OK, so I visited CJD3 last year and saw the cool pellet stove setup they got going on for their mom and liked it alot.
Then we had that ass-kicking coldass winter last year and made up my mind to pull the trigger before this next heating season.
So now I'm doing my research, and want to poll the audience here about their preferences and experiences with pellet stoves.
My house is an old farmhouse/Cape Cod kinda looking thing, 2 story open upstairs, with an addition on the back, about 1800 sq ft
There is already chimney pipe access; previous owner used a woodstove.
My thought was to put the stove in the front living room and use ceiling fans to keep air moving around
Some questions:
1) Is it realistic to expect that heat will make it all through the house? My buddy who used to live there says that the woodstove practically ran them out it was so hot....
2) Is there a preferred brand of stove that's the gold standard? Are the stoves sold at Tractor Supply and Menards and Lowes and such any good, or should they be avoided? I talked to a dealer (who's stoves are twice as expensive) and he says that repair parts and service are a problem with non-dealer stoves....:smiley_depressive:
3) What's been your experience with pellet heating? Good ? bad?
Help me out here....
Then we had that ass-kicking coldass winter last year and made up my mind to pull the trigger before this next heating season.
So now I'm doing my research, and want to poll the audience here about their preferences and experiences with pellet stoves.
My house is an old farmhouse/Cape Cod kinda looking thing, 2 story open upstairs, with an addition on the back, about 1800 sq ft
There is already chimney pipe access; previous owner used a woodstove.
My thought was to put the stove in the front living room and use ceiling fans to keep air moving around
Some questions:
1) Is it realistic to expect that heat will make it all through the house? My buddy who used to live there says that the woodstove practically ran them out it was so hot....
2) Is there a preferred brand of stove that's the gold standard? Are the stoves sold at Tractor Supply and Menards and Lowes and such any good, or should they be avoided? I talked to a dealer (who's stoves are twice as expensive) and he says that repair parts and service are a problem with non-dealer stoves....:smiley_depressive:
3) What's been your experience with pellet heating? Good ? bad?
Help me out here....