What is the Smallest Pellet Stove Available?

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MarkF48

MarkF48

Feeling the Heat
Nov 14, 2011
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Central MA
With the pellet stove running on the first floor of the house and the forced hot air oil furnace shut down, my cellar workshop now gets down to 40-50 F and isn't comfortable to tinker around down there in the winter months. Tried an electric heater, but doesn't really get the temp up very well and its electric usage would likely offset any savings I get from the pellet stove. Kinda wondering what there might be for a pellet stove that has a small footprint that wouldn't take up much space.
 
MarkF48 said:
With the pellet stove running on the first floor of the house and the forced hot air oil furnace shut down, my cellar workshop now gets down to 40-50 F and isn't comfortable to tinker around down there in the winter months. Tried an electric heater, but doesn't really get the temp up very well and its electric usage would likely offset any savings I get from the pellet stove. Kinda wondering what there might be for a pellet stove that has a small footprint that wouldn't take up much space.
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Do a Google search for window units
 
Buy a big one and keep it turned down......
 
How many square feet?
 
MarkF48 said:
With the pellet stove running on the first floor of the house and the forced hot air oil furnace shut down, my cellar workshop now gets down to 40-50 F and isn't comfortable to tinker around down there in the winter months. Tried an electric heater, but doesn't really get the temp up very well and its electric usage would likely offset any savings I get from the pellet stove. Kinda wondering what there might be for a pellet stove that has a small footprint that wouldn't take up much space.
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I seen a used St Croix Lancaster for 800.00 or best offer in local for sale paper. They are a 40,000 btu stove and will idle down low when on low for a long time with no problem. They are physically a small stove. Downside is they have a very small fuel hopper and ash container, manual start and manual dump the pot.
 
rona said:
I seen a used St Croix Lancaster for 800.00 or best offer in local for sale paper. They are a 40,000 btu stove and will idle down low when on low for a long time with no problem. They are physically a small stove. Downside is they have a very small fuel hopper and ash container, manual start and manual dump the pot.
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Found the specs on that one and it looks about the size I would want. Manual stove, small hopper OK as I'd only be using it on the occasions I'm working in the shop. Price on that one is doable too. Guess I'll have to start checking local Craigslist ads.
 
See if you can find an old Whitfield Cascade. Served me well for many years, not gigantic, you can "dial" it back, and a 60 lb hopper
 
I picked up an enviro empress insert for my lower level. It works well and is doing the job of keeping that level at a decent temp. If you run that on low, or with a tstat, it would easily keep your workshop warm. The ash pan is small though. Running on level 3 It needs to be emptied about every three days.
 
lagger said:
Do a Google search for window units
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How's he going to install it in his basement?, my cellar too get's very cold, cheapest option kerosene heater run for 12 hours and put out 23,000 btu
 
Pellet-King said:
How's he going to install it in his basement?, my cellar too get's very cold, cheapest option kerosene heater run for 12 hours and put out 23,000 btu
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I used to do this as well, then the heater got old and rusty. I threw it out. Went to buy a new one, they are banned in my state now !! RATs.
 
alternativeheat said:
I used to do this as well, then the heater got old and rusty. I threw it out. Went to buy a new one, they are banned in my state now !! RATs.
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You can still buy them in RI.
 
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TimfromMA said:
You can still buy them in RI.
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Didn't know that, didn't even think of it and I was in RI yesterday ! Went right by HD etc.

Hmm, now to check out kerosene. Hopefully it's cheaper than the gas grill tank fill up is. We can buy propane heaters here, certain models at least.
 
alternativeheat said:
Didn't know that, didn't even think of it and I was in RI yesterday ! Went right by HD etc.

Hmm, now to check out kerosene. Hopefully it's cheaper than the gas grill tank fill up is. We can buy propane heaters here, certain models at least.
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I'm in RI more often than I should be thanks to the installation of table games at Twin Rivers.
 
TimfromMA said:
I'm in RI more often than I should be thanks to the installation of table games at Twin Rivers.
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We were just passing through actually.
 
I saw this wall mounted pellet stove at Tractor Supply


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