stimpy17
Active Member
Hi all! We're thinking about either a wood or pellet stove as a back-up heat source.
1000 ft. single story home w/new doors and windows. Well insulated. This would be a free standing stove either way.
2 older people and we're about 1/4 mi. from DC lake and in reality I won't be around forever so I just worry about my other half.
Concerned about power outages with the pellet stove so I've been looking at the gravity feed one (wise way 1949) but it looks like a PITA to maintain. OTOH, having had a wood burner in another home I know a little about it takes to run and maintain one.
Would like to hear from someone who has an opinion about other pellet or wood stoves as far as cost of fuel, installation and codes, what is required as far as EPA standards and of course cost of the unit. What works and what didn't.
As always, thank-you.
1000 ft. single story home w/new doors and windows. Well insulated. This would be a free standing stove either way.
2 older people and we're about 1/4 mi. from DC lake and in reality I won't be around forever so I just worry about my other half.
Concerned about power outages with the pellet stove so I've been looking at the gravity feed one (wise way 1949) but it looks like a PITA to maintain. OTOH, having had a wood burner in another home I know a little about it takes to run and maintain one.
Would like to hear from someone who has an opinion about other pellet or wood stoves as far as cost of fuel, installation and codes, what is required as far as EPA standards and of course cost of the unit. What works and what didn't.
As always, thank-you.