![\"Woodpellets.com](\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/burnstrategy.png\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Have you considered burning more than one type or brand of wood pellets during one heating season?<\/strong><\/p>\n A trend growing in popularity among experienced pellet stove owners is to burn pellets with a higher heat output during the coldest months of the heating season, and burn pellets with a lesser heat output (and a typically lower price tag) in the early season and late season months. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A pretty common burning strategy involves the use of both hardwood and softwood pellets throughout the heating season. Here’s a typical scenario: For those first autumn months, burn Cleanfire Hardwood, then switch to the hotter 100% softwood pellets, Cleanfire Pacific, for the cold winter months – then switch back to the Cleanfire Hardwood while the heating season winds down through late winter and early spring.<\/p>\n Not only are there significant heat output differences between hardwood and softwood wood pellets – but the ash content is much different as well. Hardwood pellets tend to produce more ash than softwood pellets – which makes for more cleaning and upkeep. Therefore, this burning strategy is also a perfect opportunity to learn which kind of pellets are the best fit for your home heating needs, your budget, and the amount of ash cleanup you’re willing to deal with.<\/p>\n![\"Woodpellets.com](\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DougFirBack-215x300.png\")
<\/a>Lately, buzz about the extremely hot heat output you get from 100% Douglas Fir pellets has been spreading – so many folks have been incorporating our super-hot, low-ash Cleanfire Douglas Fir Wood Pellets<\/strong> into their burning strategy. \u00a0Many Woodpellets.com customers save this\u00a0“Cadillac of Wood Pellets”<\/a>\u00a0for the bitter cold months, and burn their other pellets during the rest of the season.<\/p>\n