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BTU per pound: 9000Ash content: .5%
Wood type: Hard
Fines: .5 oz per 40 pound bag
*figures according to Energex
It only makes sense to start with the largest manufacture of pellets in the world. Energex is a bench mark for pellets, however from what I have seen the bar is not that high. This article is paticulry for the Juniata bag. The pellets are dark in color, which makes me curious what is in them. I have burned them in both Whitfield and a Harman stoves and they are simply ok. They appear to create a fair amout of ash, and a moderate amount of clinkering.
Their popularity is likely due to the fact that they tend to be a rather competitively priced pellet, and usually offer pretty attractive spring pre-buy price reductions. I live about 45minites away from the PA factory and know the guys who haul saw dust for them, and they report that they have a surplus of saw dust, however at the time of this post they are in short supply in stores.
I can recommend energex with some reservation, but would add they are a consistantly middle of the road pellet.
Please add you experience with this pellet in the comments section.
Check them out @ http://www.energex.com
Juniata caused respiratory problems for us and the seller and mfg. make it hard to exchange.
ReplyDeleteWe have used Energex in the past and have been happy with them. This year we switched to Juniata because we found a better deal. I contacted the manufacturer before purchasing as was assured that they were the same pellet just a different bag. Either Energex has gone downhill or they are a lesser quality pellet. My stoves are constantly backing up and building up like tar. Stoves worked fine until we ran out of last years pellets and started using the Juniata.
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No problems here. I live in Altoona & my wife has family in the Port Royal Area. Burn hot, little ash so far. Could not be happier as we have the bulk pellets. Again, they seem to burn really hot.
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