Re: Wood Pellet Stove

Posted by JCinKY on February 06, 2014 at 13:39:01 from (64.57.165.186):

In Reply to: Wood Pellet Stove posted by dlbuck on February 06, 2014 at 13:10:30:

I've been burning pellets for about 3 years now in my home; about 2300 sq ft with basement.

The stove is in the basement which is poorly insulated to say the least. The brick chimney runs up through the house and is exposed in several rooms, both upstairs and on the first floor.

I burn wood and coal in my uninsulated shop.

The pellet stoves main function is to heat the basement and help the heat pump. I always say it won't heat the house, but it will maintain temperature very well.

Pros

1. Easy to light, fires right up, putting out good heat in 10 mins.

2. Pellets are easy for me to store in my coal celler.

3. Very little cleanout; maybe once a week burning non-stop. Very little ash.

4. "Cleaner" than wood/coal. Less mess.

5. Less chance of creosote buildup; my opinion.

6. Maintains temp very well once heated up and burning; I feel mine puts out much more heat if I just leave it going as opposed to turning it on/off.

7. It has overfire protection

8. Only have to load pellets 1-2 times per day.

Cons

1. BIG ONE - I have to heave bags of pellets into the coal celler through the chute. Moving a ton, 40 lbs at a time gets old.

2. Pellets aren't cheap, haven't calculated if I'm saving anything or not. I buy them by the ton for about $200. Electric heat pump is expensive though.

3. Quality of pellets can vary drastically. You want them very dry.

4. Won't run without electricity. Has to run the augers and blower. Moving a coal stove into a basement by yourself during an ice storm SUCKS.

5. Pellets tend to get everywhere; you lose some every time you open a bag. I haven't lost a 24" log yet.

6. Not thermostatically controlled; my model anyway. You set an auger speed and blower speed. Thats it.

I could probably keep going, but I hope that helps some. I don't regret buying mine one bit for that drafty basement.

For you shop, you insulation will help a lot. I would make sure if you proceed with getting a pellet stove make sure it is sized to you square footage and don't expect more out of it than it is designed to do. You can't just stoke them up like you can an old coal burner.

EDIT...Just wanted to add that the best pellets I've found are mode by Somerset, locally hear in KY. They are made from the waste from hardwood furniture and cabinetry.

This post was edited by JCinKY at 13:40:44 02/06/14.

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• Re: Wood Pellet Stove bobinSD 11:01:09 02/07/14 (0)
• Re: Wood Pellet Stove JRSutton 18:07:57 02/06/14 (0)

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