Pellet Stove Pellets Including Premium Wood Pellets and Other Pellets

So you either have a pellet stove already, or are looking to purchase one. Well once a you have got your stove, it comes down to what pellet fuel are you going to use. There are many different grades and standards of fuel pellets, each with their own positives and negatives. Firstly, lets talk about premium wood pellets, this is the highest grade, and therefore most expensive form of wood pellet fuel. Premium pellets are produced from specific wood residues to produce a pellet will minimum maintaince and the highest heat value. However, the problems with premium wood pellets is the price and the supply. As premium grade pellets are the most in demand, this is reflected in their price point. Also, as the supply of raw material is so limited due the quality requirements, supply of sufficient raw materials can be an issue. This happened most recently with the housing crash as no new houses were been built, waste sawdust was short.

So What Are The Other Types Of Fuel Pellets Beside Premium Pellets?

If premium wood pellets are available, and at a reasonable price, you will make them your choice. However, you do need be aware of other pellet fuel grades, when supply and price of premium grade pellets does become an issue. Well collectively all fuel pellets are regarded as biomass pellets. For example the grass from your lawn is one form of biomass, and some people do produce their own fuel pellets from grass cuttings to be used in their pellet stove. While this will work, and you will get a lot of heat, there are several downsides. Grass pellets from lawn clippings will produce a lot of ash and most likely clinker formations. However the biggest issue with grass cuttings been used for fuel pellets is the corrosion side of things. Those pellets will literally each through you pellet stove within a year or so. So can other grasses be used? Yes, switchgrass and other specific energy cops are not as corrosive, however have the benefits of producing a very cheap fuel pellet compared to premium wood pellets. Other material include hemp, miscanthus, reed canary grass and more.

How To Choose Between Different Makes and Models of Pellet Stove

There is a massive choice of pellet stoves currently on the market, and the choice can be very hard. Obviously you start of by narrowing down the right stove based on the volume of space you need to heat and then your available budget. How there is much more to choosing the right pellet stove. When the pellet fuel market was small premium pellets were the only used pellet fuel, so the stoves were designed to use only premium pellets. However as the pellet market grows you want to look for a pellet stove that can burn a wider variety of fuel pellet types and grades, to keep your fuel costs to a minimum and to give you more choice. The pellet stoves which can use different grades of pellets are not necessarily more expensive than the more limited units. However you need to know what to look out for in a pellet stove to be able to burn a wide range.

The Pellet Stove and Boiler Guide Can Help You Pick The Right Stove

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