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Wood Pellet Primer Introduction Burning Pellets
Wood Pellet Primer Introduction Burning Pellets
Burning Wood Pellets
Pellet fuel for home heating can be burned in a freestanding pellet stove, fireplace insert or a furnace. A pellet stove looks much like a wood stove, but is automated. Heating a home with pellet
fuel requires only the ability to add pellets into a hopper, set the desired heat output and provide necessary appliance maintenance, such as cleaning out an ash pan. All other aspects of the heating process occur automatically. Pellet stoves and fireplace inserts come in a wide range of styles, sizes and finishes.
- Wood pellets give you the look of a "real wood" fire without the cleaning and maintenance hassles of a standard wood stove
- Pellet stoves today have efficiency ratings of around 80-85%
- Pellet stoves are easy to clean. A 40 pound bag of pellets produces only 3 ounces of ash
- Made of 100% sawdust that would otherwise be destined for our landfills
- Most pellet stoves can burn a day or more without being filled or otherwise attended. furnaces and boilers may have bulk feed options
- Because of the near total combustion (around 98.5%), pellet stoves produce virtually no creosote. This also allows installation of a pellet stove without a chimney
- Pellet fuel contains very small amounts of sulfur or other noxious elements as are contained in non-renewable coal and petroleum resources
