Re: Frugal Heating - Pellet Stoves

Randy Bard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> On 1 Dec 2003 09:12:01 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ryan Franzen)
> wrote:
> 
> >Last winter was my first winter as a homeowner and also the first time
> >I was subjected to natural gas prices that rise for the winter demand.
> >
> >I like the sound of a pellet stove.  My house is a ranch style, 1400
> >square foot, located in Wisconsin.  My rough calculations tell me that
> >I could significantly reduce my annual heating bill by using a pellet
> >stove as my primary heat source rather than my gas furnace.  Has
> >anyone installed a pellet stove to use as a primary rather than gas? 
> >If so, how much cost savings did you experience?
> >
> >Any other comments always welcome!
> 
> Before you buy, see what is the actual retail cost of the pellets, and
> what you would be paying per BTU.  My impression is that you would be
> much better off cost-wise with a wood or coal stove, depending on
> where you live.  You can buy pellets below the market at WalMart, when
> they have them in stock, but the bags are heavy and inconvenient to
> transport.

      I was thinking of pellet stoves also. I looked into it and they
seemed very interesting. I finally bought a new gas furnance. The
reason I was a little nervous about buying a pellet stove was due to
insurance. I was not sure if homeowners insurance would cover
wood/pellet burning stoves being that I live in the city of Cleveland.
But from all the information that I read..a pellet stove is nice.

Gary