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Any mechanic that will come will have a diesel heater. They call them salamander heaters. He won’t even shut his truck off.

Have more than one generator.

Forget the pellet idea.

I wish you well.

What if the diesel mechanic can not come out to fix it due to a snow storm, roads out? How long does one go without solar power and diesel backup? How do diesel mechanics get to remote off grid cabins after a major snow storm in remote Alaska?

Tell me why you don't like the pellet stove. Explain the math and science behind it.

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The experts up in Alaska that I've been in contact with recommend redundancy with multiple heating sources to address all the possible fail points in case something fails. The pellet stove as an emergency backup is not a primary heat source but, an important backup that provides redundancy in case the main heat source fails.