| One of the big disadvantages of pellet stoves is | | | | even as a consumer there are small models that |
| as a home owner couldn't just go out and cut | | | | you can buy to make your own wood pellets. |
| down a tree and make your own wood pellets. | | | | With this, pellet stoves are becoming more |
| This is one area where traditional firewood stoves | | | | appealing as an alternative to wood stoves. You |
| had an advantage since many home owners can | | | | get the convenience of a thermostatic controlled |
| produce their own firewood at a very low cost. | | | | self fueling source of heat and the comfort of |
| Pellets are simple a compressed form of the | | | | wood heat. |
| original material. They can be made from just | | | | In order to make your own wood pellets you will |
| about any form of biomass but wood is the most | | | | need a source of raw material. But you need that |
| common material to use for heating. Making | | | | with firewood too. With pellets you can use the |
| pellets is a fairly simple process but it takes | | | | same material you use to make firewood plus |
| specialized precision machinery. Because of this | | | | more materials that you wouldn't use for |
| most pellets are made in commercial pellet mills | | | | firewood. You can use the whole tree including |
| that can invest tens of thousands of dollars or | | | | limbs and leaves. You can use yard waste and |
| more into this kind of machinery. | | | | grass clippings and many forms of biomass. |
| In recent years pellet mill technology has | | | | Now that you can make your own wood pellets, |
| developed small pellet mills that are lower | | | | this form of heat is becoming more practical and |
| production but are more affordable. This allows | | | | affordable. |
| small pellet businesses to enter the market and | | | | |