buddy of mine bought lg's this year and is not happy,runs 2 stoves experienced pellet burner.....are they the same as the oaki platniums???
I think JT posted in another thread that the (new-branded) Oakie Plats did in-fact contain LG Granules. FWIW, the "Satisfaction" branded LG pellets we burn here are burning just as good, if not slightly better vs. last year. FHC member Ambient posted he also had problems w/ the LG-bagged product last year: to the extent they were causing all sorts of problems w/ his stove running correctly. He suspected outside storage / moisture issues, IIRC. The dealer we use always stores indoors, and with the exception of 1 or 2 bags having some moisture (due to bag rip) received over the past 3 years (out of 8+ tons), we've been happy w/ the LG product. Hope this helps.
For so many of our customers.. those are the go to pellet for them. Packaging is especially superior. I don't think we have EVER had a complaint on them. We have had some with the (right after fire) LaCretes.. had to take some back. And they tried the LG's in exchange, and liked them.. LaCrete seem to have it straightened out now. For the most part, it is rare that we get problems with any of the in stock brands.. Dan
Never got them to admit it, But they sure did get ..... 99.9% positive that's whats in those bags. Surprised to hear LG's be burning chitty. Usually a decent softy!!
the guy told me he had to run both stoves a couple heat settings above what he was used to,also one stove went out at some point when it was on low. i'll try to find out more.....maybe he will join the FHC
I never had any luck with them, no heat and dirty burn! I once mixed the remaining LG's with original Okies Platinum's and got superior heat, go figure
Hey, just tuning in for another reason and saw this. I would add that this year after buying my pellets listed below in my sig, none were stored outside. ALL have burned efficiently and without any troubles. I will never buy pellets stored outside again. If I have any left over this year I'm bringing them inside. LG may still be a good option. Just not from the only available dealer to me.
I’m under the impression that it’s virtually impossible to buy a pellet product that hasn’t spent at least some portion of its lifetime outdoors. The dealer where you buy them may have indoor storage which is great, but chances are the mill they got them from stores them outside as soon as they are palletized. I have visited 2 mills and they both store their entire inventory or at least 90% of it outside. As long as it’s covered properly (and remains that way) from the mill all the way to your house, it’s fine. I think a lot of the issues that happen with pellet damage are not due to outside storage as much as general mishandling and improper coverage, slips, breaks in cover or bags, etc. Still your point is well taken.
Ya,I think you are right.I have a spare ton,in back of spare truck,with a xtra tarp over it have done it before,also,have just stacked them in lower yard,tarped,but would lose some bags from mice and such.Also,after playing on the net,on the 2 forums,this many years,I really do not believe some of the things purported here,like shipping 160 a ton pellets from the west to the east coast.I still thing they use local plants,when the need arises,and have the local pellets put in their bags.Then,throw in the fact pellet plant yards seem to change ownership every 3 years.Who is gonna be honest about this?lol
Well, yeah you could be paying $160 a ton FOB but add to that another $100 a ton for railing it to the east coast.
I just picked up a ton of Okie Plats yesterday...I'll clean my stove out tomorrow and start burning them this weekend, I'll post up here how they go for me. First impressions - hopefully the bag quality is not indicative of pellet quality! The bags are the weakest I've ever handled. Very minimal dropping of the bags have resulted in quite a few tears....theyre all piled up in my basement right now, I'll stack em neatly today and start burning tomorrow. I'll see if I can find any indication on the bag too that indicates if they're LGs
You are correct! There are dealers who store them under cover, but covered storage isn't cheap (especially for a low profit margin commodity), unless you have a sweetheart deal with a warehouse guy! I suppose if you were a small dealer, and could house a few truckloads worth, but most of the larger dealers don't have that luxury. As for manufacturers, I don't know of one who stores all their pellets under a roof, and I know of none who, 12 months per year, ships everything as soon as they produce it. Ive seen tens of thousands of tons stored outside, some with secondary covers, some with tarps on top, some with nothing at all (the majority). So, in short, I think it might be difficult to find product that's never been stored in the weather for a certain part of its lifetime.
and then, it also costs money to unload the car, then hire a trucking outfit to rail it from the railyard to the pellet retailer....thats gonna add another $15-$25/ton to that $100/ton rail charge.......now we are approaching that big number....all for shipping. Yup, those costs get added to the cost of the pellet and the end user pays for it, or chooses not to buy a expensive western pellet. So much is dependent upon where the retailer is. If its remote, the trucker charges more if he doesn't have a backhaul, so, that $15-$25/ton I mentioned above is even low in that situation.
Learning a lot about pellet storage from the manufacturer -> to the retailer in this thread today - Good info here. Thanks.
