Re: Frugal Heating - Pellet Stoves

"Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Randy Bard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > 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

Just call your insurance company and ask. I asked mine and they don't mind
as long as it is properly installed and used. Of course, what would happen
at claim time I don't know.