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Title: Wood or Pellet?
Post by: Sixpence on October 15, 2006, 09:31:05 AM

Been looking into getting a wood or pellet burning stove. I was at the Topsfield fair a week or two ago and they had a pellet stove display. They vent right out the side of the house and you don't have to use a chimney. It was putting out an insane amount of heat. I heard last year there was a shortage of pellets around here, but they say that shouldn't be a problem this year. It's almost 3k to have one installed, but it seems like it would pay for itself and would be a good option if I ran out of oil and couldn't get a delivery.

Anyone have one?

Title: Wood or Pellet?
Post by: Toad on October 15, 2006, 09:56:54 AM

If you go pellet, get one that burns grains as well

A lot of merchants hose you on wood pellets but you can often buy corn (the "oak" of grains for burning) direct from a farmer at a very low price. You will have to "clean" it to get the trash out but that's no big deal. Or you can buy cleaned grain and still save a bundle over wood pellets.

IIRC, you can heat a house on about 30 bushels of corn/month in a grain furnace.

Title: Wood or Pellet?
Post by: Nilsen on October 15, 2006, 10:03:08 AM

Pellets are the way to go sixpence. They give you more heat for your money for sure. Make sure you get one that has an auto loader system tho. Its a real pain to get up at night to refill it if you plan on heating your house with it. It lacks som of the charm of a wood burning stove tho, and if you have access to your own firewood then go for a regular one.

Title: Wood or Pellet?
Post by: doobs on October 15, 2006, 10:17:09 AM

Wood its free, better to watch.

Just started a fire right before I came on.

Title: Wood or Pellet?
Post by: Nilsen on October 15, 2006, 10:24:41 AM

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Originally posted by doobs

Just started a fire right before I came on.

Me too. There is somthing special about watching your old school burn. It brings back memories. :huh

Title: Wood or Pellet?
Post by: storch on October 15, 2006, 10:38:43 AM

around here we use the "sun" for our heating needs.  of course the A/C runs 24/7/365

Title: Wood or Pellet?
Post by: nirvana on October 15, 2006, 02:56:26 PM

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Originally posted by Nilsen
Me too. There is somthing special about watching your old school burn. It brings back memories. :huh

:rofl Classic

Title: Wood or Pellet?
Post by: DREDIOCK on October 15, 2006, 04:21:06 PM

Dont they have stoves that burn both?

Title: Wood or Pellet?
Post by: Sixpence on October 15, 2006, 11:14:32 PM

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Originally posted by Toad
If you go pellet, get one that burns grains as well

A lot of merchants hose you on wood pellets but you can often buy corn (the "oak" of grains for burning) direct from a farmer at a very low price. You will have to "clean" it to get the trash out but that's no big deal. Or you can buy cleaned grain and still save a bundle over wood pellets.

IIRC, you can heat a house on about 30 bushels of corn/month in a grain furnace.

That's interesting Toad, i'll remember to ask.