Burn a log in a pellet stove?

[kbd627]

I don't heat my whole house, just areas I spend my time awake in and not while I'm sleeping, maybe 900 sqft and use an electric blanket for sleeping and don't heat this room. I live in Mountain/South to the East, but I do get snow. I do get lows in the single digits.

Okay, Ill say it... BS!

So you carry the pellet stove with you from room to room and you're hiding from the FBI?

agreed get the mole hunting kit out

 

[wilbilt]

I picked up a very large Passive Solar Design book at a thrift store several years ago. It is full of very good information, enough to make my head hurt.

I have not implemented any of the solar heating strategies discussed in it, but my home exhibits excellent solar gain...in the summer... 8-/

Seriously, I find solar heating and power to be fascinating subjects. I have a small PV array (110W) charging a battery I keep in reserve for the pellet stove in case of a power outage. Also a small inverter to charge phones and provide some light in the same situation.

Back on topic, I don't think burning splits in a pellet stove is a good idea.

 

[Redox]

Rather than continue to confuse the matter, I deleted the incriminating posts.

Have a happy Thanksgiving all.

That wasn't necessary. Just remember that you are dealing with a bunch of heating geeks and some of us are just geekier than others. :roll:

Most of us here just want to clear up any misconceptions and yours is fairly common. We won't hold you to it. Honest!

There was an original topic? Oh yeah; unusual fuel for pellet stoves. If I were going to try something unorthodox, a charcoal briquette might be an interesting experiment. It's a little bit smaller than a piece of wood, but probably more manageable and a lot cleaner. Standard disclaimers apply and you didn't hear it from me.

Chris

 

[Harvick29]

Oh, OK. I was just planning in case of an emergency. Last year my town ran out of pellets and I was hand loading small pieces of a hardwood pallet into the firepot, which was a pain in the butt. I'm not a pellet pig, 15-20 bags a year, but it's my main source of heat and lows in the 30's is common.

I don't see how wires and motors would have an issue since they would be on and would have air flow. My stove is an insert, so there is more open space for the air to flow around. As far as flue size, wood core stove are static venting and pellet is dynamic.

I mainly wanted to know if anyone has tried it.

i have englander 25 & burned many things= books, sawdust+WVO,.+ pea coal & chimney creosote lately. amazing pstove but ive gone thru some reconfigurations! insurance co. wont like my act but i do. amazingly!, my outermost exhaust pipe from the sidevent is B-VENT which has AL interior pipe & not at all approved for PSTOVE! my progressive act? is tricky but i can still ...send me a PM & i'll talk.

I would think coal would screw something up. My parents had a coal furnace when I was young at coal burns sooooo hot. I would think the exhaust motor would overheat.

About Lance burning 20 bags a season. Maybe where you live that is possible but living in the mountains of PA Im not going to make it a month on that. We don't get sun too many days in winter here.

I have burned hard dog food in mine. My dog likes to carry food in her mouth from the kitchen and eat it in the living room with us so if i find it on the floor when im starting the stove I throw it in there and it burns.

Oh and FBI?????