Comments on: Wood Burning Stoves VS Pellet Burning Stoves http://www.livingoffgrid.org/wood-burning-stoves-vs-pellet-burning-stoves/ Info for Off Grid Homes Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:13:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: leo bright-saranillio http://www.livingoffgrid.org/wood-burning-stoves-vs-pellet-burning-stoves/comment-page-1/#comment-23318 leo bright-saranillio Thu, 27 May 2010 10:18:11 +0000 http://www.livingoffgrid.org/?p=214#comment-23318 back to the land.... please share more instie to modern forms of becoming selfsuficient... what will we leave the next progenertors...will we "malama the aina" take care of the land? as a hawaiian i feel a personal responsibility torwards the perservation of the land..mahalo back to the land…. please share more instie to modern forms of becoming selfsuficient… what will we leave the next progenertors…will we “malama the aina” take care of the land?
as a hawaiian i feel a personal responsibility torwards the perservation of the land..mahalo

]]> By: Warmth and Supply Chains: Considering the Source of Your Home’s Heat http://www.livingoffgrid.org/wood-burning-stoves-vs-pellet-burning-stoves/comment-page-1/#comment-22172 Warmth and Supply Chains: Considering the Source of Your Home’s Heat Fri, 07 May 2010 14:33:08 +0000 http://www.livingoffgrid.org/?p=214#comment-22172 [...] Solid Fuels Pellet fuels are the lonely middle ground between ubiquitous fossil fuels and traditional [...] [...] Solid Fuels Pellet fuels are the lonely middle ground between ubiquitous fossil fuels and traditional [...]

]]> By: Da-Yooper http://www.livingoffgrid.org/wood-burning-stoves-vs-pellet-burning-stoves/comment-page-1/#comment-16286 Da-Yooper Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:35:15 +0000 http://www.livingoffgrid.org/?p=214#comment-16286 Well - One of the things that nobody really said because you mostly all live in urban areas is where the pellets can come from. Where I live there are two local businesses that make pellets. I am supporting local businesses when and if I purchase pellets. Some wood stoves such as the wood furnace in my basement can burn pellets. They're just hard lignin compressed wood after all. They burn hot. They burn hotter than regular hardwood. My furnace can burn wood or coal so it's cool to use pellets. I'm hoping to see more fuels develop with this wood pellet thing. You can make grass pellets. Think of all the stuff that can be dried up and squeezed together. You got your cattails and your corn stalks and brush and goldenrod and dandylions. You won't need no stinkin' propane. You can still go out in the woods and get yer own. Why don't they make a stove that can feed chipped wood? Seems like a stoker could be designed for chipped wood. Than anybody can make their own fuel. Wood heat will be the best source of heat until the country wises up and builds some Thorium based nuclear reactors. It would be good to see one in the UP. Well – One of the things that nobody really said because you mostly all live in urban areas is where the pellets can come from. Where I live there are two local businesses that make pellets. I am supporting local businesses when and if I purchase pellets.

Some wood stoves such as the wood furnace in my basement can burn pellets. They’re just hard lignin compressed wood after all. They burn hot. They burn hotter than regular hardwood. My furnace can burn wood or coal so it’s cool to use pellets.

I’m hoping to see more fuels develop with this wood pellet thing. You can make grass pellets. Think of all the stuff that can be dried up and squeezed together. You got your cattails and your corn stalks and brush and goldenrod and dandylions. You won’t need no stinkin’ propane. You can still go out in the woods and get yer own.

Why don’t they make a stove that can feed chipped wood? Seems like a stoker could be designed for chipped wood. Than anybody can make their own fuel.

Wood heat will be the best source of heat until the country wises up and builds some Thorium based nuclear reactors. It would be good to see one in the UP.

]]> By: irene.bialas@rexnord.com http://www.livingoffgrid.org/wood-burning-stoves-vs-pellet-burning-stoves/comment-page-1/#comment-11732 irene.bialas@rexnord.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:08:26 +0000 http://www.livingoffgrid.org/?p=214#comment-11732 I have a plelet stove and have had it for 3 years now. For me, a pellet stove is preferable to a wood burner for a number of reasons: 1. You can control the heat better. 2. It's move efficient 3. I can handle pellets easier than wood and it's infinitely more compact storage. I love my stove. It started out as a back-up to my propane furnace. (BTW for those of you who think propane is "green" you're wrong--propane is made from oil not natural gas). I now use my propane as a back up to my pellet (I set the thermostat so the furnace will kick in if something happens to the pellet stove). I live in the country in Wisconsin. In January I pay over $300 per month for propane. When I switched to the pellet I found I was going through 1 40lb bag per 24 hours. $4 a bag--$120 for the month. Less than half the cost. Pellet stoves will also burn feed corn. I've had the electricity go out. The pellet stove works. The feeder and fan doesn't so you have to hand feed the pellets in much as you would have to in a wood stove. Also, you would have to hand light the pellets rather than rely on the electronic ignition. Would I buy a pellet again? You betcha. I have a plelet stove and have had it for 3 years now. For me, a pellet stove is preferable to a wood burner for a number of reasons:

1. You can control the heat better.
2. It’s move efficient
3. I can handle pellets easier than wood and it’s infinitely more compact storage.

I love my stove. It started out as a back-up to my propane furnace. (BTW for those of you who think propane is “green” you’re wrong–propane is made from oil not natural gas). I now use my propane as a back up to my pellet (I set the thermostat so the furnace will kick in if something happens to the pellet stove). I live in the country in Wisconsin. In January I pay over $300 per month for propane. When I switched to the pellet I found I was going through 1 40lb bag per 24 hours. $4 a bag–$120 for the month. Less than half the cost.

Pellet stoves will also burn feed corn.

I’ve had the electricity go out. The pellet stove works. The feeder and fan doesn’t so you have to hand feed the pellets in much as you would have to in a wood stove. Also, you would have to hand light the pellets rather than rely on the electronic ignition. Would I buy a pellet again? You betcha.

]]> By: Lee http://www.livingoffgrid.org/wood-burning-stoves-vs-pellet-burning-stoves/comment-page-1/#comment-2151 Lee Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:55:03 +0000 http://www.livingoffgrid.org/?p=214#comment-2151 As an owner of both a wood and now a pellet stove, they both have their good points. That being said, pellet stoves can run on a battery backup if there is a power outage, and their higher cost vs. wood is offset by the less expensive vent sections and the ability to direct vent a pellet stove. This actually can make a pellet stove cheaper to purchase. As to the cost per cord vs a ton of pellets, the price quoted of $200-350 a cord is about equal to the $285-300 a ton that pellets go for here in NY. They should be cheaper if you live closer to a timber producing area. As to the final argument: "We ran out of pellets and can't get more", I have run low on firewood also, and being in a suburban area, we don't have folks selling cords on every corner. If you are producing all your own firewood, you can't just run and cut more if you run out, any decent wood burner will season all their wood one season before use, so a reserve must be kept. Couple that with all the time spent cutting/stacking/feeding and tending the stove, and that wood takes up more space than pellets, and I think pellet stoves more than hold their own. As an owner of both a wood and now a pellet stove, they both have their good points. That being said, pellet stoves can run on a battery backup if there is a power outage, and their higher cost vs. wood is offset by the less expensive vent sections and the ability to direct vent a pellet stove. This actually can make a pellet stove cheaper to purchase. As to the cost per cord vs a ton of pellets, the price quoted of $200-350 a cord is about equal to the $285-300 a ton that pellets go for here in NY. They should be cheaper if you live closer to a timber producing area. As to the final argument: “We ran out of pellets and can’t get more”, I have run low on firewood also, and being in a suburban area, we don’t have folks selling cords on every corner. If you are producing all your own firewood, you can’t just run and cut more if you run out, any decent wood burner will season all their wood one season before use, so a reserve must be kept. Couple that with all the time spent cutting/stacking/feeding and tending the stove, and that wood takes up more space than pellets, and I think pellet stoves more than hold their own.

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