wood pellets - premium or economy?

[whitby which]

Last year, being a bit unsure about them, I paid the extra for the premium ones. (I bought a large pallet load which lasted all winter)

This year, I'm not sure whether to save a few quid and get the economy ones? Is there actually much difference once they have been down a week or two? :unsure: The stables have good ventilation, I don't have any COPD type horses, but the drainage is crap, so it is important the pellets are very absorbant.

 

[tubby]

I am mean enough to go for the economy ones,haven't found his bed looks darker or noticed any difference at all to when I used the premium ones.Only problem with the economy ones was the bags were very thin & can't tell you the number of times my fingers tore through the blessed bags so have paid for the premium ones this year.

 

[allym]

i found the premium ones more absorbant than economy and actually found i was throwing more away and it was harder work mucking out when using the economy ones

 

[laceyfreckle]

I had premium last year and economy this year and can't actually tell the difference

 

[neen]

The premium are made from virgin wood, whereas the economy are made from recycled wood so might have chemicals, paint etc in them. :nerd:

 

[laceyfreckle]

The premium are made from virgin wood, whereas the economy are made from recycled wood so might have chemicals, paint etc in them. :nerd:

not so sure that is the case - i buy mine from liverpool wood pellets

 

[neen]

not so sure that is the case - i buy mine from liverpool wood pellets

Me too, and they say:

Our premium pellet is a virgin softwood pellet, where the wood has come straight from the forest, and is de-barked.

Our economy pellets are made from virgin softwood timber which may include some bark or from recycled clean softwood.

http://liverpoolwoodpellets.co.uk/whatarewoodpellets.html

My last lot had coloured paint in some of the pellets.

 

[laceyfreckle]

Me too, and they say:



http://liverpoolwoodpellets.co.uk/whatarewoodpellets.html

My last lot had coloured paint in some of the pellets.

ah right, didn't know that - i'd have phoned them and complained if i was you though as it says clean so shouldn't have paint in.

I've never had a problem myself, maybe it was a bad batch - agree not good though