About Pellet Stoves
The installation of a wood or pellet stove is the one home improvement project that offers the greatest return on investment in terms of maintaining a comfortable atmosphere within the house. A home improvement that has the potential to pay for itself is installing a solid fuel space heater (such as a wood or pellet stove or insert) in your living area.
If you’re like many of our other clients, you’re searching for a home heating alternative that satisfies the following criteria:
-is simple to put into use.
-potentially result in cheaper monthly costs for electric or gas utilities.
-can be installed in the room in your house that has the lowest temperature.
-is a pleasing complement to the home’s overall ambiance.
Using either Wood or Pellets as Fuel
The decision between a wood stove and a pellet stove comes down to the advantages that you anticipate gaining from the addition of this device. If you want the most amount of heat possible from your stove or fireplace insert, and you also appreciate the smell of burning wood, it’s impossible to go wrong with a contemporary wood-burning stove or insert.
On the other hand, pellet inserts and stoves have the qualities of being semi-automatic, which contributes to the attraction of a pellet stove. This is the case even if wood stove pellets can be difficult to locate at times, and maintenance can be a little bit more expensive.
Which Is Better for Your Home: A Stove That Burns Wood OR Pellets? Compare the options’ characteristics, advantages, and drawbacks, as well as the most common problems, before settling on the solid fuel stove that’s best for you. If you invest some time and effort into doing some research, selecting an additional source of heat will give you a better chance of having a long and fruitful partnership with your new stove.
Have you ever been curious in what a pellet stove or a wood-burning stove looks like on the inside? Watch the films that are provided below to gain an understanding of the inner workings and components (parts) that are located within wood-burning and pellet stoves.
Does Wood Get Burned in a Pellet Stove?
The pellet stove, in contrast to the wood stove, consumes pellets that have been manufactured from wood, as the name suggests. Wood stoves, on the other hand, burn logs directly. Automatic pellet stoves are able to function because they burn pellets as fuel. As the pellet fuel is used, a control panel circuit board or “computer” communicates with the auger system to instruct it to continue feeding pellets to the burn pot so that they can be ignited. A greater quantity of pellets are introduced into the combustion area when the stove is adjusted to a higher setting.
Pellet Stove Problems
Pellet fireplaces and stoves often have strong components, are crafted with the suitable materials, and have an expert level of assembly. On the other hand, there is a persistent problem that results in problems more frequently than those caused by wood-burning inserts and stoves. The difficulty is that so many vital electrical parts are placed in a stove that gets above 200 degrees Fahrenheit, and this is the reason why it is a very simple problem to explain but a difficult problem to fix.
Because of the high temperature, a pellet stove’s mechanical components, including the circuit board, the sensors, and the wires extending for dozens of feet, frequently have issues.
The majority of pellet stoves, for instance, come equipped with three separate motors. If any of these components were to fail, it would prevent the stove from working properly. Even though the circuit board is quite durable, it is not unheard of for it to suddenly stop working for no apparent reason.
The installation of pellet stove fireplace inserts and stoves is something that we at Full Service Chimney strongly advise against doing.
Why? …
as a result of the above-average service troubles that a great deal of clients encounter. Even with regular cleaning and maintenance, the numerous electronic and mechanical components have a high propensity to malfunction, particularly during the time of year when you may be depending on them. Even a little pellet stove that is only utilized on an infrequent basis is not suggested. Because a trip to the service department to repair broken parts would be expensive and time-consuming in the event that the control board or auger motor failed to function properly.
If you suspect that your chimney or fireplace is having some issues, have an expert inspect it. Call Local Chimney Sweep Cleaning today. We also offer Chimney Cleaning Princeton and other affordable services.