| With the increasing costs of living expenses these | | | | there are many good websites online where you'll |
| days, we are all looking for ways to save some | | | | find some good deals on new ones. |
| money. When it comes to heating your home, it's | | | | As always, it's best to do proper research, read |
| no different. Home heating costs can add up very | | | | reviews etc., to determine what you really need. |
| quickly! When we bought our home, it already had | | | | For example, if you plan to burn both corn and |
| a nice, like new propane furnace in it. We were | | | | wood pellets, you will need a "multi-fuel" pellet |
| excited about this feature of our home since the | | | | stove. These stoves will cost you more than |
| fuel is clean and is delivered directly to our | | | | pellet stoves which burn only wood pellets. You |
| propane tank by the propane company. This was | | | | may pay more for high end brand name pellet |
| great until we had to fill it. We spent over $500, | | | | stoves (Harman, Whitfield to name a few) but, as |
| and this only lasted a little over a month! Needless | | | | the saying goes - you get what you pay for! |
| to say, the excitement level dropped considerably | | | | There are many good pellet stove brands out |
| after that. Since Winter lasts for several months, | | | | there so you'll have plenty of good ones to |
| we needed to look for other options. | | | | choose from. Search for online reviews from sites |
| Wood or Pellet stoves seemed like the most | | | | such as opinions, where consumers write in to tell |
| logical answer. Both burn efficiently, but pellet | | | | about their experiences with various products. |
| stoves emit less harmful pollutants. They are | | | | You'll also want to see how accessible pellet stove |
| relatively compact and easy to install as well. In | | | | fuel is in your area, and how much it will cost you. |
| fact, they can be installed in basically any room of | | | | If you plan to burn wood pellets - price them at |
| your house - no chimney needed! There are also | | | | your local hardware stores, Lowes, Home Depot, |
| ways to install pellet stoves in your existing fire | | | | or farm stores. See if you can buy pellets in bulk |
| place. | | | | to save some money. You may also check into |
| The part that seemed most daunting initially was | | | | burning corn pellets if you live in area where corn |
| the price - starting at around $1000 and going up | | | | is easily accessible, such as Midwest farming |
| from there. But after paying over $500 per | | | | communities. |
| month for propane, the price tag didn't seem so | | | | Pellet stoves are clean and affordable. Compare |
| high after all. It would pay for itself in just a short | | | | and contrast it to other home heating methods to |
| while. By doing some good research, you can find | | | | see if it will work well for you! |
| great used pellet stoves for less money. Also - | | | | |