pellet stoves
 

Anybody here have a wood pellet stove?

If so, what brand do you have? Is it free standing or a fireplace insert?

Do you like it and would you buy it again?

Thanks

I've got a wood stove but looked into going the pellet route since my cousin and her husband swear by theirs. Their's is a freestanding but I'm not sure of the brand/model. The reason I stuck with a wood stove is that I don't like being dependent on pellet manufacturers. I know I will always be able to get firewood. I can have it delivered, cut it myself, etc. Pellets you have to buy forever and I just don't like being locked into using them.

Just my .02.

I've got both a free standing and an insert.

Insert is from Earth Stove, now owed by Lennox. The free standing is a Whitfield.

Both are awesome and reduce my winter heating by better then half. I wouldn't trade them for anything, hope that pellets continue to be widely available, and would replace one if it needed replacement.

I spent four years splitting trees to burn in a wood stove, and that experience under my belt, I am happy to evolve to the pellet stove.

One draw back people often over look is that a pellet stove WILL NOT work during a power outage. They need electricity to operate the blower and feed auger. Any emergency type generator will do the trick in a pinch.

I am a big fan, have a bunch of experience, having burned, fixed and installed many different types of pellet stoves, and HIGHLY recommend them to anyone considering it.

-bear

Thanks for your replies. I'm looking at the Quadra-Fire and Harman inserts. I personally like the Harmans better, as they seem better constructed but my wife likes the looks of the Quadra-Fire better. We have a generator, so in a pinch we can run the stove off that.

I work for a place that delivers wood pellets. In my opinion, Id rather just burn wood.

But it is a fairly convienient alternative to oil if you dont live in the sticks like I do.

On the bag they advertise one 40 lb bag being equal to 2 and a half gallons of heating oil.

Take that as you will, for its the extent of my expirience.

I had a pellet stove but traded it in against a regular wood stove.
Cutting and splitting wood is something I've always enjoyed. It's been 11 years and I'd never get a pellet stove again.