All the pellet stoves I've seen have a hopper and an auger system. There's simply no way you could burn firewood in them.

 

I'm not knocking pellet stoves but I know people who often times have trouble getting pellets as well.

 

My mom has one and frankly even on high, it doesn't put out anywhere near the heat of my fireplace insert. It's just not as messy, less maintenance as far as adding fuel and doesn't produce much ash at all.

I believe you would load the logs in the front, not through the top. I am not 100% sure about burning wood in a pellet stove.....but I know that you CANNOT burn pellets in a wood stove.

 

Is your fireplace insert natural gas? If so, I was referring to whole house heating. Most "inserts" heat up ~400sq ft.

I believe you would load the logs in the front, not through the top. I am not 100% sure about burning wood in a pellet stove.....but I know that you CANNOT burn pellets in a wood stove.

 

Is your fireplace insert natural gas? If so, I was referring to whole house heating. Most "inserts" heat up ~400sq ft.

 

My insert is wood. There is no natural gas available around here.

 

It's rated at 74100 BTU max and while my house is small ~1000sq, it heats the entire house.

No natural gas? Do you have an electric stove?

No natural gas? Do you have an electric stove?

 

Propane stove and dryer. I fill the 50 gallon bottle once a year at $4-5/gallon rip off from Ferrel gas. A furnace would be outrageous to run on propane.

What about all the oil that is supposed to be right in the center of our country? I have been reading about it on and off for years. May be an urban legend but it is supposed to be supported by government documents.

 

John that is the Strategic Oil Reserve. We are supposed to use it to help balance the shortages and disruptions.

I sell wood pellets and have yet to run into someone who didn't like their pellet stove. A lot of them had wood stoves before, but like the convenience of pellet stoves.

 

There was an issue back two years ago with pellet fuel supply, but this year and last year there is plenty of pellets to be had.

Problem with that is you need electricity to run the auger....that's the downside....my stove burns no matter what....

Just filled up with heating oil. $3.349 I shoot be good until July.

Just filled up with heating oil - $3.099/gal

Just filled up with heating oil - $3.099/gal

I was taken.

 

ETA: Will they travel?

Paul:

 

I doubt that far. You just need to find somebody that buys oil on the spot market. I have no auto-fill, no service contract with these folks - just oil and a minimum purchase amount. I (we) get around the minimum by buying oil in conjunction with my neighbor. Whenever one of us needs oil, he calls the other and we always fill up together - makes it worthwhile for the trip up here, I'll send you a PM with contact info, but I doubt they'll travel all the way down there - although the quantity you buy at one time may sway their decision.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

psst

http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/19374-price-drop-fswood-burning-gas-fireplace-and-gas-logs-350-or-bo/

 

Hi neighbor I already saw that thanks. It's too big for my place, I'd have to make serious renovations to make it work.

I ended up ordering a Four Dog stove which I'll be able to use for cooking and on my camping trips too.