I'll be replacing my woodstove next summer. There are just no inexpensive
supplies of firewood around any more.

If you had your choice - would you put in a pellet or a propane stove? Why?

Thanks, Dave

"Dave" wrote in message
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I'll be replacing my woodstove next summer. There are just no inexpensive
supplies of firewood around any more.

If you had your choice - would you put in a pellet or a propane stove?
Why?

Thanks, Dave

Are you using the stove every day in the winter to heat the house? Or is it
for an occasional hour or two to take the chill off a particular room a
night or two a week? Do you have frequent power failures?

If it is full use, I'd check the cost of operation and that would decide.

If it is more of a convenience factor, propane is just the flick of a switch
with no pellets to drag around.

My wood stove has not been burned for the past two years. Buying wood is
more expensive than paying the oil man. I keep about a quarter cord in case
of emergency in a power failure. Pellet stoves use an electric powered auger
so keep that in mind for your decision making.

"Dave" wrote in message
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I'll be replacing my woodstove next summer. There are just no inexpensive
supplies of firewood around any more.

If you had your choice - would you put in a pellet or a propane stove?
Why?

Thanks, Dave

You might want to take a look at corn stoves or maybe a combination
corn/pellet stove. I've read articles claiming corn heat can cost as little
as half of what other sources cost.

Some articles:

http://www.agriculture.com/buyersgui...cornstove.html

http://www.age.psu.edu/extension/fac...s/h/H%2078.pdf

http://web4.msue.msu.edu/msuewc/barry/article.cfm?id=62

Dean




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On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 17:48:26 -0800, "Dave" wrote:

I'll be replacing my woodstove next summer. There are just no inexpensive
supplies of firewood around any more.

If you had your choice - would you put in a pellet or a propane stove? Why?

I replaced my wood stove several years ago with propane. About the
same time my brother-in-law bought 2 pellet stoves.

Hands down, I'd go with propane again-- unvented if the space will
allow it. [pricewise I think it still has an edge over pellets, but
comparing two systems is tricky & prices on both fluctuate]

Here's why I like my propane;
I can turn it on or off in an instant.
It can be thermostatically controlled. [mine isn't]
I never have to lift anything heavier than a remote.
No moving parts. [it seems like b-i-l is replacing a blower, motor or
some auger part every year on one stove or the other. I replaced my
thermocouple the first year-- then I found out that after vaccuuming
the dust in the fall the pilot nozzle likes a shot of compressed air.]
One without a blower will work when the electricity are out.
No dust.
No hauling heavy bags of pellets or storing outside in a silo.
If there are kids in the house, the propane doesn't get as hot on the
outside. [might just be a design thing-- but my b-i-l's pellet stoves
get too hot to touch, my iron 'wood stove looking' propane is never
too hot to touch.

I turn my propane on in November & off in April. Vacuum it out in
Oct. & it's ready for a new season. If the lights go out, I turn it
up a bit. Other than that, I forget it's there. If you like
futzing with things, get a pellet stove.

Jim