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I thought pellet stoves got hot enough to be pretty clean. Co2, yes, but not much else?
by jfoutz 3y ago
I thought pellet stoves got hot enough to be pretty clean. Co2, yes, but not much else?
- jonstewart 3y agoIf you run it properly. A good wood stove will run cleanly as well. It’s all about the secondary combustion. An open fireplace will not get hot enough for secondary and be dirty.
- ericbarrett 3y agoResidential pellet stoves sound great but in practice they are not reliable (moving mechanical parts that operate at high temps, electronics poorly shielded from said temps—the manufacturers are pretty shady in my experience), and the cost of fuel varies quite a bit and can be very high. Compare to a wood stove that needs no electricity and can burn just about any combustible solid. Modern wood stoves are pretty efficient, too.
- com2kid 3y ago> but in practice they are not reliable (moving mechanical parts that operate at high temps, electronics poorly shielded from said temps 25 years ago my grandmother bought a pellet stove that lasted for 15 years with semi-regular maintenance. Her next stove, same company, broke all the time and lasted less than 10 years, with much higher ongoing costs. Enshitification strikes again!