14 comments

• Comment Link Friday, 02 March 2012 18:36 posted by Judy Lewis

  It happens every year, I don;t have a lot of storage room and I underestimate what I will need. Once they are gone, FORGET IT! We need retailers who are not afraid to stock up. I know it takes space but times are tough! we need access to a longer availability.
• Comment Link Tuesday, 07 February 2012 00:24 posted by Brandon

  these are excellent pellets. If I could get my hands on more I would. Low ash, high btu's.
• Comment Link Tuesday, 31 January 2012 17:58 posted by Mike

  These pellets clogged up my stove after two days of use. I used about 6 bags of Fireside to try them out. I would not recommend these pellets because of the huge clinkers they produce which choke the fire pot and render the stove useless until you chistle these rocks free. I have put many tons of pellets through this stove and these are the worst by far. According to the reviews I see an inconsistency with the quality of Fireside. This is even more troubling that their quality can vary so much. I would not purchase large quantities at once, but try out several bags to see what the results are.
• Comment Link Tuesday, 17 January 2012 18:35 posted by G

  The reason for clogging is usually either the pellets were stored outside and turn to mush in the bag. This is not the manufacturer but the retail store you are buying them from. Request and ensure that the pallet is not stored outside. The other issue as in Fireside is manufacturing. Sometimes there bags have wood shavings which is from poor production and the other is a chemical used to ignite the pellets which can also cause issues on continued burn and start up. Home Depot, Lowes buy from the most economical venue they can. Naturally if they run out of this seasonal product they place orders with canadian distributers or other distributers in the area due to production shutdowns, fires, manufacturing issues. Clean your ashpot and pan regularly. Ensure your flue is clean from buildup. Check your number settings and feeder to ensure its not filling your pot up to fast. Clean the pot holes, these holes fill and harden up and need the air flow and drop for ash removal.
• Comment Link Tuesday, 17 January 2012 18:34 posted by G

  The reason for clogging is usually either the pellets were stored outside and turn to mush in the bag. This is not the manufacturer but the retail store you are buying them from. Request and ensure that the pallet is not stored outside. The other issue as in Fireside is manufacturing. Sometimes there bags have wood shavings which is from poor production and the other is a chemical used to ignite the pellets which can also cause issues on continued burn and start up. Home Depot, Lowes buy from the most economical venue they can. Naturally if they run out of this seasonal product they place orders with canadian distributers or other distributers in the area due to production shutdowns, fires, manufacturing issues. Clean your ashpot and pan regularly. Ensure your flue is clean from buildup. Check your number settings and feeder to ensure its not filling your pot up to fast. Clean the pot holes, these holes fill and harden up and need the air flow and drop for ash removal.
• Comment Link Wednesday, 11 January 2012 19:02 posted by John

  Fireside pellets are very good, HIGH heat but higher ash then others, a balanced trade off considering they cost $4.10/ bag. Early this season i bought 1 ton of Fireside at Home depot in Somerville Ma. and liked them a lot. I returned a week later and were sold out so i shopped around the local Home depots and Lowes to test various others. Those were Stove chow (horrible), Maine's Choice (horrible), Infreno (moderate to poor), Greene Team, (good but $5.50/ bag), Bayou (low heat and moderate ash). If you can locate Fireside i would try them. They do have higher amounts of ash then some others however the heat output is superior. That being said... if you upgrade to Super Premium you can get this level of heat however the cost increases significantly.
• Comment Link Monday, 09 January 2012 23:43 posted by Scott

  These are horrible. Got a Lennox stove and used these pellets for first ton. Thought the stove was the problem because the ash would clog up within 12 hours. Hated my stove but suffered through it. Got a ton of another brand just because it was more convenient all of a sudden I could burn for 48 hours before the ash build up was too much. Just finished that ton and bought a couple of bags of fireside to hold me over and back to the 12 hour hassle. Steer clear.
• Comment Link Friday, 06 January 2012 12:58 posted by Kevin

  I just purchased 3 bags of Fireside from homedepot and I cannot believe the amount of heat I am getting from these pellets. I have tried several brands and by far fireside is the best I have ever used. I got the fireside pellets 2 days ago and when I got them they said they had just gotten in 20 tons and today I called and they are totally out of them. 20 tons sold in 2 days. I guess alot of other people like them also and they have no idea when they will be getting anymore in.
• Comment Link Saturday, 31 December 2011 14:20 posted by brad

  i've tried a few pellets in my Harmon xxv now and these seem to burn very well. low ash, no clogging what-so-ever, and they have been burning slowing than the others that I tried.
• Comment Link Monday, 21 March 2011 18:13 posted by Rai

  I own a countrystove mp40
  After6 yrs of using a premium pellet product out of N.H i decided to pay less and buy at home depot. Worst mistake of my life as far as pellets go . The countrystove is one of the best stoves on the market and my auger got clogged evry 3 days using the fireside pellets. I switched back to a different brand and have had no problem in the last 3 months. If any one is interested in these inferior pellets please don't make the same mistake i did
• Comment Link Saturday, 12 March 2011 15:08 posted by Greg Strat

  I have an Englander pellet stove. just switched this season from 2 tempwood wood stoves, they are definately the most efficient wood stoves out there. 2 cords of wood to 1 bucket of ash. So when I purchased the Englander stove , I bought 2 tons of Fireside Ultra pellets. Of course i was a newbie to wood pellets and was not sure how many to buy. When I got down to 25 bags I started searching for that brand of pellets. Unfortunately home depot had none of that brand so I tried another brand. God I had no clue how good the Fireside brand was till I used another brand. the ash that the other brand produced was rediculous, so I tried a few bags of another brand. Still the same high ash. Went to a local stove shop and yes the same happened with there (super terific pellets).
  I wish I could find a supplier some where in Massachusetts with the Fireside brand to finish out the season.
  Next year if available from Home Depot or any other store, I will buy 4 tons.
  Rather have left overs than run out again.
  And if anyone has any suggestions to find this brand please suggest where to go.
  GS
• Comment Link Monday, 07 February 2011 22:34 posted by john simonds

  I've. Burned 4 tons of freedom fuel from Home Depot they require a lot of raking and produce a lot of ash and clog the augers. I'm on my very first bag of Fireside and like I better I previously used Pennington 6 tons not one clog and a dixie cup of ash per bag I have 2 englanders one at each end of house in NH Below freeze temp most of the time
• Comment Link Sunday, 02 January 2011 21:10 posted by Justin

  Fireside Ultra wood pellets are made
  By premier pellet out of Canada.
  The bags said this the last time I was
  At Home Depot.
• Comment Link Sunday, 02 January 2011 13:08 posted by D Small

  i purchased a ton of pellets from home depot and they are the best pellets i have ever used