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Wood pellet options

  • 05-08-2024 7:46pm
    #1
    Colm82
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭


    With very limited options for wood pellets where delivery is required I have gone with balcas for the last few years. There price doubled since my first purchase with no signs of reducing and I think they have a bit of a monopoly. Currently just under 1000 euro for two tonne pallets same cost me 520e in 2021. I've seen a new company now shipping to the Republic called wood-pellets.Direct selling Pelkur pellets from Turkey, has anyone used these before and can recommend? Costs 840 for two tonne delivered to the Republic.



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  • #2
    THE ALM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,621 ✭✭✭THE ALM


    Cheapest I could get was €395/tonne pallet and that was a special offer for a weekend only.

    You could try Laois sawmills.



  • #3
    Colm82
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭Colm82


    Bit the bullet and bought two tonne pallets from WoodPelletsDirect. It came in at 841 euro with exchange rate (720gbp), will report back when they arrive. Hopefully they are good quality as I have found balcas better than other brands I've picked up over the years.



  • #4
    Colm82
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭Colm82


    Two pallets arrived today very efficient service and being honest an absolute pleasure to deal with. Can't say the same about balcas. Anyway it'll be a few months before I start to use the pellets so won't yet comment on their quality (although visually look top notch) but for now I can say WoodPellets.direct have been great.



  • #5
    howsshenow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 127 ✭✭howsshenow


    Asking for a friend.. I assume the Balcas pellets are from Irish Softwoods.

    What kind of wood are your new pellets made from and are they Uk or European made? Would you have noticed any performance difference in the past?

    Thank you.



  • #6
    Colm82
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭Colm82


    Balcas are from the north using local or Scottish wood is what they say in their website. Pelkur pellets are Turkish per their website. Both say they are enplus A1 rated which means they are the highest quality. Balcas sell whiter pellets while the pelkur ones that arrived yesterday are brown in colour but not sure exactly what that means likely that only they are from different colour trees? I Won't be using the pellets hopefully for a couple of months so fingers crossed they give good heat with minimal ash.



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  • #7
    Slutmonkey57b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,574 ✭✭✭Slutmonkey57b


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122486736#Comment_122486736

    Colour could be an indicator of different tar content, which is one of those lovely uncontrollable things about pellets that can make a mess of your system. Pellets all the way from Turkey… amazing how the eco-friendliness graph on pellets has only gone on to greater heights since I was cursed with them.

    Good luck.



  • #8
    Slutmonkey57b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,574 ✭✭✭Slutmonkey57b


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122485399#Comment_122485399

    Your comment about Balcas reminded me of the time that they banjaxed my front gate doing a delivery while I was out. Can't prove it was them as I didn't discover it till a few days later but I can't imagine what other than a heavy delivery truck could have pushed and bent an iron gate and gatepost.

    There isn't a day that goes by that I'm not happy to have seen the back of it.



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