Hello all,
Wanted to get some thoughts from the group. I bought a small ranch last November, 800 sq ft with an open floor plan, and a separate flue for working fireplace. This is an ideal situation for a pellet stove insert. Existing main source of heat is oil fired hot water boiler. Boiler is terribly inefficient (67%). I was giving serious consideration to buying a pellet stove insert before throwing money at a new boiler. I know I'll eventually have to replace the boiler, but for now it still works OK. So, here's my concern: I'm concerned that demand for wood pellets will outstrip supply, and people that have pellet stoves will be SOL. Did anyone have the same concern before buying a pellet stove? Can anyone share their thoughts about the overall pellet supply going forward? I recently got a quote of $3,600 +/- for a pellet insert. I'm at a place where I could either throw money towards a pellet stove, or throw money towards an efficient boiler (modcons I think they call them). The modcons are significantly higher in price than your standard cast iron boiler. I just hate the thought of being at the mercy of big oil.
Thoughts?
Wanted to get some thoughts from the group. I bought a small ranch last November, 800 sq ft with an open floor plan, and a separate flue for working fireplace. This is an ideal situation for a pellet stove insert. Existing main source of heat is oil fired hot water boiler. Boiler is terribly inefficient (67%). I was giving serious consideration to buying a pellet stove insert before throwing money at a new boiler. I know I'll eventually have to replace the boiler, but for now it still works OK. So, here's my concern: I'm concerned that demand for wood pellets will outstrip supply, and people that have pellet stoves will be SOL. Did anyone have the same concern before buying a pellet stove? Can anyone share their thoughts about the overall pellet supply going forward? I recently got a quote of $3,600 +/- for a pellet insert. I'm at a place where I could either throw money towards a pellet stove, or throw money towards an efficient boiler (modcons I think they call them). The modcons are significantly higher in price than your standard cast iron boiler. I just hate the thought of being at the mercy of big oil.
Thoughts?