Wood pellet fuel is an efficient and environmentally responsible way to burn wood. 

Pellets are a Co2 neutral fuel, made from wood waste material and are therefore a recycled material. In addition, wood is a renewable fuel.  Pellets are clean and convenient, eliminate the mess associated with bugs, bark and burn holes, while providing an important solution to air pollution and global warming.

Pellet burning combustion chambers are relatively small which enables them to maintain high temperatures to burn gases before they escape out of the fire. This small but hot fire is maintained by controlling and limiting the amount of fuel present in order to have the proper air to fuel ratio. A conventional wood stove would have to be frequently stoked with SMALL amounts of DRY wood to operate comparably.

Pellet quality varies depending on the raw materials from which the pellet is produced.   There are standard and premium grade fuel pellets.  More pellet plants are opening all the time, making this fuel ever more affordable.

Pellets are compressed and bagged for clean, easy storage and handling, and do not produce the mess created by the handling of cord wood. These are no slivers, dirt, or bug infested pieces to contend with. An equivalent amount of pellets will usually store in about 1/3 the space of cord wood.

Some pellets are now made from paper, cardboard and other recyclable materials.

A pellet stove is a zoned heating appliance much like a wood or gas stove. It burns wood pellets as a fuel source. Most pellet stoves are easily vented through a wall as compared to their wood counterpart. There is also a wider flexibility of installation options since the venting pipes are smaller.  Most pellet stoves burn quite cleanly--so very little pollution is released from these stoves.

Pellet burning combustion chambers are relatively small which enables them to maintain high temperatures to burn gases before they escape out of the fire. This small but hot fire is maintained by controlling and limiting the amount of fuel present in order to have the proper air to fuel ratio. A conventional wood stove would have to be frequently stoked with SMALL amounts of DRY wood to operate comparably.

Pellet stoves efficiencies are typically 8 to 10 times better than fireplaces, 1-1/2 to 3 times better than wood stoves, and comparable to the best natural gas furnace. They furnish 7,000 to 40,000 BTU per hour. Because these stoves burn wood so efficiently, some do not even need a chimney. Instead, fumes are exhausted to the outdoors through an inexpensive 3' double-wall pipe.

The exteriors are not used for radiating heat and stay relatively cool, preventing burns if you accidentally touch the surface. Whitfield also has pellet inserts to convert your existing masonry or pre-fabricated fireplace.

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