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B · 10-08-2008, 01:43 AM

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woo hoo

cheap heat y0

Sabz5150 · 10-08-2008, 07:51 AM

Not bad at all! Great way to save some money during the winter months.

GSRCRXsi · 10-08-2008, 12:58 PM

does it just burn wood? what is the wire for?

B · 10-08-2008, 01:26 PM

it's a pellet stove. it doesn't burn wood.
it burns pellets
wood pellets

reikoshea · 10-08-2008, 01:44 PM

wtf...thats alien technology.

AHHVTEC · 10-08-2008, 01:46 PM

how long does a shovel of those last

B · 10-08-2008, 02:15 PM

they are sold in 40 lb bags.

from the 3 hours i ran it last night, i used roughly 1/20th of the bag. the stove holds an entire bag perfectly.

a bag should last me about 40-50 hours of use.... slightly less on higher settings (feeds faster)

$260 bucks for the ton (50 bags)

Last year, at $2.50 /gal oil, i spent nearly 400 a month on oil.
this year, at $4.69 /gal oil, I'm going to spend ~100 a month tops on oil

AHHVTEC · 10-08-2008, 02:19 PM

damn thats great.

Speedracer228 · 10-08-2008, 03:03 PM

looks good... i really want to put a wood stove in for the winter to try and save a bit but with my wedding comming up it doesnt look in the budget

reikoshea · 10-08-2008, 03:07 PM

...wtf...people are buying oil for heating...god you people up north do strange things.

im very happy with my nat gas heater

i finally found a down side of moving up north....crazy customs.

reikoshea · 10-08-2008, 03:07 PM

...wtf...people are buying oil for heating...god you people up north do strange things.

im very happy with my nat gas heater

i finally found a down side of moving up north....crazy customs.

B · 10-08-2008, 03:27 PM

up until this year, oil was FAR cheaper than gas... thus, most homes weren't built with gas furnaces.

efhondakid · 10-08-2008, 03:38 PM

We have a wood burner in our garage and it rocks, very effective way to heat.

B · 10-08-2008, 03:43 PM

a pellet stove is NOT a wood stove.

they are entirely different things.

pellets are 60% more effective in size per energy, are easier to maintain (little ash, auto-feeder via auger) and are 0-carbon. meaning, the natrual decay of the sawdust, etc they are made out of would have produced the same co2 decomposing as they would burning them.
you cannot say the same thing for wood.

teggyguy · 10-08-2008, 05:02 PM

my farts pollute more than the pellets basically.

cheese9988 · 10-08-2008, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B

up until this year, oil was FAR cheaper than gas... thus, most homes weren't built with gas furnaces.

My parents switched to a gas furnace not that long ago because of the price. Not to mention the oil furnace they had produced a ton of sut.

|Chaz| · 10-08-2008, 05:15 PM

Nice B, that'll save you a good chunk of change.

phyregod · 10-08-2008, 05:27 PM

You guys need to come out of the stone age.

Seriously.

cheese9988 · 10-08-2008, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phyregod

You guys need to come out of the stone age.

Seriously.

By being smart and investing in a pellet stove? Stone age is using a woodburning stove. But even then I know people with acres of land and can get their own wood.

Luis998 · 10-08-2008, 06:31 PM

That's really sweet, B, especially the savings.

B · 10-08-2008, 06:34 PM

wood is over 300 /cord split/delivered, requires manual effort to put 2 logs in every half hour, etc etc. it's FAR more expensive, and far too time consuming to deal with.

i can literally leave this be for 2-3 days with 0 human interaction.
dumping a bag in takes all of 10 seconds.

stone age? not really...

if solar panels didn't cost 50 grand, i'd have them on my roof.
if the river by my house had more head (yes, its a water term for slope), I'd have a personal hydro-electric generator. I researched it heavily. my river is simply too 'flat'. i'd need about 10 more feet of drop off within my property lines... and it's simply not there.

phyregod · 10-08-2008, 06:38 PM

Well, if its really going to save you that much cash then more power to you.

This hook into central heat/air or is it just a stand alone in the corner kinda thing?

efhondakid · 10-08-2008, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B

wood is over 300 /cord split/delivered, requires manual effort to put 2 logs in every half hour, etc etc. it's FAR more expensive, and far too time consuming to deal with.

i can literally leave this be for 2-3 days with 0 human interaction.
dumping a bag in takes all of 10 seconds.

It heats very well is what I was trying to get at, and a wood burning stove and this pellet type you have still work on the same basic principle.

B · 10-08-2008, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phyregod

This hook into central heat/air or is it just a stand alone in the corner kinda thing?

lol, did you seriously just ask that?

do you not see ITS IN A FIREPLACE!?!?!?! lol

lol

damn southerners with no furnaces or basments... :shiver:

phyregod · 10-08-2008, 07:06 PM

I didn't click the link and look. My bad.

That thing really heats your whole house?

Nevermind. Just read the other thread.

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10-08-2008, 01:26 PM	#4
B Administrator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: across the way Age: 29 Posts: 8,016 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 318ti, dakota, genesis 2.0t Rep Power: 403	it's a pellet stove. it doesn't burn wood. it burns pellets wood pellets

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AHHVTEC Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alabama Age: 30 Posts: 11,377 iTrader: 3 / 100% Ride: dc5,mk4 gti,2nd gen civic,92 accord cp,88 crx hf Rep Power: 272	how long does a shovel of those last

10-08-2008, 02:15 PM	#7
B Administrator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: across the way Age: 29 Posts: 8,016 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 318ti, dakota, genesis 2.0t Rep Power: 403	they are sold in 40 lb bags. from the 3 hours i ran it last night, i used roughly 1/20th of the bag. the stove holds an entire bag perfectly. a bag should last me about 40-50 hours of use.... slightly less on higher settings (feeds faster) $260 bucks for the ton (50 bags) Last year, at $2.50 /gal oil, i spent nearly 400 a month on oil. this year, at $4.69 /gal oil, I'm going to spend ~100 a month tops on oil

10-08-2008, 02:19 PM	#8
AHHVTEC Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alabama Age: 30 Posts: 11,377 iTrader: 3 / 100% Ride: dc5,mk4 gti,2nd gen civic,92 accord cp,88 crx hf Rep Power: 272	damn thats great.

10-08-2008, 03:03 PM	#9
Speedracer228 ...... Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 24 Posts: 1,596 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 30	looks good... i really want to put a wood stove in for the winter to try and save a bit but with my wedding comming up it doesnt look in the budget

10-08-2008, 03:27 PM	#12
B Administrator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: across the way Age: 29 Posts: 8,016 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 318ti, dakota, genesis 2.0t Rep Power: 403	up until this year, oil was FAR cheaper than gas... thus, most homes weren't built with gas furnaces.

10-08-2008, 03:43 PM	#14
B Administrator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: across the way Age: 29 Posts: 8,016 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 318ti, dakota, genesis 2.0t Rep Power: 403	a pellet stove is NOT a wood stove. they are entirely different things. pellets are 60% more effective in size per energy, are easier to maintain (little ash, auto-feeder via auger) and are 0-carbon. meaning, the natrual decay of the sawdust, etc they are made out of would have produced the same co2 decomposing as they would burning them. you cannot say the same thing for wood.

10-08-2008, 06:34 PM	#21
B Administrator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: across the way Age: 29 Posts: 8,016 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 318ti, dakota, genesis 2.0t Rep Power: 403	wood is over 300 /cord split/delivered, requires manual effort to put 2 logs in every half hour, etc etc. it's FAR more expensive, and far too time consuming to deal with. i can literally leave this be for 2-3 days with 0 human interaction. dumping a bag in takes all of 10 seconds. stone age? not really... if solar panels didn't cost 50 grand, i'd have them on my roof. if the river by my house had more head (yes, its a water term for slope), I'd have a personal hydro-electric generator. I researched it heavily. my river is simply too 'flat'. i'd need about 10 more feet of drop off within my property lines... and it's simply not there.

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