Unlike regular wood burning stoves, pellet stoves burn wood pellets, a compressed scrap wood and sawdust waste that comes from saw mills and other wood handling facilities. These pellets are dried and compressed by heat into small cylinder shapes no bigger than one inch. When burned, the pellets emit virtually no smoke, meaning no chimney is required, but, some stoves might require an outdoor vent. Because of the high burning efficiency, pellet stoves do not get hot on the outside metal, which allows you to place a pellet stove within an inch from any wall in your home, and provides a safe environment for kids and pets.
Pellet stoves are extremely easy, convenient, and safe to operate in your own home. 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. Most pellet stoves will then immediately transfer the required pellets from the hopper to the combustion chamber by utilizing a corkscrew shaped device called an auger. Air is required 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 usually run for a couple of days, and they are easy to clean, since 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 home, or insert stoves that can replace your current fireplace Heating And Cooling Denver Colorado . These pellet stoves will usually cost you $1,700 to $3,000, depending upon 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 chillier climate, then the costs will usually be less expensive for both pellet stoves and wood pellets.
For a small financial investment, you can rid yourself of paying an additional high energy bill to heat your home. Not only will you be saving money, you will be utilizing an ecologically safe energy source that is virtually smoke free.