There’s a lot of information within the pellet heating industry to digest – especially when wood pellet home delivery by the pallet is involved. The purpose of this blog post is to cover some of the basics that are to be expected for your order.
Should You Schedule a Home Energy Audit?
It’s that time of year where the bitter cold can really get the best of many homes. You might be considering some home updates, or feeling a cold draft you can’t locate – and you’ve thought about a professional assessment. Is it worth the cost? Check out this video by the U.S. Department of Energy. It provides some helpful insight into what a home energy audit is all about.
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Be Rewarded for Sharing the Pellet Love: The Woodpellets.com Referral Program
Have you heard about our referral program? You can get $25 in credit added to your account every time you successfully refer a new customer to Woodpellets.com!
Once your friend’s first order is delivered, you will automatically be credited $25 for your next order. So, if you’re happy with our service, our products and our convenient delivery…share the pellet love!
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Wood Pellet Stove Safety Overview
Two house fires in New Hampshire within a month have been linked to wood pellet stoves. One of the fires was found to have started by a faulty pellet stove chimney, which devastated most of the home and injured four firefighters. The damage done by the other recent fire was less significant but was also pellet stove related – starting due to an improper installation.
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Pellet Stove Blamed for Small Fire at Manchester Home
Read >> Investigator: Seventh Street Fire Caused by Pellet Stove Chimney
Unfortunate accidents like this should serve as a general reminder about wood pellet stove safety. Make sure to read your manual to better understand your stove through the model-specific information.
Use Different Wood Pellets Throughout the Season to Burn Strategically
The demand for wood pellets made from douglas fir wood fiber has been increasing in recent years, regardless of the
higher price tag. These pellets have a significantly low ash content and a super hot heat output, making for an impressive burn experience.
See Chart >> Dry BTU Values by Wood Type
Pellets with a lower heat output are typically less expensive, while the ultra premium douglas fir wood pellets are far pricier. Many of our customers have been ordering multiple types of pellets for the heating season to coincide with the weather (saving the douglas fir wood pellets for the coldest parts of winter) which is a growing trend we refer to as “burning strategically”.
Christmas Tree Removal Using Wood Pellet Delivery Plastic Cover
You can always re-use empty pellet bags and wood pallets for DIY projects – but what about the shroud that comes wrapped around your pellet delivery? It can come in really handy this time of year.
Hauling out the Christmas tree after the holidays can be a messy, arduous task. On top of being repeatedly poked with sharp branches, the dried out needles get absolutely everywhere. With a little tweak ahead of time, you can avoid this headache.
Simply position the shroud on the floor where the tree will go, and roll up the sides in order to hide it under the tree skirt. When you’re ready to take the tree out – you’ll have this heavy plastic in place to help. Simply unfurl the shroud up and around the tree to cover and secure it for removal!
Happy Heating!
A Look at the Current State of the U.S. Wood Pellet Industry
As a year-round wood pellet retailer, we’re always seeing fluctuations in pricing and supply/demand through the seasons. However, the beginning of the 2018-’19 heating season has its fair share of complications.
These setbacks have affected a significant number of pellet stove owners throughout the states – understandably resulting in many questions.
While we are hesitant to use the phrase âwood pellet shortageâ – we are concerned with the increasingly tight supply of pellets in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the ability for pellet mills to meet a growing demand.
Keep This Tip in Mind When Re-Stacking Your Wood Pellet Bags
Many folks don’t have the space to keep their wood pellet fuel stacked on pallets as delivered. Although storing wood pellets outside is possible and very common, we’ve noticed our customers often have our delivery drivers place the skids near an entrance to the house for re-stacking inside.
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How to Keep Wood Pellets Stored Safely OutsideÂ
Read >> Customer Tip: How to Easily Move Pellet Bags into the BasementÂ
Wood Pellet Stove Troubleshooting Guide
Since every pellet stove is different, some of the best advice can be found in your stove manual. Whether youâre burning pellets for the first time in a new stove, firing up your system at the start of a new season, or switching to a new brand of pellets, this quick reference guide for troubleshooting some common burn quality issues should come in handy.
Farmers’ Almanac Thanksgiving Forecast
Here’s the Farmersâ Almanac Official Thanksgiving weather forecast for the Northeast and New England on Thursday, November 22 through Sunday, November 25:
New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C. will experience wet conditions that may linger in most of the area (especially in New England) but the weekend should be fair.
See the full forecast here: Thanksgiving Weather Forecast
New York State Thruway, South of Buffalo. Photo by NYS Police.
The Farmers Almanac has also put together an overview of history’s storms that wreaked havoc on Thanksgiving events and travel, including the Great Appalachian Storm of 1950, Chicago’s White Thanksgiving in 1975, Denver’s Turkey Day Blizzard in 1983, New York Cityâs White Thanksgiving in 1989 and the Lake Effect âSnowvemberâ Storm in 2014
See the full list here: Historic Thanksgiving Storms
