Now after you've owned a pellet stove

I will always have one actually I now have 2

THE ROOSTER said:

1) Will you ever be without one; if you move do you plan on buying a new one or taking your old one
2) Have you ever tried to talk a friend into buying one

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A1 part 1: Yes, but would UPGRADE to a Pellet or Wood Boiler.
A1 part 2: I would take my stove with me

A2: I have only casually promoted the stove. haven't put the sales hat on.

1). I will always own a pellet stove. We will likely never move from our "starter home". I'd probably spring for a new stove if i ever did move.
2) I have tried to talk friends into buying one, but no hard sell!

1) As long as I can get the pellets into the stove and clean I will always have a stove. (I regret not taking the one I had when I moved from CT to NH 5 years ago.)

2) I talked to my cousin about replacing his wood stove with a pellet. But for at least 5 more years he can get his wood for free. So he won't replace his wood stove until he runs out of wood.

I hope to always have one. If I move it probably will
be a lot of years down the road so I'd probably buy
a new one. I don't try to talk anyone into a pellet stove
but friends and neighbors sure ask a ton of questions
about it.

I will always have a pellet stove. If I sell this place, I will upgrade to a better stove.

Keep trying to talk my gfriend into one. No go yet. Seems as tho $$ is a factor.

I got 3 others to buy stoves. they all bought the same one I have except for one being the insert version. They are all using them today.

yep will always have one, depends on the $ if i take this
one or get a new one and yes i have talked to people
about getting a pallet stove but i'm not a good sales men

I will have a pellet stove until there is a cheaper alternative, This stove will go with us if we move. Only thing I would trade up for is a pellet furnace.

I have tried to help a few with there stove choice. First thing I tell them is the work involved and there not for everyone.

Now if they come up with a hydrogen fuel cell that heats my house and produces my electricity. I might have to think about that one. But I am sure I still would have a pellet stove for looks and charm!

yes why is money the factor of getting a stove? It doesnt have to be a new one,I have bought used and so far very lil issues.Now as far as money,as I have stated in the past,I believe the average home uses 5-7 gallons of oil a day.So for arguement sakes we can use 5 gallons.Right now my oil company is charging 2.94/gal for home heating oil.Lets round it off to $3.00 just for easy math,5 gallons a day is 15.00 a bag of pellets right now for super premium here in bristol,ct 4.50 a bag,again lets raise it up to 2 bags a day.so 9.00 in pellets saves someone 6.00 a day times 30 days is 180.00.so in 1 winter season a used stove is all paid for in savings.

I know I am not far off,so it shouldnt be a hard sell..

just my 2 cents

I needed to do some work on the floor beneath the stove today. I told my wife that it may need to be down for a day or two while I'm fixing the floor. Her response was.. "What are we going to do for heat??? Oh yeah, I forgot about the oil..." We've used almost none of the oil heat since we got this stove. No way would I ever be without one. Wife says "I love the pellet stove", so we'll always have one, even if it's just for the ambiance.

I would be interested in a geothermal system for heat though.

Even if I built a new house with geothermal I would still put a stove in the basement so when it was finished on cold winter days/nights I could fire it up. Nothing is better than having the capability to veg out in front of a fire and bask in the heat until your bellybutton pops out and your done.

Countryboymo said:

Even if I built a new house with geothermal I would still put a stove in the basement so when it was finished on cold winter days/nights I could fire it up. Nothing is better than having the capability to veg out in front of a fire and bask in the heat until your bellybutton pops out and your done.

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Your belly button pops out?! You sit way too close I think! :lol: ;-)

I'd have to buy a replacement stove if I wanted one somewhere else, since I cut a hole in the ceiling and roof. Would be extremely uncool to leave the house that way for the next person.

No way I love my stove.

Had a couple friends over for dinner tonight and we are all going out stove shopping tomorrow! I recommended them, but the stove definitely sold itself, so-to-speak. Actually, it sold my buddies wives....

We moved last winter and I bought a stove before we found a house. I carried it around in my van for a month. We moved in in March and the first thing I did was put down tile for the hearth.

I tell anybody that will listen about pellet stoves but I'm a live and let live sorta guy. They'll all be here to stay warm if there is a protracted power outage. I have a back up generator to keep the stove going.

It all depends on the price of pellets!

I purchased my Harmon Invincible for 1000 dollars
and it has paid for itself several times over
I feel it is free at this point and would take it with me
only having to buy pellets
repairs are simple and cost effective if you can work on them

My wife and I love our stove. I'll side with Jay, if we needed to move or replace our stove,
we'd probably install a pellet boiler and be done with it. I have sold the idea on a few people
at work. It helps the sale with oil over $3 a gallon locally.

Would not be without one now, as long as I can walk and lift the bags I'll have one. I would take my Advantage III with me where ever I go!

I'm still undecided. I bought this used Englander because we needed a quick heat source as winter was closing in and I needed something to vent out the side of the house because we have no chimney and to put a wood stove in we'd have a really odd looking chimney bolted to the side of the house due to the shape of the house. We have a gambrel roof and eaves on the only sides pipe would be possible.

It's 3 outside today and 70 downstairs and 62 upstairs. It's too cool for me.

I'm sure in a less drafty house the stove would do better to keep the temp up.

If I moved to another house, I'd probably use gas and keep this as a back up.

Yes I will always have one. I will take this one with me if I move unless it is a deal sealer, then I will upgrade.
I'm not really promoting these to people. Don't really want to drive up the demand for pellets then the price goes up.

I just put mine in and got it running in Oct. So farI would want another if I move unless I go to Florida.

Im thinking of moving in next couple years so I am already looking for a used insert so I can take my redhead castile with me.

Like my oil furnace, clean it once a year, no ashes to dump.
I will still burn pellets, the oil traders will always drive the price of up to make a buck, like now.

I don't know on this.

The wife and I switched from Wood stove to Pellet this year. While we have enjoyed the benefits of the pellet stove, we also both work. Thus the major reason was when we came home to a cold house, it was a lot of work to get the house warm again.

This year we are figuring electrical cost benefit vs wood stove. So far this year our electric bill is a bit higher, but nothing we wouldn't be willing to pay for solely for the convenience of the pellet stove.

Don't get us wrong, both of us LOVE the pellet stove for it's simplicity and the ability to heat the whole house. We are just trying to figure out cost benefit analysis.

I do remember a few very cold days two winters ago, where we huddled in front of the cooking stove while the wood stove came to life. It is nice not having to worry about that.

When I got home from work today, it was 52 inside my house. Within the hour with the stove on LEVEL 3, it was 64 in the living room and 58 in the office. It is now almost exactly 6 hours later. My office is a comfortable 64 with the living room at 72.