Pellet Fires

Benefits of Wood Pellets

Lower emissions compared to firewood
Good for the environment as they’re made from recycled biomass
Convenient 15Kg bags that are easy to carry and store
No chopping firewood
No stoking
No splinters, spiders or snakes
Minimal to no smoke
Low ash
No back aches from swinging the axe
An asthma-friendly alternative to wood heating

Wood Pellet Efficiency

Wood Pellets have a moisture content between 9-10%. This means that the pellets burn hot, with virtually no smoke and a very low ash content. Due to this, pellets are much more efficient than firewood as they have less moisture to burn off before heat is produced.

To put this in context - if you burn 3 Tonnes of seasoned firewood in a combustion heater with a 60% efficiency rating. To get the same heat output from a pellet heater, you will burn just 1481kg of pellets in a heater with a 90% efficiency rating.

Why? Because pellets start giving you heat pretty much straight away. There is no water that needs to be boiled off first like there is in firewood.

See our full wood pellet vs firewood efficiency comparison here.