Subj : Re: Fall
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : Mark Hofmann
Date : Mon Oct 04 2021 16:52:06

KW> We have a small wood stove that requires small rounds, and started using
KW> pellets in their place. They are much more efficient, burn cleanly, and I
KW> can get a load of pellets to last all night without stoking.
KW> 
KW> This is up near Lake Tahoe, CA. The key is to buy pellets down here in
KW> the flatlands where they cost 1/3 of the price!

I had purchased a pellot stove for the basement of my previous home.  That fireplace would create some massive heat.  It is best if you can get it to go into a return or something to circulate through the home.  I had no return near it, so the basement would get to be 80+ degrees and the other levels would be comfortable.  

It was many years ago when I bought it back when pellots were cheap (as they should be).  They are just pressed wood.  I had bought an entire pallot of them for around $100 back then.  That same amount would probably be $1000 now.  It is insane.  Cheaper to burn tires.

- Mark

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