Hi All
I intend to do a self build home in the near future and so am looking at all the various eco/solf-sufficiency elements. Wood Pellet stoves obviously came up along my researching travels.
A very key element of my self build requirement is the ability to "Live off the grid" as clearly we are all going to have to fact that reality in the next (probably) 2-5 years following some kind of disaster be that an earthquake, terrorist attack, oil crisis and so on.
Burning some kind of wood is clearly a desirable strategy in order to warm the house and water. Wood pellet burning looks to be extremely eco friendly with it's high 95% burn efficiency and relatively little ash to clear up, but, I notice looking through the various stoves available that they are all still dependent on electricity. They all seem to have control panels and thus electronics which manage the hoppers and fuel control and fans which pump the air around the house.
So, be honest please.
If you're in your eco home keeping warm from your eco friendly wood pellet stove and the power grid goes down for a significant period of time (like days/weeks)
what then happens to the pellet burner?
Can it function at any level without electricity?
If not, is it possible to power the stove using solar panels/photovoltaics or would that require too many panels?
Thanks in advance
I intend to do a self build home in the near future and so am looking at all the various eco/solf-sufficiency elements. Wood Pellet stoves obviously came up along my researching travels.
A very key element of my self build requirement is the ability to "Live off the grid" as clearly we are all going to have to fact that reality in the next (probably) 2-5 years following some kind of disaster be that an earthquake, terrorist attack, oil crisis and so on.
Burning some kind of wood is clearly a desirable strategy in order to warm the house and water. Wood pellet burning looks to be extremely eco friendly with it's high 95% burn efficiency and relatively little ash to clear up, but, I notice looking through the various stoves available that they are all still dependent on electricity. They all seem to have control panels and thus electronics which manage the hoppers and fuel control and fans which pump the air around the house.
So, be honest please.
If you're in your eco home keeping warm from your eco friendly wood pellet stove and the power grid goes down for a significant period of time (like days/weeks)
what then happens to the pellet burner?
Can it function at any level without electricity?
If not, is it possible to power the stove using solar panels/photovoltaics or would that require too many panels?
Thanks in advance