Pellet Stoves

A pellet stove is a kind of stove that uses wood or biomass pellets as its heating source and works very much like any other gas or wooden stove. The fuel has to be added slowly through the storage container or hopper into the burn pot section where it creates a constant flame that seldom requires adjustment. Braziers, oil drums, and barreled stoves were used often during the Great Depression and sawdust wood burning stoves also played a central role in this century. It was in 1930 that the presto log (man made wood fuel which was used to recycle sawdust from sawmills) was created and generated the pellet stove. The pellet stove was originally introduced in Washington state during the early 1980’s.

Since that time the pellet stove has moved forward tremendously to where today they are independently controlled and much more efficient than wooden stoves. An average pellet stove nowadays can contain as much as 60 lbs. The pellets are automatically delivered to the combustion chamber as needed. Another advantage for most pellet stoves is that they can be vented through a wall and present a wider variety of installation options as they use smaller diameter venting pipes. And because pellet stoves use convection to circulate the heat, a room heated by one can be far more comfortable than an over-heating wood stove. Furthermore, the burn time of a pellet stove lasts longer so, re-insertion of pellets is not needed as often.

There are several other reasons to use pellet stoves. A big advantage is that pellet stoves are surprisingly adaptive. Pellet stoves can ignite themselves and turn them selves on and off as instructed by their thermostats. Today’s most modern pellet stoves contain computer chips in them to detect any internal faults operate a remote control. The amount of ash a pellet stove retains is almost negligible because the pellets burn very efficiently. In addition to pelletized wood, pellet stoves also burn corn, grain and wood chips well. If that is not enough, they can even burn waste paper.

Pellet stoves do require double walled venting, on average three or four inches wide, and should have a stainless steel interior and galvanized iron on the outside. You must be careful to ensure proper installation as pellet stoves can cause smoke to leak through the system. Pellet stoves are better than many other sources of heat, but as always with any heating source, you should consult an expert when choosing and installing a pellet stove to keep you on the safe side.

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