subject: Which Manufacturers Of Wood Pellet Stove Are The Best [print this page] As I'm sure you have noticed, fuel isn't cheap anymore, however it's getting to the point where it's not even affordable. This is bad enough when it comes to transportation, but even worse when it comes to even more basic needs such as home heating.
Unfortunately high oil and gas prices are something we are all going to have to get used to. High prices are here to stay, and with green taxes arriving over the next few years, higher prices are yet to come. We therefore need to start to look for heating alternatives.
So what other options do we have to heat our homes and businesses? Well geothermal is one option, but it is very expensive to install into existing buildings and still in many cases cannot provide all the heating requirements. Solar also to some extent can provide some heat, but it's biomass that can provide the bulk of our heating needs.
Biomass is basically any form of organic material, which can be used to produce energy. This obviously includes wood, and using wood for heat is nothing new. However log or even wood chip biomass heating solutions are not suitable for most small homes, and also require a lot of work to maintain. The answer is to opt for fuel pellets, a much more convenient form of biomass heating for residential properties.
Pellets are a compressed and uniform fuel produced from biomass, with a very low moisture content they burn very efficiently, ignite quickly and produce no visible smoke once up to temperature. Fuel pellets can be used in pellet stoves and pellet boilers. For smaller properties pellet stoves usually offer the most practically and affordable option.
However, not all pellet stoves are equal. Some products have a much better design, and will last far longer than certain models. However without the correct knowledge, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. It's mainly to do with ash, and how well the stove deals with it to remove it from the combustion zone. The best pellet stoves have a forced burn pot design.
