| Almost everyone loves to watch a burning | | | | precautions must still be taken when you are near |
| fireplace or stove. However, not too many people | | | | the glass door. It will be scorching hot. These |
| are very interested in the tiresome chore of | | | | stoves are virtually smoke free; thus producing |
| chopping wood into small enough pieces that will | | | | little pollution. As with most everything, there is |
| be able to fit into a typical wood burning unit. On | | | | one mayor negative feature of this unit. It relies |
| the other hand, if you have a corn or pellet | | | | on electrical current to operate. Therefore, it may |
| burning stove, you can have your cake and eat it | | | | be unreliable as the only source of heat during the |
| too. Watching the dancing flame is just as | | | | cold winter months. On the other hand, battery |
| hypnotizing; but there is absolutely no wood to | | | | powered units are also readily available for people |
| chop. The fuel for these units is made entirely | | | | who may want the added security of a second |
| from organic matter that has been compressed | | | | power supply. |
| into tiny pellets. These pellets are so small that | | | | Pellet stoves are very economical to use. They |
| they can easily be stored in a container near the | | | | definitely will help reduce your energy costs. Since |
| stove. | | | | the fuel for these stoves is organic in nature, it |
| Pellet stoves usually burn up to a day or two with | | | | can easily be replaced in a relatively short period |
| one loading of pellets. They burn very clean and | | | | of time. This means that none of our much |
| very hot. Nevertheless, the outside of most of | | | | needed forests ever need to be destroyed. |
| these units remain comparatively cool. But, | | | | |