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Originally Posted by SAB1
I have always been curious about those but the $310 a ton has kept me away. Those are a softwood pellet, white pine I believe and I figured they probably burned fast. If you burn a hardwood pellet do you go thru less?
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The best pellets we ever had were softwood from western Canada. Have not seen them here for many years. Low ash and very good heat output.
Softwood, hardwood or a blend; a bag still contains 40 lbs of dry compressed cellulose. Softwood pellets normally have slightly higher BTU per pound due to the resin. Any good pellet stove will have automatic combustion control with an exhaust temperature sensor and auto adjustment of the pellet feed rate. So with our Harman it would take slightly less softwood pellets to get the same overall heat output.