove would go out in a few hours leaving the house cold, I would have to constantly check the hopper or it would have a vertical hole all the way to the feed auger with a mountain of pellets around it, large amounts of sawdust to the point I'd have to scoop them out to vacuum the hopper. All the bags from the second purchase had visible sawdust in them and each bag wasn't sealed fully. Can't buy them again and moved to Vermont pellet co pellets.

    Liked

    Burns clean and complete, no clinkers, light fluffy ash

    Disliked

    Crazy sawdust, pellets wouldn't feed and instead crater in the hopper causing feeding issues.

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14. michael s michalak May 9, 2023

    i think some people should think about a new stove, i purchased a small revelli one of the best stoves out there, these pellets burned HOT an the ash was low, pretty happy with these as good if not better than vermonts

    Liked

    HOT, GOOD FEED< LOW ASH, NICE SMELL , LOW FINES

    Disliked

    NONE

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15. David Chaisson April 23, 2023

    Terrible. Clogged my stove. I’m aggravated I bought and used these.

    Liked

    None

    Disliked

    Turn to sawdust in my hand. Clogged my stove. Instead of enjoying my day off, I had to do a complete cleaning of my stove and then go buy pellets that actually burn.

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16. Dustin Riordan February 17, 2023

    I bought one ton of these for my new Harman Accentra 52i. I'm a new pellet burner, but they seem to burn well/hot enough and make an acceptable amount of ash. However beware that you will need to be constantly tending to the hopper with this stove and pellet combination. The pellets constantly funnel through and I wake up to a stove that has shut itself off when there's still 15-20 lbs in the hopper. Not sure if it's the high amount of fines or something to do with the resin in softwoods. I tried several bags of New England (Lignetics) hardwoods and Green Supreme (Lignetics) hardwoods and they didn't do this.

    The price was right... but I am glad I only got a ton because I'm growing tired of constantly reaching in the upper to brush pellets down the sides of the hopper. I'll try something else next time.

    Liked

    Burns hot enough. Fairly low ash

    Disliked

    Issues feeding. Constant attention required.

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17. Dana Smith December 7, 2022

    Burned through 1.5 tons and was very happy. So we bought 5 tons for the following season, and what a mistake! I was fed up with them not feeding through the hopper and repeatedly waking up to the stove off and the center of my hopper funneled through. I gave 1.5 tons away and Bought other stuff to finish the season. I'll never buy them again.

    I saw a post last week from another guy experiencing the same thing. So seems they haven't corrected their issues that they claimed was a temporary thing.

    Liked

    Cheap

    Disliked

    Refused to feed in my hopper.

    Either high moisture or dust.

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18. Richard Lester October 24, 2022

    I've burned these alot over the past year. They are not hot. I have to turn up the feed rate considerably to get any kind of heat output. Now, that being said, they are a really affordable pellet and super low ash content! They are good for when the temps are in the 40's. Lower than that you want a high BTU pellet. They claim 8800 BTU's. No way, not even with the feed rate at 9. More like 8000-8100. I've used Green Supreme in comparison at the same feed rate and Green Supreme is much hotter.

    Liked

    Affordable, super low ash.

    Disliked

    Lower BTU's than advertised and claimed.

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19. Art September 14, 2022

    I've been burning these pellets for 3 years now. When I first installed my Harman Accentra52i, I bought a ton of these (based on my supplier) along with 2 tons of Barefoot (recommended by stove installer). The Wood& Sons burned hotter with less ash than Barefoot. I didn't experience any sticking/clogging in the hopper that some others have mentioned. I didn't notice if the creosote on the glass was significantly different than the others I've tried. To me, they all seem to be about the same amount of creosote build-up in the same time frame. I am more concerned with the heat output, amount of ash and pellet feeding issues than aesthetics. I empty the ash pan weekly - usually about 1/4 full and do a thorough cleaning monthly. These are my go-to pellets, I do buy one ton of another brand just to try other options out there.

    Liked

    Burn hot
    Good packaging
    Not a lot of ash
    Consistent product

    Disliked

    None at this time

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