I have been burning wood since 1981 and am currently thinking about switching to a pellet stove. I have a large wood lot so the wood cost is my labor. I have an old wood stove Nashua that heats really well but needs a lot of tending such as being filled frequently as I burn hot fires with dry wood to keep chimney clean. I only burn about 1 1/2 cords a year when I am home and about 250- 300 gallons of oil to heat the house which is 2,000 square feet and well insulated. I would like heat entirely with a wood product. I was looking at the Quadra Fire Mt Vernon and the dealer explained the cleaning of fly ash and after every ton cleaning other parts inside that takes about an hour and then at the end of the season cleaning all components. My question are:
1) What is the maintenance of pellet stove to keep to in good operational order
2) Is it difficult to do
I am mechanically inclined and to do most things my self.
Thanks in advance
1) What is the maintenance of pellet stove to keep to in good operational order
2) Is it difficult to do
I am mechanically inclined and to do most things my self.
Thanks in advance