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Originally Posted by Chaos
I just bought a Harman pellet insert (P35I), not as decorative as the Accentra, but very efficient and about $1200 less. I've heard in the past "get quality pellets and stay away from the big store pellets". What is the badness that turns everyone against the lower cost pellets? is it the increased frequency of cleaning due to the higher crud content? Is it heat output?
I'm not trying to cheap out, we got the stove for a lot of reasons, one of course is to reduce the oil bill, just trying to understand what constitutes "bad".
thanks.
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As is typical with the big box stores, they are to some degree driven to provide goods at a certain price point and not necessarily concerned about the overall quality. I'm no pellet expert but am familiar enough helping my sister research them to know that the pellet dealers provide a wide variety of pellets which actually have BTU, ash and content (hard/soft) wood ratings. The price points for these pellets vary too. She's had the best luck with ultra low ash (>.5%) hardwood pellets.
Probably the best suggestion is to try various kinds and figure out which work best for you.