Winter’s coming and home heating costs are skyrocketing as oil and gas companies ratchet-up prices for another profitable season. One way to save significant money on your home heating bills is to install a pellet stove that burns pellets made from compacted sawdust, woodchips, bark, corn or other biomass materials, which are almost completely, and very efficiently, burned with this technology. Pellet stoves are typically used to heat one room of 1,000 to 1,800 square feet and pellets can sell (Sam’s Club) for as little as $187 a ton. A typical home will burn approximately 3 tons of pellets a winter (source: smartmoney.com). Supplementing your standard oil or electric heating system with a pellet stove can save you significant cash over the course of a cold winter.
The Europeans are way out in front of the US in the pellet stove market but there are American alternatives. The Hearth Focus, pictured above, is the top of the line in US Stove’s alternative heating appliances. This model features:
- high temperature powder coat paint
- stainless steel hearth plate and trim
- digital control board with built-in diagnostics
- cast iron queen ann legs
- 21 preset variables that are adjustable for fuels of the future
Along with its high-efficicency, the Hearth Focus is EPA-Certified to set itself apart from the rest. Heat Capacity 1,300 sq. with a 60 lbs. hopper capacity (52,300 btu’s/ hr.). Dimensions: 29″ W x 31″ H x 28″ D. Weight 309 lbs.
Sold only at dealers for $2,485 – find a dealer
More on this stove @ usstove.com
In Michigan you can get one for $1,900 @ d&m natural
Another good article on choosing a pellet stove @ oldhouseweb.com
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ive only had my pellet stove 1 year. ive had nothing but problems with it. ive had all parts replaced and have a hard time having the service tech to come here. the place i bought it from does not want to fix it right. they want to charge me for every thing. i dont think i should have to when this stove has not worked right since i bought it.
The stove is “beeping.” It has “beeped” 7-8 times over the last week or so. What is causing it?
Frank,
Try contacting the company directly – you’ll find an 800 number on the “find a dealer” link. Or contact the store where you originally bought it. We are not a dealer, we do not represent this company.
Thanks for reading our site.
i’m having trubble keeping my strove running. i’ve cleaned it, pipes. pot. everything of inside and out.
it seem that when i try to relight the mixer doesn’t move. and the auge doesn’twant to feed correctly. i’ve held the on button in and the auger does feed. but under normal operation it just keeps going out HELP Please