"Terry Coombs" wrote in message
On 10/24/2018 6:37 PM, Bob Green wrote:
Thanks for the responses! I appreciate it. I guess I'm
going to have to
carry out some more in-depth research before I take the
plunge. I've
also been reading about pellet stoves now and how they
are basically
more automated, so I may go down that route instead.

What's your opinion on pellets?




IIRC they cost 2 or 3 times as much to fuel as a regular
wood stove . I have no direct experience .

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety - and armed .
Get outta my woods !


The cost depends on the availability of wood. If you
have your own lot then you only have to cut and split
it. If you have to buy a load of wood you still have to
cut and split it which, of course, adds to the cost.
Are you in good enough physical shape to do it? I
used to burn wood but now I have health problems
so I switched to pellets. I have a Harmon PP38 that
has now burned 66 tons in the last 10 years and the
only work is moving the bags. For the same price I'd
have to pay for a load of logs per year! And no work!
This stove is a bottom feeder, that is, the pellets are
pushed in from behind and below the fire. No need to
shut it down to dump the ashpan. And the temp in here
is constant. I'm glad I took this route as this stove has
been trouble free for all this time.