NEWS : The TimberRidge Wood Pellet Stove Facts and Performance

The TimberRidge stove is a compact form stove, with automated features such as single touch button ignition. The pellet stove has been designed to heat a space of 2200 square feet. One of the more unique features of the TimberRidge is a double auger pellet feed system into the burn pot. This type of system helps to reduce fire risk, as it provides a fire break between the burn pot and the hopper, so a fire cannot travel back into the hopper. As the TimberRidge pellet stove is designed to be a small compact unit, it does not have the largest hopper in the market, however it is above the market average at 60lbs. The control panel on the stove is one of the easier to follow compared to some pellet stoves. As with some other wood pellet stoves, the TimberRidge has a built in air wash system to keep the glass clean. The combustion fan speeds up to blow off any build up of ash on the glass into the ash bin.

The Other Facts and Figures Of The TimberRidge Wood Pellet Stove

The TimberRidge pellet stove weighs a hefty 375lbs, this is quite surprising due to the physical size of the stove, however could be an indication of the components used in the stove, and the possible life. As you would expect the stove is EPA rated for safety and efficiency. It is unclear however what grades of wood pellet fuel the TimberRidge stove can use without complications.

For example, all wood pellet stoves are designed to use premium grade wood pellets, however today to keep annual running costs to a minimum, many consumers are interested in the ability to use lower grade wood pellets and possibly other biomass pellets produced from local residues. The problem is many of the smaller, cheaper pellet stoves are badly designed and cannot deal with the ash produced from lower grade pellets. To be able to handle the increase ash a forced burn pot design is necessary. Examples of such burn pots can be found in Harman and Breckwell pellet stoves among others.

When Is It Right To Choose A Wood Pellet Stove Over A Pellet Boiler?

There are two different forms of pellet heating, through either a pellet stove or through a wood pellet boiler. Which is the most suitable depends on the size of property and how your current heating system works. If you live in a fairly small property, a wood pellet stove is almost always the most suitable and affordably option. The stove will radiate heat into the room, and a convection fan will carry heat from the heat exchanger tubes into the room. This heat via ventilation can be sent to other rooms within the property. The advantages of a pellet stove over a pellet boiler is that the stove also provides a centre piece for the room, with a pleasant view of the fire. A pellet boiler on the other hand is located in a back room, or even outside the main property. Where a pellet boiler is more appropriate is for larger properties, and particularly if you also have a central heating system with a gas, oil or electric boiler for example. The pellet boiler can simply replace your existing solution. For smaller properties with central heating a wood pellet stove with an additional back boiler can be used.

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