Pellets are a more efficient and clean source of heating compared to wood.
Pellet stoves burn "pellets", which are made from recycled sawdust, wood shavings, corn, walnut and peanut shells, and similar biomass wastes that are ground up, compressed, and extruded. The 3/8" to 1" long pellets look like rabbit feed and are sold in 40-pound bags. Pellets turn wastes that would otherwise be dumped at landfills into energy, lessening our dependence on oil.
Pellets burn very hot because of the fuel's consistency and the stove's combustion mechanics. When pellets are produced, they are compressed which squeezes the moisture out of the materials, only containing approximately 8 percent or less. This is very dry compared to cord wood, which contains 20 to 30 percent moisture. When a fuel source is drier, it will produce more heat.
Pellets also create much less ash than cord wood and produce far less creosote, a common wood stove and fireplace hazard that blackens glass doors and collects in chimneys, potentially causing chimney fires.
"I just wanted to take a minute to thank Bill Buckley and Jerry McCarthy... for providing the fireplace demonstration this past week. The presentation was provided for the NCC Building inspectors, Code Enforcement Officers and Plan Review Sections.You guys made some very good points and brought some valuable concerns to our attention about the industry." – Dave Holsten - Assistant Land Use Administrator, New Castle County Dept. of Land Use
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