I’ve been a customer of woodpellets.com since 2008. Wow! I never thought about that before. I’ve always been happy with their products and their service. Get $25 off your first order by telling them Lynn McGovern sent you.
If you have a wood pellet stove, you likely already understand the differences in soft and hardwood pellets. Cleanfire softwood pellets gives us more BTUs (8800 BTU and .37% ash) than hardwood pellets (8400 BTU and .51% ash) and Douglas Fir gives us 9200 BTU and “Virtually Zero Ash” at .22%. I was surprised to learn what “Virtually Zero Ash” actually meant.
Virtually Zero Ash Means Less Cleaning!
I was impressed at two things this past winter:
- I only used one and a half bags per day of Douglas Fir in comparison to at least 2 bags of the softwood per day when it is warmer. This was during the coldest month we’ve had in a long time. Days were typically in the teens or low 20s and nights were down to single digits most nights. I don’t believe the softwood would have kept us as warm as the Douglas Fir.
- I have a fireplace insert, so I have to shut down my stove, and let it cool down to clean it. Using softwood, I’m lucky if I can burn 6 bags without needing to clean it. Douglas Fir – I used 15 bags and could have gone even longer.
Both of these points are a huge plus for us and would you believe there’s another good point here?
3. The Douglas Fir actually works out, at full price, to about the same cost as the softwood, based on using 1.5 bags per day instead of 2 bags per day. As of this writing, it’s on sale for $499 per pallet, which makes it $2 per day less expensive! I don’t think I’ll ever deviate from Douglas Fir!
Douglas Fir
Many companies are now removing important information from their bags – whether their product is hard or soft wood, and how many BTUs. Because of this, we can no longer compare products. I would NOT buy from a company that does not tell us BTUs and what type of wood their product is. Why are they hiding it?
Softwood
No matter which one you choose, if you purchase via woodpellets.com, you can tell them Lynn McGovern sent you and they’ll give you $25 off your first order. I, too, will get a $25 credit, which means that if you become a customer, you can then refer friends to receive a $25 credit. There’s no limit to how many people you can refer.