sonnyinbc said:
When the day comes when I have to go
to pellet from wood--that is the day that it is time for the rest home. Even in my sixties,
I enjoy splitting wood, stacking it , and admiring the fact that no matter what the temps,
or power failures, I am not gonna freeze to death.
Wood is not a feasible option for many of us pelletheads. In my case,
I have nowhere to store it, I have no resources where I can get it for free
which means I'd have to pay for it, which, around my area
it costs the same or more than the pellets I bought in April.
Power outage: I can count on one hand the amount of times
we've lost power here in the last 47 years I've been in this house. Seldom
goes out for more than a half hour. I have a generator if need be.
Replacing parts in my pellet stove is easy for me. May not be for someone
who isn't mechanically inclined but for me it's NBD. Going into yr #4 with
this stove and it's been good and reliable running 24/7 each year so I
have no complaints about all those moving parts.
Fact is, wood, coal, pellet, gas...what works for you may not work for the next person.