Lopi Pellet Stove And The Possible Selection Of Biomass Fuel Pellets

Your choice of pellet stove should be selected on your heating requirements, level of automation and maintenance required and desired fuel flexibility. Each pellet stove is designed around a few core points. An integrated pellet hopper, auger feed system, burn pot, combustion fan, and ash draw. Pellet stoves are highly automated combustion units, as they are controlled by an integrated computer. The computer controls all features of the stove and controls combustion efficiency. The computer can be set to turn the stove on at set times or to regulate the stove at a desired level. Some of the latest pellet stoves have even more advanced features, such as connection between mobile phones. The user on their way home can send a txt to the stove to turn on. When the user gets home the stove has heated the property to the desired level. The computer also controls pellet feed rate and ignition creating a highly automated unit.

What Are The Ways The Pellet Stove Can Heat Your Home Or Business?

Depending on the make of pellet stove and size of property, the way the pellet stove can and should heat the property will differ. Most pellet stoves provide heat by radiating heat into the room, and also have a fan which collects heat from the heat exchanger on the stove and vents it into the room. Some properties have ventilation systems to distribute the heat throughout the property. Some consumers also only purchase a small pellet stove to heat an individual room in the property, generally the main living space. Due to this fact, many pellet stove manufactures design stoves as stylish centre pieces.

For larger properties however warm air ventilation from a pellet stove may not be sufficient to heat the property. In this instance there are also pellet stoves with integrated back boilers to connect the stove up to your existing central heating system. This type of pellet stove is usually spilt 20/80, with 20 percent of heat used for warm air ventilation, and the remaining 80 for the central heating.

Can All Pellet Stoves Burn All Fuel Pellets Effectively and Efficiently?

The simple answer is no, there is a wide range is the abilities of pellet stoves from one manufacture to the next. Even small differences in pellet fuel such as pellet length can cause issues for some brands and types of pellet stove. Due to the design of the pellet hopper and pellet auger feed on some stoves if a pellet is too long a few issues can occur. The first possible issue is the pellet could become blocked in the feed mechanism. Secondly due to cheaper components potentially long pellets can damage the auger mechanism. When purchasing a pellet stove, it is always best to buy a unit with an over engineered auger feed system that can handle pellets of different lengths without complications.

Helping You Buy The Best Pellet Stove For Your Needs and Budget

We have a lot of experience and knowledge of different pellet combustion solutions, and which designs are more fuel flexible and reliable. We therefore developed this guide to help. To learn more, please click the link below.

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