Can someone help me identify a pellet stove?

[leetninja]

random i know but it looks like a good deal ... just ... dont know what the heck it is.  The seller only knows that the manufacturer is T&T but after long hours of calling and searching online i have not found anything on it.

pics here:
http://flickr.com/photos/eyeaml337/sets/72157608598166906/

[Lumpy]

I don't know squat about these things but I do think it looks pretty efficient from the outside.  It also appears to have a cleaning drawer which I hear is something highly desirable on these things because they require LOTS of cleaning regularly, if not daily.

[Lloyd Danforth]

Perhaps you could ask members of this forum:

http://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/

[erisian]

they require LOTS of cleaning regularly, if not daily.

Not so. Mine specifies every two weeks, and many are monthly. Certainly a lot less than any woodstove I've ever seen. Of course, you can't go out in the backyard and cut down a pellet tree.

[leetninja]

i tried a forum i have been a member of for a while here:
http://www.iburnpellets.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=69470

no responses lol.  i just dont want to drop $550 and be stuck with something that either is inefficient or is hard to get parts for ...

[Lumpy]

i tried a forum i have been a member of for a while here:
http://www.iburnpellets.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=69470

no responses lol.  i just dont want to drop $550 and be stuck with something that either is inefficient or is hard to get parts for ...

How many parts are there to one of these things and how inefficient can it be?  maybe others feel the same and they may take less for the stove, making it a better deal for you.
I've been practicing real estate on The Cape for 7 years and one thing I know is that there is nothing so wrong with any home that the right price, terms, or conditions can't fix.  Just offering up a thought.  People may be more willing to bargain if they feel what they have is not so desirable and it may be more of a chore to rid themselves of it that to sell it.

[doobie]

I'm not saying don't get a pellet stove, but as someone said, you can't just cut down a pellet tree in your backyard... and also, you need electricity.

power outage=no heat.

[erisian]

power outage=no heat.

And worse- The combustion air blower quits working, and if the chimney doesn't draw, which a lot of them don't, your house fills up with smoke as the fire goes out. Not all pellet stoves are like that, however. Mine has a built-in battery backup that will run it for up to eight hours, and I can hook it to a car battery if there is an extended outage. Other differences from a wood stove- it's a lot neater. No bark bits and sawdust all over the place. Mine will also run unattended for up to 3 days on the lowest heat setting. Those features are the trade-offs for having to buy fuel. But the fuel is locally produced from recycled material, so it's still green.

[dalebert]

I was going to ask how complicated the process of making the pellets is. I wonder if you could get something that helps you do it yourself from raw materials, kind of like I have a mill to make flour from dried grain.

[Lumpy]

I was going to ask how complicated the process of making the pellets is. I wonder if you could get something that helps you do it yourself from raw materials, kind of like I have a mill to make flour from dried grain.

This is some good brief info that answers that question and a bit more: http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-make-wood-pellets
May be a decent NH business.

[Peacemaker]

I used to sell them but don't remember seeing that particular make (odd compared to all the ones in our line, but it appears to be in good shape).


Pellet Stoves are awesome but if the power does go out, you are sol (unless you have a generator of course!)

One super maker of Pellet Stoves is a company out of Canada called ENVIRO

And if you're looking for a smart wood stove, then I would recommend MORSO (euro), but because wood stoves are so simple, you really can't go wrong on the low end with which ever one you choose.  Best.

[erisian]

I was going to ask how complicated the process of making the pellets is. I wonder if you could get something that helps you do it yourself from raw materials, kind of like I have a mill to make flour from dried grain.

Basically, you take your ground-up stuff, get it damp, and stuff it through a high-powered meat grinder which extrudes it through holes in a plate. Pellet Pro's offers small home-size units.

[Lumpy]

I was going to ask how complicated the process of making the pellets is. I wonder if you could get something that helps you do it yourself from raw materials, kind of like I have a mill to make flour from dried grain.

Basically, you take your ground-up stuff, get it damp, and stuff it through a high-powered meat grinder which extrudes it through holes in a plate. Pellet Pro's offers small home-size units.

That looks nice!  I like that they have the outdoor heater for multiple outbuildings too.  Totally new to me.  I think that is super cool!   

[MaineShark]

I was going to ask how complicated the process of making the pellets is. I wonder if you could get something that helps you do it yourself from raw materials, kind of like I have a mill to make flour from dried grain.

Basically, you take your ground-up stuff, get it damp, and stuff it through a high-powered meat grinder which extrudes it through holes in a plate. Pellet Pro's offers small home-size units.

Of course, then you need to dry it.

Pellets need to be at just a couple percent moisture content, which requires energy to dry them.  Air-dry can only get you down to the teens in MC, and even that will take time measured in years.

Joe

[MaineShark]

That looks nice!  I like that they have the outdoor heater for multiple outbuildings too.  Totally new to me.  I think that is super cool!   

There are much better units available.  Outdoor units are horrifically inefficient, in almost all cases.  We have some nice indoor boilers that are large enough for multiple buildings - you can either install them in one of the buildings, or build a small shed to house the unit if you really need it to be outdoors.

We have everything from what you'd need for an apartment, up to systems that can handle 10,000-20,000 square feet.  In the larger sizes, we also have systems which will run on wood chips, which saves the hassle of processing (other than drying).

Joe