If you've made the decision to heat with wood to supplement your existing source of home heat and reduce your overall heating costs, you're not alone. Many consumers are going back to the basics when it comes to home heating. However, there is now more choice when it comes to wood-burning stoves and the type of wood fuel you can burn to heat your home.
One type of wood-burning appliance you may want to consider is a wood or dual fuel pellet stove. Dual fuel meaning wood and/or corn, cherry pits or other non-traditional fuels.
But compared to the traditional wood heat stove or fireplace, the pellet stove is really a different breed altogether. Although it can heat a home as well, or even better than a wood heat stove, there are important comparisons to note before making your buying decision.
Stove Style & Heating Performance:
Wood heat stoves are available in free-standing models (with or without doors), fireplaces, fireplace inserts, wood cookstoves and box heat stoves.
The first pellet stoves introduced to market were boxy and looked more like simple unattractive wood burners. However, their designs have been improved and in many cases, the average consumer would have difficulty telling them apart from a wood-burning heat stove. Pellet stoves are available with or without a viewing window.
As for heating performance, a pellet stove in many cases is more efficient than an airtight stove or fireplace insert. Check BTU ratings when choosing a stove, the higher rating is best. Both types will produce a comfortable dry radiant heat. A pellet stove operates when the hopper is full and the stove can be thermostatically controlled, whereas a wood stove burn must be maintained to keep the heat constant.
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One type of wood-burning appliance you may want to consider is a wood or dual fuel pellet stove. Dual fuel meaning wood and/or corn, cherry pits or other non-traditional fuels.
But compared to the traditional wood heat stove or fireplace, the pellet stove is really a different breed altogether. Although it can heat a home as well, or even better than a wood heat stove, there are important comparisons to note before making your buying decision.
Stove Style & Heating Performance:
Wood heat stoves are available in free-standing models (with or without doors), fireplaces, fireplace inserts, wood cookstoves and box heat stoves.
The first pellet stoves introduced to market were boxy and looked more like simple unattractive wood burners. However, their designs have been improved and in many cases, the average consumer would have difficulty telling them apart from a wood-burning heat stove. Pellet stoves are available with or without a viewing window.
As for heating performance, a pellet stove in many cases is more efficient than an airtight stove or fireplace insert. Check BTU ratings when choosing a stove, the higher rating is best. Both types will produce a comfortable dry radiant heat. A pellet stove operates when the hopper is full and the stove can be thermostatically controlled, whereas a wood stove burn must be maintained to keep the heat constant.
Read full article: http://housewares.about.com/od/heatingproducts/a/woodstvvspellet.htm
Visit us: http://energyhousefresno.com/
from energyhouse http://energyhouse.livejournal.com/10017.html
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