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muti fuel pellet stoves

Post in 'The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves' started by Maggie, Jul 16, 2008.

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  1. Maggie New Member

    joined: Jul 16, 2008
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    Northern California
    I can use some help. My husband and I moved into a house which has a pellet stove. If we have a power outage - we will have no heat. Does anyone know of a pellet stove which can burn firewood in addition to pellets. My husband thinks we should hook a car or marine battery up for additional power if power goes out. Also, with the price of pellets, we have quite a bit of wood around here that we could burn in addition to pellets. I'm wondering if I can get some advice. Thank you.
    Maggie, Jul 16, 2008
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  2. Highbeam Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 28, 2006
    6,893 posts
    base of Mt. Rainier on the wet side, WA
    All of the pellet stoves require power so the type of fuel has little to do with your lack of electric problem.

    Buy a small generator and/or set up a battery bank plus inverter to power the stove.

    Many folks have both a wood stove and a pellet stove so that they can burn whichever fuel they find easier/cheaper at the time. I like that concept even more than a generator.
    Highbeam, Jul 16, 2008
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  3. webbie Administrator

    joined: Nov 17, 2005
    10,926 posts
    Western Mass.
    Yes, maggie, it is one or the other - wood or pellet.

    There are many pellet stoves which are DC or set up for battery. Check models from Magnum and Thelin......
    webbie, Jul 17, 2008
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  4. webbie Administrator

    joined: Nov 17, 2005
    10,926 posts
    Western Mass.
    OH, as far as battery backup for the existing unit, you can get a powerful computer UPS if you want a couple hours - or an inverter and marine battery for perhaps more....depends on the wattage of the stove.

    Here is an inverter made for that:
    http://www.stovesentry.com/
    webbie, Jul 17, 2008
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