Pellet Stove (Page 2): I know that one of the most effective smokers ustilizes pellets. Using a variety of different hardwoods. Mfg. in Oklahoma.

ooofda Loc: Canyon Country, CA

I know that one of the most effective smokers ustilizes pellets. Using a variety of different hardwoods.
Mfg. in Oklahoma.

Bobbee

Marionsho wrote:

The kitty looks comfy. Enjoy your new stove.
Marion

Have a Treager Pellet smoker. Better, makes Brisket!!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

theglove wrote:

We bought a new pellet stove this winter. It came with a ton of pellets ( about 50 Sacks ). Since we using ~ 1.5 sacks a day with the weather cold at the teens at night and around freezing , aka 32 Deg, in the day time, so I don't think it will get much colder. I think we will go throw 2 ton a year. at least in winters like this one which will have snow in the middle of November. Notice pan of water on stove top. the stove top and sides get ~300 deg. heating water adds humidity to the air.

Beautiful! We have a wood stove with glass front. It's nice seeing the flames. Pellet stoves have gotten very popular, and they use scraps for fuel.

erandolph Loc: La Pine, Oregon USA

Why no vent?

singleviking Loc: Lake Sebu Eco Park, Philippines

Bruce with a Canon wrote:

What I would have given for something like this to warm the tent in the Alaskan Brush during Army field training exercises, 20 below to 70 below in one extreme winter.
Tents, even with heaters glowing cherry red would keep the tent at -10 on a decent day.

Geez Bruce,
Didn't they teach you to use igloos? But a pellet stove just wouldn't work in one of those.

Ka2azman Loc: Tucson, Az

Bruce with a Canon wrote:

What I would have given for something like this to warm the tent in the Alaskan Brush during Army field training exercises, 20 below to 70 below in one extreme winter.
Tents, even with heaters glowing cherry red would keep the tent at -10 on a decent day.

There is an old song by - Johnny Horton - When It's Spring Time In Alaska. The line goes 'When it's spring time in Alaska it is 40 below' So inside that tent you had late spring weather! And you're not appreciative. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

pecohen Loc: Central Maine

theglove wrote:

We bought a new pellet stove this winter. It came with a ton of pellets ( about 50 Sacks ). Since we using ~ 1.5 sacks a day with the weather cold at the teens at night and around freezing , aka 32 Deg, in the day time, so I don't think it will get much colder. I think we will go throw 2 ton a year. at least in winters like this one which will have snow in the middle of November. Notice pan of water on stove top. the stove top and sides get ~300 deg. heating water adds humidity to the air.

I installed a pellet stove in 2006; I put it in the dining room and it keeps the dining room, kitchen and living room quite warm - the way my wife likes it. I prefer a cooler environment so I spend a lot of time downstairs in the finished basement -away from the stove. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with the pellet stove and I may soon try another alternative.

With one bag of pellets a day (generally) it provides about half of the heat for my home and that's pretty cheap. At a talk I attended recently, however, I learned that the new heat pumps tend to operate even more cheaply than pellet stoves.

The stove is pretty noisy, it occasionally smokes up the house, it needs to be fed once a day and it needs to be cleaned to one degree or another about every week and the major cleanings (about once a month) are a major chore. Unfortunately, the manufacturer of my stove went out of business so spare parts are a serious problem. By way of comparison, a heat pump does make noise but considerably less than the stove. Neither one will work without electricity but the heat pump needs little attention or on-going maintenance.

In the summer, the heat pump will cool and dehumidify; in the winter the stove will humidify but I've not found that enough so I still use a separate appliance to add humidity.

singleviking Loc: Lake Sebu Eco Park, Philippines

theglove wrote:

We bought a new pellet stove this winter. It came with a ton of pellets ( about 50 Sacks ). Since we using ~ 1.5 sacks a day with the weather cold at the teens at night and around freezing , aka 32 Deg, in the day time, so I don't think it will get much colder. I think we will go throw 2 ton a year. at least in winters like this one which will have snow in the middle of November. Notice pan of water on stove top. the stove top and sides get ~300 deg. heating water adds humidity to the air.

Nice pellet stove. I had one very similar for some years in Maryland and it kept the whole house warm and not a lot of heat loss up the chimney like a fireplace. I guess it used about 2 pallets of pellets a year if it was run continuously and the feed auger was variable speed so you could turn down the system to idle when not home. I traveled a lot back then though and only needed it on cold winter nights when home. Sure was cheaper than running the heat pump at full blast though.
All I need now is A/C and maybe a heat pump on any really cool evenings.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

twindad wrote:

How is this related to photography?

Can you say, "general chit-chat" section? What do you think it's for, anyway?

HOHIMER

theglove wrote:

We bought a new pellet stove this winter. It came with a ton of pellets ( about 50 Sacks ). Since we using ~ 1.5 sacks a day with the weather cold at the teens at night and around freezing , aka 32 Deg, in the day time, so I don't think it will get much colder. I think we will go throw 2 ton a year. at least in winters like this one which will have snow in the middle of November. Notice pan of water on stove top. the stove top and sides get ~300 deg. heating water adds humidity to the air.

Nice stove! I need one.
Can you tell us who sells this stove?
Also, what is the price for the fuel? (per bag or pallet)
Do you buy the fuel locally or have it shipped to you?
Does the stove not need to be vented?
Thanks for the info.

:P

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

I'm in Dallas, Northwest of the city.... No snow here either... I have a Buck wood burning insert in my fireplace... I've run it the last few days as it has gotten into the upper 20's at night...

GeorgeH wrote:

Nope, no snow here! Temp is about 40, sky clear. Jonesboro is just south of Atlanta, we're only about 20 minutes from Hartsfield Jackson Airport.

South Georgia...My daughter and her husband are in Valdosta. I spent about 8 years in Vidalia, home of the onion. When the rare snow or ice storm hit Vidalia .... Wowzer! Keep off the roads; the natives didn't know how to handle snow or ice. Scary!

Shutter Bugger

twindad wrote:

How is this related to photography?

Possibly the "photograph" of the stove???

singleviking Loc: Lake Sebu Eco Park, Philippines

HOHIMER wrote:

Nice stove! I need one.
Can you tell us who sells this stove?
Also, what is the price for the fuel? (per bag or pallet)
Do you buy the fuel locally or have it shipped to you?
Does the stove not need to be vented?
Thanks for the info.

:P

Pellet stoves have a double wall exhaust/intake pipe that is directly in the middle of the rear of the stove. This photo doesn't show this pipe. Not sure what a pallet of pellets cost these days but I bought mine from the local hardware store or the stove sales company. The pellets are environmentally great since their made from compacted sawdust from sawmills. They also come in various wood types and vary in price.

The auger that feeds the stove continuously with pellets can be run from a good continuous power supply and doesn't draw much current at all so it can keep running during power outages. Some models even have option battery backup built into them.

They do dry out the house air quite a bit and the use of a cast iron kettle to evaporate water to maintain humidity is a good idea. The kettle needs to be washed out and water replaced every few days though, depending on the temp you run the pellet stove. Some models even have cooking surfaces on the top of the fire chamber.

Cost for these things is was from $900 to $1800 depending on model and manufacturer. Many localities now require a tile or stone fireproof base for mounting and specs for proper installation based on local fire codes. No worries about the exhaust pipe setting fire to your insulation or wall though since the cold air is taken in from the outside vent of the pipe and hot exhaust is vented from the center of the pipe.

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

theglove wrote:

We bought a new pellet stove this winter. It came with a ton of pellets ( about 50 Sacks ). Since we using ~ 1.5 sacks a day with the weather cold at the teens at night and around freezing , aka 32 Deg, in the day time, so I don't think it will get much colder. I think we will go throw 2 ton a year. at least in winters like this one which will have snow in the middle of November. Notice pan of water on stove top. the stove top and sides get ~300 deg. heating water adds humidity to the air.

Nice, pellet stoves burn quite a bit cleaner than wood stoves as they regulate the heat by controlling fuel while wood stoves regulate by controlling air.

Popeye Loc: LifIno

We have a pellet stove in our enclosed patio. Patio is about 13ft x 42ft. Stove warms it up very nicely. Have had to turn the temperature down every now and then as it gets too warm. A 40 lb bag of pellets lasts several hours.