NEWS : Avalon Astoria Wood Pellet Stove Features and Benefits

Avalon produce a range of heating solutions using solid fuels and gas. Avalon now have a well established range of pellet heating systems, and part of the range includes the Astoria. The Astoria uses between 1.7 to 5.5 lbs of fuel pellets per hour. The level of fuel consumption is enough to heat a space of around 2300 square feet. The hopper on the Astoria is huge compared to others in the market, holding 115lbs of pellets. This amount of fuel is good for around 70 hours of constant heating. Through the stove does comes with its own basic internal thermostat, to get the most out of the stove, controlling the stove through a wall thermostat will mean a more more consistent temperature and also reduce fuel consumption. This stove does also come with option extras such as a remote control. The appearance of the stove is very compact and provide a warming glow to any room and a lot of additional light.

In terms of weight, the Astoria pellet stove is pretty standard with a weight of 250lbs. As with many of the stoves produced by Avalon, it features a wide glass front which is kept clean by the blower fan, which removes any build up of ash on the glass. Using just the basic thermostat built into the stove, the heat output can be set from low to high, representing either 14,000 or 40,000 Btu's of heat. The control panel provides adjustment of the pellet feed rate and fan speed to achieve the best combustion results for each fuel. The stove also features a stainless steel burn pot which is good to see, as this will increase the life of the stove. Also as predicted an automatic ignition system is fitted, therefore the fire can be started as easily as pushing a button. The unit also features wide access doors which make cleaning the stove much simpler and quicker. The only questions with this stove is the design of the burn pot. The design of the burn pot will influence how fuel flexible the stove is with other fuel pellets.

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Pellet Fuel Flexibility And Why Your Pellet Stove Need To Be Flexible

This may seem like a strange question, don't all pellet stove just burn wood pellets? Well, one there are so many different types of 'wood' pellet and also there are other grades and types of fuel pellets such as grass and straw pellets known collectively as biomass pellets. The problem comes from the fact even in pellet form, all fuel pellets burn differently. The differences in heat value are slight, however the differences in ash content can be huge, and also the chances of the ash forming a clinker formation can cause several issues.

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It's quite simple really, if you are interested in purchasing a pellet stove, the educated consumer is the winner. If you genuinely know what you are talking about it is much easier to find the best pellet stove or boiler for your needs, and also you have a much better chance of getting a discount from been able to point out possible complications with the stove with other grades of fuel pellets.

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