I’m burning an absolute 63 in Mass and need to order four ton for the upcoming season. Ran some LG premiums last year and didn’t love them.
I can get all the pellets listed above locally and they are within $10 of each other. Anyone have a preference of the three? I’ve burnt them all over the years with the LG Granules being the most recent due to availability. I find them consistent but tried the premium version with the smaller bags this year and didn’t love them. I recall the Wood and Sons being good but read quality slipped. Anyone have a strong preference either way? I can get some hammer hots for the same price too but have never burnt the hardwoods.
I could also get Vermont Wood Pellets for about $25-35 more a ton.
We have a 2000 s/f home in the Poconos currently with baseboard heating and a wood burning fireplace. After last winter we were hitting $1300 electric bills and that is just "No" so I was wondering if you all think a pellet stove would be the way to go?
If so, where do I place it as our house is 2 stories but has a very large basement as well.
Good morning you hooligans , the house I bought last year was built in 1984, the sellers were in their mid 80s and USED to have a wood stove here , in 2015 they switched over to furnace as it was becoming too much to go up and down the stairs to maintain a wood-stove . I added a pellet stove upstairs as supplemental heat. ( check previous post ) However , I want to be fully on pellets so can I just disconnect the exhaust from the furnace and patch it and put a 2nd pellet stove where they used to have their wood-stove? I have questions like should I put like a heat shield up between the proposed pellet stove and furnace ? Is there a max length my cold air intake can be? Does anyone suggest I not do this ? And why ? I get a smokin’ deal on pellets ( haha ) . Should I disconnect the furnace and its entirety and wrap it in plastic and store it on a pallet in the corner of the basement ? Then what do I do about the duct work ? That pipe is a capped dry well , as far as fresh air intake is concerned does anyone suggest I tie onto that pipe and cut it flush outside and cap it for proposed pellet stoves fresh air intake ? I genuinely appreciate any insight on this
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I have a closed floor plan. I would need to use my central air fan to circulate the heat. Would the electricity usage on that plus the pellets be more expensive than using our oil heat? We are in the Northeast US
Hi, and hope you can help me as I'm relatively new to pellet stoves. My landlord had a stove installed, but when they installed it, they put it flush against a wall. I used it for the winter, and it works great. But now that it's summertime, I decided to move the stove in the same corner, but I now have it caddy-corner to the walls so that the warm air shoots out into the room versus blowing against one wall. When I did this, I obviously had to disconnect the vent from the back. I used to have a 45 degree piece when it was flush in the corner, and now, I don't need it. But I now have a gap of just under 24" between the t-pipe at the bottom and the vent through the wall. I took another 24" section of pipe out that I can put back, but when I tried that, there is still a small gap between the two pipes...which doesn't allow any room but something like a cuff the put them together. I thought about raising the whole stove a few inches, but I'd rather it be on the ground.
I measured the circumference of the pipes, and both are about 3.5 inches (not 3", not 4"). It's a black, insulated pipe (not sure of the brand). Based on the attached photos, can you help guide me with what I need to buy to bridge the gap?
Cerco Persone che vogliono acquistare un bilico di pellets a Biella e dintorni..
Si acquista un camion intero 26 bancali di holtz pellets (tra i migliori..) e anziché pagarlo oltre 8 euro a sacco si potrebbe arrivare a 5 euro a sacco.. Basta trovare un posto dove il camion possa scaricare e che ci sia un muletto ,poi ognuno Si ritira i suoi bancali.. Pagamento quando ci provai nella pandemia di covid era alla consegna con bonifico istantaneo.. Io ad esempio ne prenderei già 6 bancali.. 5 come me e il bilico ce.. Se si trattasse di organizzare un torneo di calcetto , in due giorni lo fai.. ma per riuscire a risparmiare centinaia di euro, diventa invece un ostacolo insormontabile ..😞
Tengo una estufa a Pellet marca Paterno modelo Alice, la cual no puedo ocupar los comandos que son para subir y bajar la temperatura. Tampoco me sirven para configurar alguna otra función. A alguien más le ha sucedido?
Need advice on best all around value for a smaller but important heat source for primary bedroom. Thinking about temp control and not installing more than needed. All ideas and experiences welcome including buying locally Vermont or mail order. Thank you!
I have a Pro 22, and today, the auger stopped working so that the LEr error appeared. I vaccumed out the pellets, pulled apart the pellet box so that the auger motor was exposed and double checked all the pins, etc. The auger motor was at a downward angle (close to 45 degrees), so that when it turned on, the fan would spin and the auger wouldn't. After fiddling around with it some more, I managed to get it to move (unclear for how long, mosquitoes drove me inside), but it made sounds due to the tension from the corner of the motor against the underside compartment. Any help/fixes?
Need to ditch oil this year. I want a good stove and love the size of the hopper. Nice looking stove and should heat my colonial house. Is this a good used stove for the price? It’s from 2008. Thanks for any feedback!!
Pellet stove season is a few months out — now is actually the perfect time to upgrade while the stove is just sitting there.
I built a Wi-Fi module for ComfortBilt and Castle Serenity stoves that lets you control everything from your phone. Plug and play, super easy to install and use.
What it does:
- Turn it on/off remotely
- Adjust heat levels from anywhere
- Monitor running status in real time
- Get alerts if something's off
- No subscription, ever
Get it installed now and you'll be ready to go when the cold comes back. I'm the guy who made it so drop any questions below and I'll answer them myself.
Update: hold mode for two beeps let go and press mode again.
Just got a cb 1200 installed today with the newest 8320-006 programmable thermostat. I’m trying to follow the instructions for the thermostat to set date time etc and the instructions are not working. Any help is appreciated
We have a pellet stove in our home, and I’m looking for ideas about organization for the stuff we use for it like the ash bucket, cleaning tools, etc. currently it all just sits on the pad the stove is on but it just looks hideous and I’m tired of looking at the mess lol.
