I am SO glad I found this forum! I'm absolutely a newbie re: pellet stoves & heating and have been voraciously reading everything here. I'm so new I don't even have my St. Croix Prescott Exp stove yet but it should be arriving this week. Question I have is - how many tons of pellets do I need for a Central NY winter? Anybody who lives here knows that winter lasted 9 months last year (exaggerating only slightly).
I recently purchased 1 ton of Pres-to-Logs from Lowes and will probably be buying another ton of Stove Chows from Home Depot. The latter I'll have to probably buy and haul 10 bags at a time because the delivery charge to my home costs almost as much as the pellets.
Also, does anyone know what kind of hearth pad would be needed for this stove? I'd like to build one prior to the stove's arrival but haven't found any information on the internet about what would be required. I'm thinking 2x4 frame with 1/2" plywood on top and bottom, cement board on top, covered with tile. How much larger than the stove footprint should the pad be?
Thanks for your help.
Nancy
I recently purchased 1 ton of Pres-to-Logs from Lowes and will probably be buying another ton of Stove Chows from Home Depot. The latter I'll have to probably buy and haul 10 bags at a time because the delivery charge to my home costs almost as much as the pellets.
Also, does anyone know what kind of hearth pad would be needed for this stove? I'd like to build one prior to the stove's arrival but haven't found any information on the internet about what would be required. I'm thinking 2x4 frame with 1/2" plywood on top and bottom, cement board on top, covered with tile. How much larger than the stove footprint should the pad be?
Thanks for your help.
Nancy