Pellet stoves: Who's got 'em?

[Navin]

Originally Posted by triplenickel

The thought of pellets without buying a pellet stove sounds good to me, can't wait to try it when this shift is over. The baskets seem kinda steep for what they are so I'm gonna try the KLR version of a basket since I already have one at home.

OK, what is that out of ???

$125 for a steel bucket is pretty steep!

My stove is burning great, I'm sure I can dial it down to a slower burn but I've got a bunch of raw logs and papers in there with a few lbs. of pellets scatter in the mix too so next load tomorrow I'll mess with the adjustments.

Reading the eco brick directions I don't see why you even need a basket, I'm thinking I could leave the 1" of ash in the base and load pellets there, stacked as high as I want. Of course, I'd start with a low level or pile them higher in the rear, away from the doors.

[Manuel Garcia O'Kely]

Looks like a BBQ wok-basket thingy, possibly made of enameled steel? Might work best with pellets if set on a couple of fire bricks to allow air under bottom.

[triplenickel]

Originally Posted by Manuel Garcia O'Kely

Looks like a BBQ wok-basket thingy, possibly made of enameled steel? Might work best with pellets if set on a couple of fire bricks to allow air under bottom.

Bingo like $20 bucks here, add a couple bricks like you said or 4 bolts, and 8 nuts gets ya legs. Walmart, Home Depot etc.... easy to find.

[Manuel Garcia O'Kely]

You know what I like best about a pellet stove? The thermostat control. Man is it nice to know it's on guard all night. Usually ours kicks on about 3 AM and keeps the place from getting uncomfortably cold in the winter.

[RustySpokes]

We've had ours for about a month now, and are really enjoying it. I got back from a ride the other day and my wife had the family room up to 75.

[Bueller]

Originally Posted by Manuel Garcia O'Kely

You know what I like best about a pellet stove? The thermostat control. Man is it nice to know it's on guard all night. Usually ours kicks on about 3 AM and keeps the place from getting uncomfortably cold in the winter.

I ran wiring across the house and mounted a second thermostat next to the HVAC thermostat. I can dump in a bag of pellets per day, stir the ash pot, and forget about it. Once per week I dump the ash drawer.

[DockingPilot]

The circuit board on my Kozy stove just went.

[John Nash]

I have been in my house for 20 years next month. I installed a free standing Englander Pellet Stove in the corner of my family room downstairs the second year in the house.It puts out 56,000 BTU's. I don't run it all the time..but when I do it kicks ass.Its fabricated from 1/4 inch steel which when hot really puts out some heat. There are two augers which deliver the pellets to the burn pot.I have done no maintanence to this stove except clean out the ash from all inside areas of the stove.I have a fireplace in that room that I have not used since installing the pellet stove 19 years ago.I start the stove on high and its 80F in no time at all in a 600 sq.ft room.It really sends alot of heat upstair to the rest of the house also.I have always bought premium pellets from either Southern States or recently from our local Farm Supply Outlet.Paid $219.00 two weeks ago for a ton.I would estimate I have run a bout 15 tons of pellets through this stove over the years.I love this Englander Pellet Stove. My buddy has the same stove, which he purchased the same year as me, also has had no issues.