Unlike regular wood burning stoves, pellet stoves burn wood pellets, a compressed scrap wood and sawdust waste that comes from saw mills and various other wood handling facilities. These pellets are dried out and compressed by heat into small cylinder shapes no larger than one inch. When burned, the pellets release virtually no smoke, which means no chimney is necessary, but, some stoves might require an outside vent. Because of the high burning efficiency, pellet stoves do not get hot on the outside metal, which enables you to put a pellet stove within an inch from any wall in your house, and offers a safe environment for kids and pets.
Pellet stoves are very easy, convenient, and safe to operate in your own house. To fuel a pellet stove, you simply pour 30 to 140 pounds of wood pellets into a device called a hopper which hold the pellets. The majority of pellet stoves will then automatically transfer the needed pellets from the hopper to the combustion chamber using a corkscrew shaped device called an auger. Air is needed inside the stove to provide combustion to burn the wood pellets. There are 2 ways to force air into the combustion chamber, by pulling air in or forcing air in from the bottom vent. Fully loaded pellet stoves can typically run for a couple of days, and they are easy to clean, considering that there is hardly any smoke residue inside.
There are 2 kinds of pellet stoves you can purchase. Free standing stoves that can be placed anywhere you want in your house, or insert stoves that can replace your existing fireplace. These pellet stoves will typically cost you $1,700 to $3,000, depending on where you purchase them. Wood pellets are sold in 20 to 40 pound bags, and can cost anywhere from $2.50 to $4.00 for a bag. If you reside in a colder climate, then the costs will typically be less expensive for both pellet stoves and wood pellets.
For a small investment, you can free yourself of paying another high energy bill to heat your house. Not only will you be saving money, you will be making use of an ecologically safe energy source that is virtually smoke free Heating And Cooling San Diego .
