Hello, I am thinking of getting a pellet stove and want to find and buy one before the end of the year so I can also get the tax credit as well.
My home is 1000 sq feet, maybe a little more. I installed a small wood stove a couple years ago but between finding wood, splitting it, stoking the fire, cleaning up a bunch of ash etc, its a lot of work. I was looking maybe into a pellet stove. They look to be less work as far as keeping them filled and they leave much less ash to deal with from what Im told.
I was originally wanting a smaller pellet/multifuel central furnace to route in parallel with the duct work for my propane furnace but I would need to move the existing furnace, add on to the duct work, move my water heater further away, run duct work to the vent system, and then run a second exhaust pipe from the basement out the top of the roof. Simply too much work and rewiring/replumbing
Here is what I would like: A 4x,xxx-5x,xxx BTU unit with a moderate sized hopper (preferably 80lbs+) so I have to fill it less often
stand alone model
forced air/fan design with heat exchangers
Reliability and no major problems like motors that dont work very long, bad circuit boards, etc
Good efficiency
Actual degree of temperature thermostat controls of some sort are a bonus
I noticed the larger hopper stoves seem to be mainly pellets only. Why is that? I would like to get a multi-fuel stove because you dont know what the price of pellets will be in a few yeas and Id like a few options. But do they make multi-fuel stoves with larger capacity hoppers, or is it give and take?
How do you tell the difference between a good quality pellet and a lower quality one? Can you tell before buying?
Is there any one given source that is cheapest to get wood pellets? The cheapest Ive found so far is $3.50 for a 40# bag at Rural King
I was starting to look into making my own pellets but to make anything worthwhile to burn in a stove would it have to be primarily wood? Do they make these hardwood pellets out of wood shavings, saw dust, or wood chips?
What kind of pellet mill would I need to make my own? I think theres a sawmill within driving distance and I have 5 acres so if grass and leaves are acceptable, I have plenty of that
Can anyone suggest some good brands and models to look at? Im not wanting to break the bank but realize the cheaper ones probably arent the greatest. I thought I had found a few I liked but it seems even those got bad reviews. I have a sub to consumer reports and of the several they reviewed they all seemed to have every other review be negative complaining about filthy glass, stuff bouncing out of the burn pot, blower motors going bad, circuit boards going bad left and right.
Thanks for your help
My home is 1000 sq feet, maybe a little more. I installed a small wood stove a couple years ago but between finding wood, splitting it, stoking the fire, cleaning up a bunch of ash etc, its a lot of work. I was looking maybe into a pellet stove. They look to be less work as far as keeping them filled and they leave much less ash to deal with from what Im told.
I was originally wanting a smaller pellet/multifuel central furnace to route in parallel with the duct work for my propane furnace but I would need to move the existing furnace, add on to the duct work, move my water heater further away, run duct work to the vent system, and then run a second exhaust pipe from the basement out the top of the roof. Simply too much work and rewiring/replumbing
Here is what I would like: A 4x,xxx-5x,xxx BTU unit with a moderate sized hopper (preferably 80lbs+) so I have to fill it less often
stand alone model
forced air/fan design with heat exchangers
Reliability and no major problems like motors that dont work very long, bad circuit boards, etc
Good efficiency
Actual degree of temperature thermostat controls of some sort are a bonus
I noticed the larger hopper stoves seem to be mainly pellets only. Why is that? I would like to get a multi-fuel stove because you dont know what the price of pellets will be in a few yeas and Id like a few options. But do they make multi-fuel stoves with larger capacity hoppers, or is it give and take?
How do you tell the difference between a good quality pellet and a lower quality one? Can you tell before buying?
Is there any one given source that is cheapest to get wood pellets? The cheapest Ive found so far is $3.50 for a 40# bag at Rural King
I was starting to look into making my own pellets but to make anything worthwhile to burn in a stove would it have to be primarily wood? Do they make these hardwood pellets out of wood shavings, saw dust, or wood chips?
What kind of pellet mill would I need to make my own? I think theres a sawmill within driving distance and I have 5 acres so if grass and leaves are acceptable, I have plenty of that
Can anyone suggest some good brands and models to look at? Im not wanting to break the bank but realize the cheaper ones probably arent the greatest. I thought I had found a few I liked but it seems even those got bad reviews. I have a sub to consumer reports and of the several they reviewed they all seemed to have every other review be negative complaining about filthy glass, stuff bouncing out of the burn pot, blower motors going bad, circuit boards going bad left and right.
Thanks for your help