| The first step to buying a pellet stove online is to | | | | most part, only online stores with a physical |
| research which corn, wood or wood pellet stove | | | | presence in the state where you reside, like Wally |
| is appropriate for your home heating needs. Take | | | | Mart, are obligated to collect sales tax. |
| into account the size of your home, its floor plan | | | | Delivery |
| (is it open or divided?) and the existing heating | | | | Many stoves bought online include free shipping. |
| system. | | | | However; due to its weight, your stove will be |
| A rule of thumb for sizing a wood or pellet stove | | | | delivered by truck. Don't count on the truck driver |
| is 30 Btus per square foot. So a 350 square foot | | | | for any help offloading. So unless you have forklift |
| room would require a 10,000 Btu stove. | | | | in your garage, you'll have to recruit some help. |
| (350x30=10,500) | | | | Hopefully, the trucking company will be able to |
| Now go online and type in "buy wood pellet | | | | accommodate your schedule. Also, online stove |
| stove" or "buy corn stove". | | | | retailers will not deliver to a Post Office box or |
| You'll get 344,000 pages of results from Google. | | | | APO address. |
| You only need 2 pages worth. Basically there are | | | | Installation |
| only three online sellers of corn and wood pellet | | | | Don't bother ordering vent pipes, elbows, etc. |
| stoves: Homeclick, MoreHome and NorthernTool. | | | | from the online store where you purchased your |
| Check out the over all reputation of the online | | | | stove. Let your installer order the parts that |
| store you're considering for your purchase. I like | | | | conform to local building codes. Estimated |
| BizRate shopping search for this. | | | | installation costs will run $400 - $700+. If you |
| Once you've decided which stove to buy, and | | | | don't know an approved installer, companies such |
| from whom, there are a few more factors to | | | | as Service Magic can help you locate one in your |
| consider: | | | | area. |
| Discounts and Credit Sales | | | | Support |
| 10% discounts are frequently available to online | | | | Online support can be trying at times. No matter |
| wood or pellet stove buyers. Most online stores | | | | how knowledgeable the person on the other end |
| offer free shipping, zero down and/or extended | | | | of your emails is, the information you get is only |
| payments. Some will offer all of the above. | | | | as good as the information you give. |
| Sales tax | | | | Substantial savings can be had by buying a wood |
| With the exception of a few states, buying online | | | | pellet or corn stove online. It also requires |
| will save you sales tax of 5% or more. For the | | | | substantial planning, preparation and patience. |