IMO, more. The more BYU's a certain pellet produces, the less time and less pellets needed to heat the h2o. Poor pellets will just make you burn more to heat the water to a certain temp.
You are also going to find that softwoods burn hotter than hardwoods… I know that's blasphemy to a wood burner but true...
Not at all. I'm used to soft wood burning hot, but fast. Can I assume correctly that the softwood pellets burn faster, as well?
What seems to effect how long a hopper load lasts is the size and density of the pellets. I got similar run times out of both if they were equal in both size and density. What gets most thinking that the softies burn quicker is most softies are a lot denser compared to the average hardwood middle of the road not so dense pellet. I have seen the good hardwoods burn faster than the softies and I'm pretty sure it was due to density/size.
BAR no need to even worry about softies they don't make down our way . Check that if you go to http://www.woodpellets.com/gallery.aspx?zip=18901&season=0 you can get them delivered to your door a bit pricey.
I notice the BTU per pound stat. It looks like the price is based on that. Is that true or just coincidental for this example?
That seems to be the way it works for them higher BTU's more $ ,but at the same time all 3 of the cleanfire brands come from the west coast more shipping costs included .
basically doesn't it all break down to BTU's per pound? The stove has no idea what its burning, but, (in most cases), regulates its heat based upon the room sensing probe......so, more heat per pound = less pellets used = longer burn time (regardless of softies versus hardies)
