Pellet stove for small inlaw appt?

i looked for a reasonably priced small stove several years ago and came up empty handed, so I'm interested to hear the responses to this. Hopefully something new has come out since then.

there are several smaller pellet units on the market some are more expensive than others depending on looks, features and such. the thing to remember with pellet stoves is that when shopping for one looking at the "coverage" in square feet understand that unlike a woodstove which tends to run pretty much at or near the advertized footage a pellet stove can be run on a much lower setting which saves fuel and doesnt run you out of a smaller space than listed for.

there are also fireplace inserts in pellet as well though in most all cases they are more expensive to purchase as well as a bit more expensive to install in many cases. bear in mind also very few if any solid fueled heaters are legal for installation in a sleeping room so depending on what room the fireplace is located in you may or may not be able to use it for this purpose (if its in the bedroom).

Mike, I want a small pellet stove that looks like the 17-VL. PM me when you want a customer to try the free prototype. Actually, Multifuel might be nicer. Make it priced similar to the 17-VL and I'll buy one for every room in the house.

How about a Harman P 38 / P 43. Probably the 43, as it has automatic ignition. I bought mine (P38) used and in great working condition, for $500 (and that was with a generator). I saw another for $700, 2 years old.

Tom C.

Danno77 said:

Mike, I want a small pellet stove that looks like the 17-VL. PM me when you want a customer to try the free prototype. Actually, Multifuel might be nicer. Make it priced similar to the 17-VL and I'll buy one for every room in the house.

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wow!, thats really small for a pellet stove. be hard to squeeze everything into that small a hull hopper would be tiny.

Yup. and to add insult to injury I think the hopper should be a bearing slide drawer in that area beneath the stove with some sort of fancy auger system routed up the back to supply the fuel. Good luck with that.

Danno77 said:

Yup. and to add insult to injury I think the hopper should be a bearing slide drawer in that area beneath the stove with some sort of fancy auger system routed up the back to supply the fuel. Good luck with that.

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i could probably make that work and it would be a heck of a fun project to do, but. . . would probably have to be a pretty complex delivery system. maybe force pellets up from the bottom and burn them "top down" dang it now ya got me thinking i could really make a mess outta this one

glad I could help ! ! !

One of the nicest and quietest small units is the Enviro Mini. A friend of mine had one and he LOVED it.

www.enviro.com/fireplace-products/pellet/freestanding-fireplace.html#mini

I like the looks of that, how much do they run? i went to look online, but got distracted by some window pellet heater from US Stove at walmart.com

Danno77 said:

I like the looks of that, how much do they run? i went to look online, but got distracted by some window pellet heater from US Stove at walmart.com

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The window mount units are nice if you want to burn your house down. Lots of reports of problems with those things.

subsailor said:

They're nice if you want to burn your house down. Lots of reports of problems with those things.

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You're talking about the window-mount units...not the Enviro Mini that imacman pointed us to...right?

fossil said:

You're talking about the window-mount units...not the Enviro Mini that imacman pointed us to...right?

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Correct. Edited my post.

Danno77 said:

I like the looks of that, how much do they run?......

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Find the dealer in your area and give a call. Not sure if they are available anywhere else.

www.enviro.com/dealer.php

3 hours away? blech. so much for "in my area"