Wood pellet patio heaters

[Bioburner]

Tripped on this product while looking for a smoker. Out of Oregon by Wood Pellet Products.

 

[TimfromMA]

Sounds neat. Got a link?

 

[mchasal]

http://woodpelletproducts.com/

Pretty neat. Nice for them how they get to quote really high efficiency numbers since in that application even the exhaust is heat output.
Wonder if there's any sort of hopper fire prevention, hard to tell from the pics.

 

[Polar Bear]

Can you use it on a deck? Any mention of price?

 

[TimfromMA]

Can you use it on a deck? Any mention of price?

$545

http://woodpelletproducts.com/shop/

 

[mchasal]

Can you use it on a deck?

I assume you'd need floor protection just like any stove, but there's no specifics that I could find. They do mention "patios" but I think they'd consider those to be masonry or other non-combustible surfaces.

 

[TimfromMA]

I assume you'd need floor protection just like any stove, but there's no specifics that I could find. They do mention "patios" but I think they'd consider those to be masonry or other non-combustible surfaces.

There is a heat pad listed in the accessories.

 

[mchasal]

There is a heat pad listed in the accessories.

Missed that, but I did notice it in the video at about 3 minutes in. Shows it on something that doesn't look combustible. Not sure if that pad would be enough for a wood surface. I imagine an email to them would provide an answer though.

 

[TimfromMA]

Im curious how it works.

With it being gravity fed, what keeps the burnpot from over filling or the hopper from catching fire?

How warm does it get with no blower?

Could this be vented like a traditional stove for use indoors during extended power failures?

 

[TonyVideo]

I would imagine it leaks so not for indoor use. No OAK capability as it just brings in air from the bottom front.

 

[mchasal]

Im curious how it works.

With it being gravity fed, what keeps the burnpot from over filling or the hopper from catching fire?

How warm does it get with no blower?

Could this be vented like a traditional stove for use indoors during extended power failures?

There's this line on their About page:
"The gravity feed system is much like a log jam."
So I think it's just that the pellets in the burnpot are in the way and block more from coming down. I also think that's why the hopper is split into 2 10# bins instead of a single 20# one. It limits the amount of force pushing pellets in.

True, there's no blower, but that's normal for a patio heater, they are radiant heat only. The fact that the exhaust is part of the heat output probably provides a certain amount of circulation. It's more akin to getting warm around a campfire than a traditional pellet stove.

 

[gengle]

There's this line on their About page:
"The gravity feed system is much like a log jam."
So I think it's just that the pellets in the burnpot are in the way and block more from coming down. I also think that's why the hopper is split into 2 10# bins instead of a single 20# one. It limits the amount of force pushing pellets in.

True, there's no blower, but that's normal for a patio heater, they are radiant heat only. The fact that the exhaust is part of the heat output probably provides a certain amount of circulation. It's more akin to getting warm around a campfire than a traditional pellet stove.

So when there's a hopper fire, it burns in stereo(?).

 

[mchasal]

So when there's a hopper fire, it burns in stereo(?).

Exactly, it must look pretty cool, something like:
(broken image removed)

Looking at the video, it doesn't even look like the hopper doors are gasketed or sealed at all, so not sure what protection there is. Might just be that it's outside and only has 20# of pellets at most.

 

[mikestod]

Sounds neat. Got a link?

It may sound neat, but it probably doesn't smell too neat. This is one application where clean burning gas makes more sense.

 

[vgrund]

I agree with mikestod. This seems silly, especially given the amount of run time most of these will get in most residential settings.

 

[chken]

Cute, but it looks like it could blow over in a breeze. I have a LP patio heater, and it blows over all the time!

 

[Bowhunter1]

i just ordered a ton of pellets from them, needed them next day!

 

[Owen1508]

They have gravity feed indoor pellets stove (no electric needed) out now for the houses

 

[TimfromMA]

Is there a mechanism that stops the flow of pellets into the burnpot if you want to shut it down?

 

[DBCOOPER]

Is there a mechanism that stops the flow of pellets into the burnpot if you want to shut it down?

I imagine you starve it for air.

 

[Owen1508]

I imagine you starve it for air.

I guess so.From what I've seen so far they are all gravity feed. The two I'm familar with are the Breckwell Monticello (SPG9000) and WayWise pellet stove.

EDIT: I'm sure there are more on the way

 

[hoverfly]

Looks great! Simple, be great for those tents designed for wood stoves, with a modification to the vent.

 

[Bioburner]

Looks great! Simple, be great for those tents designed for wood stoves, with a modification to the vent.

But if you cant throttle it down, 65,000 btu. is a lot of heat.

 

[hoverfly]

But if you cant throttle it down, 65,000 btu. is a lot of heat.

It looks like it has some kind of adjustment for the air in the front.

 

[Bioburner]

But if you close it down how much smoke? Like a wood fire smothering creates smoke.