| Corn pellet stoves sellers have enjoyed the | | | | which slowly feeds the firepot. You can control |
| tremendous jump in popularity for the alternate | | | | how hot your stove is by adjusting the auger. For |
| heat sources. Akin to the wood stove, a corn | | | | some models you can even ball wall thermostats |
| pellet stove can be a good environmentally | | | | for automatic adjustments. These can be used in |
| friendly choice. With the cost of gas and electricity | | | | conjunction with optional glow plug igniters. The |
| sky rocketing, corn pellet stoves can be the most | | | | plug igniters automatically light your fire. So you |
| economical choice also. | | | | can set your pellet stove up so that if the |
| Corn pellet stoves have become so popular that | | | | temperature increases in your home, it will |
| in many areas there is a wait time to get your | | | | automatically shut off, saving you fuel costs even |
| stove. The manufacturers can barely keep up | | | | more. The best part is that it will automatically |
| with the demand. You are using an easily | | | | come on if the temperature drops, so you don't |
| renewable resource that burns efficiently and | | | | have to worry about waking up to frozen feet or |
| cleanly. The amount of smoke left after burning | | | | burst pipes. |
| your corn pellets is so negligible as to be | | | | There are many choices in style and function and |
| unnoticeable. Also, the corn contributes oxygen to | | | | lots of optional extras for you to choose from. |
| the air while growing, and can be renewed | | | | Think carefully about what you want. What is |
| annually, unlike oil or gas. | | | | your primary goal? If your main goal is to |
| The pellets are loaded into the hopper so you do | | | | improve your environment, than changing over |
| not have to continuously feed it like the traditional | | | | your fireplace to a corn pellet stove insert may |
| wood stove and it supplements your heat enough | | | | be your choice even if the fuel cost in your area |
| as to decrease your electric or gas bill. However, | | | | is slightly high. If you need to save money and |
| before buying yourself a corn pellet stove, you | | | | the availability of local, reasonably priced corn in |
| should check into not only the availability of corn | | | | your area is not a problem, than a corn pellet |
| pellets where you live, but also the price. In areas | | | | stove is the way to go. |
| where the local supply is little or nonexistent, it | | | | However, there may not be a fuel source |
| might not be the most economical choice for you. | | | | available in your area. If not, you probably do not |
| A corn pellet stove works a lot like a wood pellet | | | | want to put that corn pellet stove in your living |
| stove. Your pellets are loaded into a hopper, which | | | | room, even if it would make a good talking piece |
| varies in size by manufacturer or consumer | | | | for your friends. |
| choice. There is a mall screw, known as an auger, | | | | |