My wife and I purchased a 1700sf raised ranch in central CT a year ago. The house has electric heat. We got really lucky with the mild winter last year. Heating costs were only about $250/month. I'm worried about how much a cold winter is going to cost. I'd also like to be warmer this winter than I was last winter, so we are looking into buying a pellet stove.
I stopped by Fireworks Hearth and Home in Haddam over the weekend and looked at some stoves. They carry Leyden and Avalon stoves. After perusing the brochures I received, I have my eye on the Avalon AGP stove. I didn't get around to getting specifics on the price. I'm assuming that it will cost around $4,000 for the stove and installation. Does that sound about right?
We are planning on putting the stove in the basement (it's a finished basement). There is a vent down there that runs into a second flue in the chimney. I'm hoping to heat the whole house with the stove. Is this realistic? As I said, the house is a 1700sf raised ranch built in the 70s. The living room, kitchen and my son's room are over the basement. The master bedroom, a guest room and a bathroom is over the garage. I'm sure the rooms over the garage will be cooler than the rest of the house, but that's ok. The house seems to be pretty well insulated. We are having an energy audit this week, so hopefully that will help tighten up the house a bit more.
Finally, I've been pricing out pellets. There is a dealer the next town over that sells the following:
Maine: $259/ton
New England: $259/ ton
Country Pine: $269/ton
Hamer's: $299/ton
Greene Gold Premium: $289/ton.
There is also a $59 delivery charge for the first ton and $10 for every additional ton.
Are any of those pellets worth the extra money over the pellets I could get at Lowe's or Home Depot for $209-$219/ ton?
Thanks for reading this and for helping out a newbie!
-Aquion
I stopped by Fireworks Hearth and Home in Haddam over the weekend and looked at some stoves. They carry Leyden and Avalon stoves. After perusing the brochures I received, I have my eye on the Avalon AGP stove. I didn't get around to getting specifics on the price. I'm assuming that it will cost around $4,000 for the stove and installation. Does that sound about right?
We are planning on putting the stove in the basement (it's a finished basement). There is a vent down there that runs into a second flue in the chimney. I'm hoping to heat the whole house with the stove. Is this realistic? As I said, the house is a 1700sf raised ranch built in the 70s. The living room, kitchen and my son's room are over the basement. The master bedroom, a guest room and a bathroom is over the garage. I'm sure the rooms over the garage will be cooler than the rest of the house, but that's ok. The house seems to be pretty well insulated. We are having an energy audit this week, so hopefully that will help tighten up the house a bit more.
Finally, I've been pricing out pellets. There is a dealer the next town over that sells the following:
Maine: $259/ton
New England: $259/ ton
Country Pine: $269/ton
Hamer's: $299/ton
Greene Gold Premium: $289/ton.
There is also a $59 delivery charge for the first ton and $10 for every additional ton.
Are any of those pellets worth the extra money over the pellets I could get at Lowe's or Home Depot for $209-$219/ ton?
Thanks for reading this and for helping out a newbie!
-Aquion