Pellet stoves are fast becoming the most favored option for heating households. A Pellet stove burns wood pellets; and is very efficient in terms of time, economy, and energy and particulates. Today nobody has sufficient time to stack and split fire-woods. Moreover, unlike fire-wood, the particulate waste from pellet is, minimum.

The pellet stove is an automated wood burner. The stove has a hopper which needs to be loaded with the pellets. When the stove is switched on, the fuel is automatically fed onto the burn chamber. Combustion air is forced into this burn chamber, thereby creating a mini furnace. Pellet stoves are electrically operated; thereby making it convenient to install these stoves close to an electric outlet. Once installed, the maintenance routine involves, filling the hopper with pellets, and emptying ash pans weekly, regularly cleaning the burn pot, hopper, ash tray and glass, and the annual servicing of the stove etc. Stove maintenance is relatively less, when you use premium pellets.

Pellet fuel comprises of, recycled sawdust left over from lumber manufacturing, such as, wood shavings, corn, walnut, peanut shells and other similar biomass wastes that are compressed and extruded after being ground up together. Pellets resemble rabbit feed; and are approximately an inch to three inches long, and are available in 40 pound bags. Some stoves can also burn corn kernels, nut shells and wood chips, which is favored by most households. Pellets are available in two grades'”premium and standard.

Pellet stove is economically quite efficient. The appliance totally costs only a small part of the whole system. The other costs are contributed by chimney installations, fuel costs and maintenance service expenditure. Once fed, the stove can remain unattended for more than 24 hours. Moreover, one is not contributing to global warming, since the fuel is a renewable, recycled source that burns almost 100 percent!