How do you know if a granulated is of quality?

Here are some tips that will help you recognize a quality product at first glance.

The features to be checked are:
- Certification (example enPlus A1)
- the absence of synthetic binders (read the specifications carefully)
- The absence of painting
- The absence of land in the package
- The absence of dust or sawdust
- a smooth and shiny surface
- a uniform diameter

Clear granulated or dark pellet?

There is a myth that we can dissipate: clear pellets are not necessarily the best.
The color depends on the wood used but does not create problems, even with the cheapest stoves. The products are different but with identical properties in terms of performance and quality.

For example, it is enough to say that a high pressure granulation process (indication of a good product) involves high temperatures which tend to darken the surface of the pellet. To this must be added that the coloring often depends on the type of wood used - the oak will be darker than the beech and the beech darker than the tree, but in both cases they are wood of excellent quality.

How to keep the pellets at best?

To keep the calorific power of the pellets, it is essential to keep the bags not on the ground but in a raised place, on a palette for example, or inside a wooden box, possibly near the stove.
In this way, the granules will be in a dry and heated environment.

What consequences can arise if lower quality granules are used?

Poor quality granules have a low yield and therefore, for the same consumption, will produce less heat. Heating costs, in this case, are likely to increase. Poor quality pellets also mean more ashes and possible blockages from the boiler. All the inconveniences that cannot arrive with Dr.biver.