Pellet Stoves
Nov 24, 2017 13:17:39 #
eharlan1969
Loc: Nampa, ID
Look for "Wiseway" pellet stove for one that doesn't use electricity. Kind of ugly but no electricity.
Nov 24, 2017 13:31:42 #
They do have pellet stoves that don't require any electrical power. The pellets are gravity fed into the stove vice auger. Cleaning our stove is a bear as someone above already attested to. We have the company that sold us the stove come out every spring for cleaning and adjustment if needed, runs us right around $100.00 for the service, they do the chimney and everything.
Nov 24, 2017 14:32:23 #
We heat our cabin basement with a small Quadra-Fire. It has a thermostat so we can regulate the temp. We put it on low and it maintains the set temperature at 64 degrees (it can be set at whatever you like). We have to fill the bin every 24 hours, clean out the ash about every 5 days. We have done this for 6 years without a mishap. We buy a semi-truck load of pellets (5 tons) which we keep and share with our daughter (their stove is a John Deere). When more is needed at the cabin, we just load 1/2 pallet of pellets into the pickup and transport. We pay about $120 per ton (full pallet) since we are buying a full semi-truck load which makes shipping a lot less. Good luck, we like our stove.
Nov 24, 2017 16:46:51 #
jcave
Loc: Cecilia, Kentucky
Jerry, I use a pellet stove to heat my 23’ by 23’ woodworking shop here in Vermont. With good insulation I average 3 tons ( 3 pallets/ 150 40lb bags) over the winter. You might use only 2 tons on Long Island. My stove is the basic $1,000 model sold under several names and available at Home Depot,. . . For a quieter model of higher quality get a Harlan, but expect to pay considerably more. Personally, I have found little difference between various pellet brands. Lastly, while pellets are less work than burning wood, in a home office I don’t see how you can do much better than natural gas or propane for cleanliness and ease of use.
Nov 24, 2017 16:50:48 #
Yankeepapa6
Loc: New York City
vonzip wrote:
I agree with fourlocks. The Achilles heel of pellet stoves is their need for electricity. I just use a wood stove for now till technology gives me something better and simpler.
They have. It is called a standby generator
Nov 25, 2017 07:59:20 #
Years ago I looked into A pellet stove. I really didn’t like the fact that you needed electricity to run them and to use the blower. But the salesman told me that you can buy a marine battery, they are very small and you could hook these pellets stoves up to these marine batteries and that will power up the fan to put the heat into the room. I have known people that have done this and they probably have owned well over a dozen marine batteries just for that reason .... to ensure heat. How often does the power go off probably length of time?
Nov 25, 2017 19:26:45 #
Dec 2, 2017 18:54:59 #
I recently went to a pellet stove in my garage/shop, it does heat the area well, my only complaint is carrying 40 pound bags from the store to the car and then to the garage, storage of these bags is another matter, they do take up a lot of space so plan on that before 'going pellet'!!
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