Switching from wood to pellets

Dok440 · Jan 8, 2025

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Having been around wood stoves all my life and recently dabbling in the pellet world there are a few things I have noticed.

With the pellet stove there are 2 fans that constantly run while the stove is in operation. Not terrible but there is a constant noise that I was not used to with the wood stove.

The “heat” is very different than the wood stove. With the wood stove you get that blow you out heat. The pellet stove has a constant warm air with less variation so there’s that.

The pellet stove requires more maintenance.

With the pellet stove there are more electronic parts that can fail. It was suggested to me to make sure parts are readily available for the stove you plan to purchase. And if you are not comfortable working on it yourself make sure there is someone local that will.

I have family with Pelpro stoves and they have been happy with them as auxiliary heaters in Maine for quite a few seasons. Personally I would stay away from box store stoves mainly because I had a problem with a stove, the store would do nothing and the manufacturer was difficult to deal with. Some friends have box store stoves and all have had problems with little use and parts have been hard to get.

I had to do a fair amount of running around and dealing with Craigslist/marketplace sellers but ended up with what I think is a decent stove cheap that had a problem, I was able to get it fixed with the help of a fella here. In all I’m into it for 600$. Around here 2k would get a great used stove if you want to put in the leg work.
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This is all good information. I tried a pellet stove in our living room. It heated fine but I couldn't handle the noise of the fans. I moved the pellet stove into the shop and replaced it with a wood stove.

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Switching from wood to pellets

Dok440