Corn and Pellet Stoves

I talked to a few people that have pellet stoves and they told me that a major issue with them is that during the middle of the winter they cannot find pellets. I was at TSC last year in January and there were people lined up in the store_waiting_to buy pellets that were being shipped to the store that day. I asked the guy there and he said they running out on a daily basis. Last year was not very cold also. My advice is that if you can afford it, buy all your pellets in the summer so you do not have to wait in line.

If you are in farm country I am sure that you could find a farmer that would be more than willing to sell you some of his feed corn. I am not sure how clean or what moisture content it has too be. You also have to worry about mice when storing your corn.

If I did not have access to wood I personally would have gotten a anthracite coal stove. On a per lb per BTU basis you get the most heat out of lb of coal and you do not have to worry about the mice or a store having it in stock. In the fall time you should be able to get x amount of tons worth of coal dropped off to burn then you would just need to feed the hopper as you would a pellet or corn stove. Harmon and Hitzer ( non - electric ) make some really nice pea / nugget style coal stoves.

Thanks,

Scott

• Coal and Wood BTU's

• I burn corn