THE COMPLETE TRUTH ABOUT PELLET STOVES

[@WinonaClements]

Pellet stove’s are very good if you buy a quality one have had a Harmon stove for 25 years same one . Replace the igniter and blower fan once each. Heat the 1700 sq foot house with three ton of pellets anywhere from 75to80 degrees, I live in central Maine. Love the easy cleaning and no mess.🥵

[@jeffro657-c5h]

In my Woodshop, 1000 sq ft, it has cost me around $120 a winter to heat. Had this Ashley King for 15 years. Close to 70 years old and this is much better than dealing with wood or it’s mess. Light it and forget it till done in evenings. I buy the pellets in the summer when they are clearanced out at Menards for $4 a bag on average over the 15 years. Personally for me, they are cost effective and so much easier to use than wood.

[@chevy3759]

I heat appropriately 2500 square feet with Temps sometimes at 10°or 0° for weeks or months on end using 3 to 4 bags a day maintains the house around 74°

[@toddscholze6168]

​@chevy3759 you think your saving money over gas? I don't think you can beat a gas high efficiency furnace, unless the price goes through the roof. I only seen that happen once. I got my LP gas this yr for $1.17 a gallon. If you pay $6 per bag and use 4 a day, that's $24 per day. 4 days is basically $100. Roughly 36 days would be equivalent to what it cost to fill my LP tank. My 1000 gal LP tank cost less the $900 to fill this yr 2024. I don't think I couldn't burn that much gas even if my furnace ran full throttle, 24 hrs a day for 36 days. My house is old, with 2×4 side walls, 2 stories and the furnace also heats the basement. 2000 square ft or better also. I'm in West Central Wisconsin. I have a Harman stove. The only way I can beat my furnace, is by getting pellets in the lower $4 per bag, close of the upstairs and no heat in basement because pellet stove is located on first floor. You can't beat these new high efficiency furnaces now days. Mine is 95%. My parents use just over a $100 of gas on the coldest months of winter in a newer ranch style house. That's equivalent to less then a bag a day at what I pay per bag. Yes there's many variables. Their house is not out in open field on top of a hill where the wind hits it either. I have both a gas furnace and corn/pellet stove. Bought the Harman pc45 because I could get corn cheap. That was before they decided to make garbage ethanol out of corn. Because of price, I had to swith to pellets. If someone asks me about a pellet stove, I tell them to not waste the money. If you can buy wood pellets for $3 a bag or cheaper, maybe. Or if someone gives you a good pellet stove for free cause their tired of it. Otherwise your way further ahead buying a new 96% efficiency furnace. I've crunched these numbers for yrs. Basically now, I heat my house for free. I have trees that fall down and others that die every yr. So I cut about 10 face chord of wood in spare time and sell it for $85 a face chord. Then I use the money to buy LP! You should see faces of the guys at the coffee shop. Their spending 8 to 12 thousand on these fancy outdoor boilers. Paying loggers $1200 or more for a load of oak bolts to cut up. Then in about 10 yrs their boiler is burned out and has leaks. Lol. If you can't get your wood for free, you not gonna beat a gas furnace there either. Chainsaws, trailers, chains, files, gas, pickup truck etc.

[@jeffro657-c5h]

@@toddscholze6168 I live on 13 acres in the country. Don’t have natural gas available. Total electric. Not installing propane. Like I said, for me the pellets are the most effective way to heat my woodshop.

[@DougWilde-pc9rs]

Same with me. 1000 sf. Cleaner n easier. I'm 60. Got englander

[@keeganb9477]

@@toddscholze6168$900 to fill a 1000 gallon tank? That’s insanely cheap. It cost me almost $500 to Get 190 gallons last year.

[@drewk5929]

I have a Harmen pc45 and love it. Thanks good video

[@davidbrewer7937]

The theory is better than the actual experience... I got a Castle Serenity back in 2018 but wish I had spent on a good wood burning stove instead of a pellet. They are not simple, you cant seem to find anyone who knows anything about them & they are far from low maintenance.... they are certainly not cheap to buy or install. You have to learn to tune the unit for the pellets you buy & stick with that brand.

[@Hodado]

I’ve got the same stove and you’re right about the maintenance and lately the cost of pellets is driving the practicality of ownership way down.If you have access to free wood obviously a good wood burning stove is better although I don’t like the mess.Id consider one of those outdoor furnaces

[@mikehoward8201]

Thank you for sharing you experiences with pellet stoves. I have a Riteway wood heater that we have had for nearly 40 years. Our home is total electric and when the power goes out in the winter, we use it to heat our home. The biggest disadvantage of a pellet stove in my mind is that it requires electricity to operate, not like a stock wood stove! My only maintenance costs is that every 2 years we have to replace both the fire door and cleaning trap gaskets, but that is a simple job. No computer panels, turning screw gears, etc to maintain. We clean the chimney twice a year, just before starting to burn in the early winter, and once during mid winter, which is a simple operation, requiring only a chimney btpruskph and a length of rope.

[@Hodado]

I agree with you, there was a time when pellets were cheap enough to justify the hassle of the maintenance but not anymore, better to burn wood that for the most part is free other than the labor

[@TheMinnow101]

Had a Harman insert in our previous home. Always something to clean or scrap. Couldn't depend on the igniter to touch off the pellets and had to manually light from time to time. Pellet consistency was inconsistent from year to year even with consisting of using the same brand of pellets. And of course a ton of pellets increased in cost every year as well. No electricity meant no heat from the pellet stove. A good old fashion wood stove is the way I'd go today for sure.

[@chevy3759]

I have used pelpro stoves for over 10 years. One in the basement and 1 on main floor. I spend approximately 800 dollars a year to live comfortably. I like the house warmer 74° or abouts there

[@outboardfixer]

800.00??? A year?? NOT A FUCKIN CHANCE unless you live in Florida. 2 bags a day for each stove in northern climates.....that is a long way from 800.00 a year. 800.00 a month is what 4 bags a day costs.

[@clairereynolds8583]

In the pro's and cons section of this post this guy failed to mention the non stop noise of these heaters. Wood stove fires are silent as the night is cold. I love working my fire wood all winter. It gets me outside loading in wood; working with a purpose. Going out into the cold reminds me what it feels like to be alive. I'm a 73 year old woman. I've been around.

[@olivertaylor8788]

I run a wood stove for 40 years,still do,but have pp70 pellett stove for when im to drunk to feed the wood stove.works exelent.if youre a wizzard,you can tune the prllett stove to be super efficient and save big on electric bills

[@banjohappy]

I worked at a guy's house who had a pellet stove. Thing had a noisy fan that blew hot dry wind constantly, and the flame inside looked like a blast furnace. I heated my house with a regular wood stove and much preferred the quiet heat.

[@clairereynolds8583]

Don't forget the surprise fragrant woods we get now and again. Heaven

[@PainterD54]

Pellets used to be just over $4 a bag, but now the economy has drove them up to almost $6 a bag so it's not so cheap anymore. I went back to natural gas because it's much cheaper. I always have my old woodstove also if I choose to use it again.

[@notmyname3883]

Corn is DOWN this year. It's about $4.50 a bushel, which is 56# as opposed to 50# pellet bags at, as you say, $6.00. Corn stoves are also neater!

[@faactsz]

i get mine for about $200-$400 a ton depending what brand and time of year, which has about 34 bags i think, we buy 2 tons and it lasts us the whole winter which is from about november to april

[@larrygates3737]

I have a small cabin in eastern Canada with a pellet stove as the primary heat source ( in place when I purchased the property). The pellet stove provides adequate heat most of the time but on colder days I burn two 40lb bags of pellets, the costs quickly add up at $9/bag. While pellets are convenient there is no comparison to the heat produced by a conventional wood burning stove.

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

I agree that in areas with long winters and extreme low temps, pellet stoves aren't likely the best fit. We did a video several years ago doing a side by side comparison between wood heat and pellet heat here-kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKK0pZ54i9JgnaM

[@beebob1279]

@@American-OutdoorsNet This is the link I'm looking for

[@TwopersonsWalksalone]

@larrygates3737 yes, I agree. But, at 71, I don't cut my own wood anymore and carrying in a a bag or two is much easier on me then cutting 7 cord of wood a year.

[@goatman6151]

$9, that's crazy. I pay 6 I bought 3 tons for this year plus I have a wood stove and right now. I'm burning in both of them

[@swamprat69er]

@@goatman6151 In Canada anything to do with home heating requires us to bend over, 'cause we are going to take 'it' in the rear. We pay upwards of 13% sales tax on ALL things regarding home heating. In a country that has almost 6 months of winter.

[@timarndt6342]

My house is a 16x80 mobile home, i go through less than a ton of pellets per winter. At -20 i do need to turn on the forced air electric furnace to keep a corner of the laundry room from freezing. Or run a small fan into that corner. I have no issues with the stove, i leave the interior doors open with two ceiling fans on low, heats the house great. The people asking about when the power goes out? What does not run on electricity? Get yourself a small generator and stay warm! Quality pellets are a must. By the way, i live in North central Wyoming,,,it can get cold!

[@Subie-Driver]

We have a Napoleon NPS45. It is on the main floor of our house and depending on how cold it is outside and the the heat setting it’s on, (1-5) can heat both floors. That said, we also have a heat pump for summer AC but leave it at 70 degrees year round. With the stove set on 2 the heat pump kicks in maybe once or twice an hour. In colder weather the stove runs on 3 or 4. Gives great heat and certainly lowers the electrical bill. Certainly not as much mess as a wood stove.

[@brianmatthews4149]

Bought a comfort built hp 22. 2200.00 orderd from tractor supply heats up to 2800 sf.this stove is awsome design and built nice,had a lopi before this 14 years never a issue.

[@LanceRudy]

Great video thanks ☺️ 😅

[@martinschulz9381]

We run a pellet stove to supplement our heat pump. When the temp drops the heat pump loses it's efficiency and just doesn't put a nice heat in the house. The pellet stove just takes the edge off and puts a nice heavy cozy heat in the house. For all you pellet newbies ask around for the best pellet brands instead of doing your own trial and error. There's a big difference in brands and there are some bad ones out there. ( Be careful for home store brands, smaller stores usually sell the good ones)

[@Subie-Driver]

We do the exact same thing. Best thing since sliced bread.

[@jimtitt3571]

Both have their place (pellets or logs). I run a wet heating system primarily on wood as it's cheaper and I'm mostly working from home BUT as one gets older and sicker or I am away on trips lighting and refuelling three times a day doesn't work as my wife is a doctor. So when I'm off somewhere or languishing in hospital for my cancer treatment the pellet system runs off it's hopper automatically for four weeks before it need attention.

[@davidyummus6259]

Wood Stove is my favorite but my current house with my current situation, I went for a Pellet Stove,... $1100 for a new Castle Serenity Pellet Stove & it works very well & I run it on the lowest setting (slowest feed rate). Many Insurance Companies do NOT want to insure homes with Wood Stoves and this will get worse !

[@chucklucas8747]

Have a Whitfield since 1993 as principal heat an have been very happy with it

[@garysgarage.2841]

My last house I heated with cord wood for 18 years straight. My new house I use my oil furnace it's actually cheaper than wood and the house is well insulated a log home. I do have a new wood insert with afterburner that's rated at 85% efficiency. It's a large stove and it burns hot for a long time but with all the rooms it's better with oil especially because every room has its own zone control.

[@smokey4343]

I heat with a wood stove and I cut the wood off my property here in Tenn.. A lot of ppl on here say they heat for about $1k with pellets.. I can heat with electricity cheaper than $1k a winter.. My electric would only be about an extra $100 a month if I just used electric heat.. I don't have central heat and air, I have an AC in a window.. It's a lot cheaper to buy a new window unit every 10 years than to maintain/buy a HVAC system..

[@shawndmiles6747]

Something that was not mentioned was that there are 2 types of pellets. Soft wood pellets and hard wood pellets. Which also means there are 3 types of auger systems used in pellet stoves. I know someone that broke the auger system in there pellet stove because there stove was soft wood only and they were using hardwood pellets. The pellet stove you want is one that is designed to feed either pellet.

[@ARKY-v3x]

Well thats confusing ! Thanks for the heads-up.

[@shawndmiles6747]

@ARKY-v3x Only reason I know about what I said is my aunt on my dad's side had one and ran the wrong pellets and burned up the auger motor using hardwood pellets in a soft wood pellet only stove.

[@lawrencekirkby3016]

They are good to minus 15 but after that you need secondary heat , it gets to minus 55 here in winter , so it will heat one room then the furnace comes on

[@Ron-pv2of]

Started with woodstove, then bought a pellet stove, power goes out no heat, auger breaks down no heat, circuit board dies no heat, pellets have a hole in bag huge mess of soft pellets, auger died with a few bags of pellets left, straight to the scrap yard, pushed it out onto the pile. Back to wood, here in the Pacific Northwest their's free or cheap wood everywhere , no more pellet stoves for me.

[@garylucero3030]

Not worth it any longer, as I age. Each bag was handled 5 times from purchase to burning. Once the forklift loads it onto my truck, I moved it from the pallet to the tailgate, tailgate to storage, storage to wheelbarrow (5-6 in the wheelbarrow), wheelbarrow into house, and finally from the pile next to the stove into the hopper. Natural gas prices are not so bad that it about equals the price of pellets. Each ton ( I used 3 in a winter) eventually turns into moving 15 tons of material. I stopped using it 8 years ago, as it was not worth it.

[@ZoneProfessionalGardening]

This is great as long you have the power to run it. No power, no heat. On the other hand, if you have solar panels with battery backup, you ought to be good when the grid goes down. You'll still have heat and a source for cooking if you have a Pellet Grill along with the stove.

[@JimBob-qr2jx]

The 2 pellet stoves I had broke down in less than 2 years multiple times and cost almost $12 a day to operate for unreliable heat. Give or take thats $360 a month. I decided that electric heat is much cheaper and easier. I had to shut them down every 2-3 days for hours so I could clean them out. I’m not a fan of pellet stoves at all personally.

[@herculespapadimitrakis3244]

Love my Harmon

[@victoryfirst2878]

NICE VIDEO !!!!!

[@TheGhungFu]

1. Here in Western North Carolina, cord wood prices are much higher than mentioned here, and finding a true full cord (4'x4'x8') is rare. Well seasoned hardwood can be tough to find. More likely to find a mix. 2. I've found quality pellets locally available for under $300/ton. 3. Video failed to mention the non-electric ("off-grid") units available, such as the Wiseway. When I see electronic controls and multiple motors, I see failure points that can/will leave me in the cold. Off grid on wood heat for 25 years here. Shopping for a good, simple pellet stove.

[@bobblenuts]

I heat with electric, some propane and pellets. Electric most of the time, when it gets cold I also use propane space heaters that will work without electric (just without the fans for when power goes out). When it gets really freekin cold and windy I fire up my Harmon thermostat pellet stove in my basement as it will really crank out the heat. When it's that cold, I don't much care what it cost for a few days to keep warm. On warmer days, the pellet stove is very costly to run as it shuts down, cools off and has to reignite which all takes extra electric and it's very low efficiency getting up to temp within the heat exchanger each time. I can piss through a lot of pellets in warm weather so I only burn in very cold windy weather. The Harmon is a great stove and love it as supplemental heat source.

[@dougskucas5004]

My Breckwell stove's external added on thermostat has a high/low setting, also. The stove doesn't shut down, only runs on low until the thermostat says to increase BTU's. Constant running, no shut off and re-start needed. I am quite sure other stoves have that option, too.

[@TomPiggot-b4l]

I have a Harmon accentra that has an feeding auger that’s froozeup how do I take it out to replace it tom

[@CrookedlegGreg]

Wood stove # 1 no electricity needed # 2 burns clean when seasoned properly # 3 you don’t need a gym membership when you cut split and stack your own wood

[@brianmatthews4149]

Most don't have the time to mess with it

[@oldfarmer4700]

I use to burn wood I cut split. Spent days getting enough for the winter. Had to buy a chain saw, end up having to buy a 4x4 truck. Gas for the truck during all the days and gas, oil, chains, bars, files and maintenance. Went to pellet stove, couple hours to buy and haul and store pellets. Fill the stove once a day, vacuum and clean the glass take me 5 minutes and done. No poking the fire, cleaning buckets of ash having bugs and bark to clean up. In my opinion it’s cheaper for pellet, more time for me to do something that I can make money at or doing something that needs to be done and not some where cutting, splitting, loading and unloading then babysitting a fire.

[@CynthiaRockroth]

Then they wouldnt have a wood stove to begin with. ​@@brianmatthews4149

[@tonywestvirginia]

Not to mention the insects in firewood.

[@twistedhillbilly6157]

#1 Freezing your tail shoveling ash's and taking outside before starting for the day #2 storing split cords outside takes a lot of room and attract bugs "properly seasoned" is hit & miss create heavy build up in chimney #3 without blower they suck air up and out while bringing cold air in from every room. #4 only the immediate area gets warm and most of the heat created goes straight up the chimney. #5 when stored split wood gets wet,, YOU FREEZE #6 how much is your time worth cutting, splitting, and stacking/storing..... I can easily make over $3K in the time it takes to cut & split a cord

[@jimfuller113]

How come no mention of a Rice Coal Stove.. I had a pellet stove and after it was 14 yrs old and needed replacement I went to a Coal stove so it didnt require storing the coal indoors and found it was cheaper to operate and put out more heat.

[@job38four10]

With all the wood waste in this country I dont get why wood pellet aren't cheaper then all other fuel, getting firewood is very labor intensive.......

[@Random-nn5fc]

My wife is Filipino and 4 tons of pellets/year in the Boston area keep our 1,500 sq/ft home a Filipino comfortable 75 degrees warm

[@StephenFranzen-z2n]

I owned a pellet stove for 20 years. Loved it. Cost went up in Pellets over 6 $ a 40 lb bag and the electric it uses to run 2 blowers and 1 auger motor. the ash is like talcum powder and need special vacume to clean. had to clean flu 3 times a heating season , and needs a double wall chimney pipe. There are a lot of lies in this promo. If I had access to ample supply of wood I would have a wood stove. Easier to clean and does not need electricity when there is a power outage.

[@markhunt6573]

Pellets cost 275$ ton here in Arkansas, I use a solar powered generator in ups mode to use in case of power outages

[@jholden816]

How often do you have to fill it? Does it heat pretty good and what's the highest temp can you set it? I'm in arkansas as well and thinking about switching to a pellet stove. I had a blower on my woodstove from my other house and loved the fact that it heated up a 400 sq ft room and 250 sq feet kitchen easy. I would have to open windows it got so hot.

[@markhunt6573]

Depends on the temperature outside.but on average about 1 time every 2 days. It's controlled by thermostat. It will heat to 450f.

[@randytaylor1814]

Forgot to add wood stoves don't need power (hydro)

[@paulcerny3805]

You could look at a OUTDOOR LOW PRESSURE BOILER

[@thegrantdanielsband]

First of all, they left out the best pellet stove on the market. Comfortbilt. This year i have 3 lifts of pellets for under1K to heat the house for all season right to May if needed. That is cheap in my books!! Also have a battery back up if power goes down so no issue of no heat ever it is also solar powered generator. I have had wood in the past and must say pellet stove is much more convenient with less mess and ease of operation and possibly cheaper to run than most wood stoves except something like a Blaze King now that is a wood stove. I am located in Ontario Canada under 1K for heating season in total is cheap and have hade this pellet stove for 4 years now with no issues love it 🙂

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

We agree that Comfortbilt has a strong reputation in the heating industry. We briefly listed companies making stoves in North America. Comfortbilt is manufactured in China.

[@thegrantdanielsband]

@American-OutdoorsNet Um they all are! Every part on them is made in China lol 😆

[@livetoridecando]

Does my burn pot fill up with poorly burned pellets because the retailer stores pellets outside? I have to shut it down at 20 pounds to clean the burn pot.

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

Clogs and poor burning can be related to pellets exposed to moisture and humidity.

[@livetoridecando]

@ That’s what I thought. I guess I will have to drive an hour to get my next load.

[@riftraft2015]

A good pellet stove for starters. But it is critical you have GOOD pellets. Good pellets will burn about 50 lbs per 24 hours. Bad pellets will burn 120+ lbs in 24 hours. Bad pellets cause so much ash it litterally plugs the stove. Pellet ash is also corrosive as hell. When I could get really good hardwood pellets for $250 a ton, it was great. It heated the house for about $5 a day. Removed ash once a day. The stove blew 250+ degree heat on low. Filled it once a day. Bad pellets, just forget it. You had to turn the feed way up or it went out. The ash needed vacuumed out of the stove daily, with a complete teardown to vacuum the heat exchanger out once a week. The ash tray was full 3 times a day. It struggled to blow 125 degree heat. We did 1 winter with 4 ton of bad pellets. The ash going out the chimney also killed the grass AND a baby apple tree out about 30 feet on that side of the house. My friend burnt up the fans in his stove with just 2 bad bags of pellets. The pine pitch clogged the fans and burnt the fans up. You MUST have really good pellets. It's that simple. And pellet plants are buying the cheapest junk sawdust they can get to maximize profits. I know one plant was even buying junk newspaper and cardboard for pellets. Which meant you were burning INK, which is toxic. Touching the pellets turned your hand black which ink is hard to wash off. The smell of whatever garbage was in bad pellets stunk the whole house up. It was horrendous. The price of pellets upwards of $7 per bag, & only having junk pellets available, I stopped using my pellet stove 5 years ago. Fuel oil is much cheaper now. Without good hardwood pellets for around $5 per bag, it's just not worth the headache & work. Pellets stoves can be great, but it's a finicky stove. Without a good stove & good pellets it's a waste of time, energy & money. With a good safe chimney, nothing beats a good old fashioned wood stove. It works when the power is out.

[@christopherblack4520]

On the main floor I have a soapstone wood burning stove and in the basement a Herman pellet stove. I like the wood stove much better, more heat at a lower cost. What reviews never talk about the noise of a pellet stove and the mess of the fine ash it produces. I have to wear a respirator mask to clean the pellet stove, the entire stove needs to be taken apart after each pallet of pellets, it takes about an hour to clean. My wood stove takes 15 minutes a year. Colder it is outside less efficient the pellet stove is since it takes direct air from outside. Pellet stoves will not work when there is no power.

[@countryside8122]

Don't forget you can also use whole corn with pellets.

[@goatman6151]

Corn burns?

[@jimtitt3571]

You need a stove designed for corn, just in a normal stove the corn sugars melt together and they clump up stopping the burn after about an hour.

[@bspegasus]

The glue and resin which are used add to the cost of the pellets.

[@richardhahn4067]

Sounds like another pollutant to add to the atmosphere.

[@dougskucas5004]

Watch a video on how pellets are manufactured. There is NO added glues or resins. The pellets are compressed with their own naturally produced SAP under pressure in ovens.

[@RickHealy-r9c]

so what happens will no electricity for the auger to operate?

[@dougskucas5004]

I use a battery/inverter set-up. Works great!

[@ggr9566]

What is the source of the combustion air? Internal or external?

[@dougskucas5004]

Mine has a separate combustion air intake that uses outdoor air as it's source.

[@howardbusch3727]

I have run both inside and outside on 2 different Harmon stoves at 2 different homes.

[@SuperDirtylou]

Are the blowers and feeding augers powered by electric? And if so they would be useless in a power outage .

[@TheClangerseatGreenSoup]

only grid dependant if you use mains power..get a manual unit.

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

There is currently only one EPA and UL Certified Non Electric stove on the US market, but we may be doing a video on non-electric options in the future. Thanks for watching.

[@randy5766]

Pellet stoves are “cute” and convenient. In my area, several have tried the out side pellet hot water furnaces. If you have money to burn, go for it. BTU yield between pellet and conventional wood isn’t the same , conventional rules, plus no electricity needed with conventional BUT, as you get older, less physically able then the pellet stove begins to really shine and becomes a very logical choice. The caveat here is that when a pellet stove goes down, and they will, it will cost you. Circuit boards $150-$300 plus, blower motors $80-$120, auger motors$50-$150, and some must have specific tools so a service tech is needed. Pellet stoves are expensive. Harman P68 will give up to 68,000 btu while a comparable and cheaper size wood stove can yield up to 80,000 btu with good wood. The Harman Pellet stove is about $5200. Pacific Energy Alderlea wood stove (higher end stove for comparison), $4700. at a 90,000 btu with a 88% efficiency rating.

[@Xt1000]

Very expensive vs a direct vent natural gas wall heater. Ours set on the lowest heat setting goes through 1 bag a day. 6$ a day + electricity. Thats with mild low temps above 20. When its colder we crank it up to 3. Which uses 2 bags a day.

[@karlbishop7481]

I have been using pellet stoves since 1998. All the stoves I have had draw the air for the burn is drawn through the stove and not pushed through. Unfortunately I am looking at having to replace my current stove. Having the air pushed through would be better so that the blower isn't subjected to the hot exhaust. Which ones work this way? Noise is a big consideration for me.

[@brianmatthews4149]

I bought a comfort built, hp 22, ordered at our tractor supply on sale 2200.00 it burns 80 percent efficient easy operation, love it.

[@karlbishop7481]

@brianmatthews4149 That was one of the stoves I was looking at. Fortunately I found a few of the internal vent tubes were mostly blocked by ash. I had forgotten about those, I broke one of my rules by not doing a top to bottom service prior to the start of the season. Cold weather came in sooner than expected. My stove is a locally built unit that works well but a complete cleaning is somewhat intensive and time consuming. All good now.

[@LenSheppard-sc2vw]

Sawdust doesn’t burn. I sift my pellets with a 4 inch hotel pan. Extra work but burns better.

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

Thanks for tuning in! You can check out more videos in our fall series on home heating right here- studio.kzbin.infonYWcBGcNCY0/edit

[@chrisdavis5924]

Diesel hydronic heating system with hot water included, by far the way to go! 1,200 a year, 90% efficiency. I have a pellet stove but consider the boiler any day, cleaning it out every day is a pain in the nuts!

[@Grouse2275]

My neighbor has a pellet stove that produces horrible acrid smoke.... currently living a nightmare, he seems nice but he's not able to correct it so far..... help!!!

[@dougskucas5004]

It seems his air/fuel ratio is off, favoring the fuel more than air.

[@highvelocitywilliam]

This was sooooo funded by a pellet stove manufacturer lol

[@suespony]

I had one for few years, wasn't that great, finally got rid of it.

[@scott1lori282]

Or get a gravity fed Rocket Heater. Zero electric needed. No parts need replaced. Hopper fed pellets or if need be you can heat with dry hardwood sticks. One 5gal bucket of STICKS can warm a home for a night.

[@outboardfixer]

Pellets have gone through the roof, the stoves plug up, the igniters constantly burn up and other parts either plug or burn up. I had one I payed 2400.00 for....a HUGE MISTAKE. Most are junk.

[@kevin34ct]

I just bought 2 tons of pellets for $598

[@tonybochiano]

Don't install pellet stove insert. Pellet stoves need to be cleaned regularly. It can't be done with an insert. I have a pellet stove and I love it much more cleaner than a fireplace

[@dougskucas5004]

My insert slides forward with minimal effort, and I am 68 years old. When slid forward, ALL the components are accessible with no difficulty for cleaning and inspecting. Three years now with no problems arising.

[@freecitizen7372]

Where would you store hundreds of bags of pellets. Not to mention the price. Cord wood is more efficient, more cost effective and the wood can be stored outdoors.

[@thegrantdanielsband]

Garage or basement or even outdoors they are bagged in a waterproof bag? no issue whatsoever also if outdoors just cover the skid with a tarp if you are worried. Price? well around here under 1K for the whole heating season is pretty good in my books Also i have used both a pellet and wood stove they are booth good but i do like the pellet stove a little more just saying. 🙂

[@UTUBESUXS2024]

You could not give me a pellet stove. I have a Blazeking as my primary heat source. Power goes out ,the house can still be heated and I can cook on it if need be. The price of pellets has risen a lot in the last couple of years and probably going to do so again. We have lost a lot of sawmills and pellet mills across the country, thanks to Trudeau 's economics. Fiber is getting harder to get as loggers are going broke,once again thanks to Trudeau and his BULL$HIT carbon tax. Pellet stoves are expensive . Mother boards are not cheap, let alone the other component required. The maintenance is a lot more. I easily get a 24 hour burn with my woodstove, and far more heat is produced than any pellet stove manufactured for household use. Depending on the winter, I use about 4=5 cords of wood. Plus, my wood source is very close to home.

[@thegrantdanielsband]

@UTUBESUXS2024 not true I heat for under 1K for the season with pellets.i get them from the menenites. But yes blaze king is a game changer for sure if pellets do go up in price

[@UTUBESUXS2024]

@@thegrantdanielsband you are lucky they are still cheap where you live. I am in the NW part of Canada. Pellets are going for close to 500 bucks per ton. I don't see the price going down here. The pellet mill that we had shut down a while back as did the sawmill which it got its fiber from. Once again Trudeau economics played a big role in that with the Carbon tax that he lines his pockets with. It's a sad situation up here.

[@beebob1279]

@@thegrantdanielsband You must live where it's really cold. I'm in Pennsylvania and I'm all heat pump. My bills into December, January, and February equals about 1,000. That includes all electric use in the house. I did put a woodburning insert and use that now. Problem is electricity when it goes out. My next stove is a free standing. No electricity

[@ryankerns1460]

Pellet Stoves are useless in a power outage unless you have backup power.

[@georgeschlereth4974]

Had both ,,wood burning stove way hotter no electric

[@mikebrouillette6087]

You minimize the one element that can cause you big problems. HOW MUCH ASH CONTENT?? Also a Harmon in the fireplace it is not easy to clean that pipe going up the chimney.

[@drwisdom1]

What is a good reason to purchase a wood burning pellet stove over a natural gas stove or fireplace insert? Because you don't have natural gas? Natural gas is less expensive than pellets and you don't have to go buy it and carry it. Chopping down trees, limbing them, cutting them into logs, hauling them, storing them, and then finally burning them in a wood burning stove is hard work. So if we are comparing against that, then pellets make a lot of sense even if the logs are free.

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

Thanks for watching. There is no single answer that works for everyone. For example, some enjoy the physical exertion of gathering and preparing firewood while others enjoy the convenience of pellet stoves.

[@SheldonRunkle]

Great….if cost of pellets is no issue ? !

[@annaaron3510]

NOISE. Less BTU output compared w. wood stove. SUPPLY. Manufacturing energy costs.

[@chevy3759]

I don't know where a ton of pellets cost 350 1 skid is one ton 50-40lb bags each bag is around $4.25 a bag.50 bags ×4.25=$217 a ton or skid.

[@lawnieupdike1060]

Depends where you live as to what the pellets will cost per ton. Good quality pellets in central NY are going to cost 300-350 a ton.

[@Cybrspidr]

The rock bottom truth is that you might as well burn up your money, cuz that, in effect, is what you are doing with a pellet burner. 'Nuff said. 😮😅

[@democratsareterrorists]

Isn’t that what all heating is it all costs money

[@FamilyHomeComputer]

hahaha after you factor in all your chains, chain oil, bar oil, premix and saw maintence the pellets come out cheaper with a whole lot less work than your wood.

[@paulwilcox4056]

Pellets are so over rated. Ridiculously expensive and a big lie. They only burn cleaner because they are made from sawdust so a lot of the fines get blown out of the exhaust stack. No one ever talks about how much energy goes into the pellet manufacturing process. Pellets are so far from being a green heating source it’s not funny. It amazes me me on how much people do not pay attention to the whole cost.

[@keeganb9477]

They are dirt cheap compared to gas or oil.

[@lawrencekirkby3016]

I burns two 40 lb bags a day

[@lewisa6650]

The pellet stove is not a good choice. It's expensive to run with electric use and pellet cost. In addition, if you lose power, you are screwed for heat. Natural draft wood or coal stove is a better choice.

[@dougskucas5004]

My pellet stove has a battery and inverter for back-up. That will run the stove for a couple days. My pellet stove cut my heating cost in half, just sayin'.

[@TheCharles007777777]

Pellet stoves are a rip off, CANNOT make your own, NEED electricity, MUST RECHARGE every day, WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE ?.

[@coinpusherr1558]

you don't have to put in a log every 2 hours..

[@TwopersonsWalksalone]

Another useless heater when the power is out. There is not many pellet stoves that don't require electricity!

[@banjohappy]

Good point. We always had a warm house and hot soup if the power went out when heating with our wood stove.

[@TwopersonsWalksalone]

@banjohappy I build a Rocket Mass Heater. Then, I adapted it to burn pellets ! I burn 1 40 lb. Bag of pellets per day. Burn three hours and let the stove go out. The stove will pump heat for hours after going out.

[@randytaylor1814]

Wood burns hotter and way more area coverage and also drys wet gear ...burn dry wood only

[@swamprat69er]

I tried a pellet stove ONCE! I am not going to tell you the manufacturer but will suffice to say that they didn't do enough testing before releasing it to the public. It was professionally installed. It worked good after installation. The first time it failed it didn't light up. Solution = replace the circuit board. The second time it failed it filled the house with smoke. Solution = Called the selling dealer and insisted he come and take that POS out of my house. He did and refunded my full purchase price including installation costs. I wont have one of those things in my house as long as I am alive. I burn wood and furnace oil, only. The mess of cord wood is better than losing my life to a pellet stove.

[@charliemagoo7943]

Wiseway?????