Comments on: Wood Pellet Stoves Are Hot

By: peggy

peggy — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:16:09 +0000

In reply to Kyle. oh how i feel your pain been there done that first year the blower went after burning 2 tons of pellets second year the iginiter went this year have this horrible noise cant even hear the tv over the noise would never suggest this stove to anyone Cant get anyone to help up or know anything about the stove bought ours from a guy that is 20 minutes away and he thinks it is so easy to haul this stove up to him everytime something goes wrong i have never seen anything so poorly put together and we spent 2600 for it one more year of this and going back to oil sell this piece of junk Good Luck

By: pellet stove repair

pellet stove repair — Wed, 26 May 2010 05:52:59 +0000

My pellet stove broke over last winter and I didn’t think I had the $300 to fix it but I could have. My heating bill went up $500. I guess I should have just gotten the pellet stove fixed. It’s a huge money saver.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:54:54 +0000

In reply to Martin Farrell. I am having very similar issues with my Osburn Hybrid pellet stove. I am currently looking for a supplier for parts that I need to obtain to correct my issue which I believe lies in the exhaust fan temp sensor. Everything has been dismantled and cleaned thoroughly and that is the only thing I have been able to determine. However none of my emails or calls to Osburn or their manufacturing plant have resulted in a response with the least bit of assistance. I am very disgusted with the dealer I purchased the stove from as well as Osburn themselves. $2500 thrown right out the window on 1 year of use. I would like to thank Osburn for the support they haven't given me!!!

By: jeff

jeff — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:49:36 +0000

Almost all of the PREMIUM, ” hardwood” pellets come straight from woodworking facilities, i.e. wood flooring and furniture factories.
These companies have learned that they can profit from their waste products now, instead of paying to have it hauled away from their facilities.They now have pellet producing machines installed on site that are capable of producing 12 plus tons of pellets per hour.
I have a HARMAN ACCENTRA fireplace insert i’ve been burning for the third season. i’m heating a 2,100 sq.ft. ranch very comfortably and haven’t used the heat pump once. This HARMAN stove has not given us not one problem,”knock on wood”.
With the unit running it uses 2.0 amps, compare that to the evil heat pump and air handler,23.8 amps combined. ” sorry duke energy”, I like keeping my money and being efficient!

By: Martin Farrell

Martin Farrell — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:43:10 +0000

I am writing this comment in ref: to the Bixby wood/corn pellet stove (specifically Bixby Wood Corn stove Serial # 6478) due to the poor quality of construction and Bixby’s failure to adequately service this defective stove. I purchased this stove approximately 1.5 years ago ( cost , just under $5,000 installed) and as of that time, I have experienced two (2) major failures. 1- First the “feeder wheel motor” failed, due to the fact that all 4 motor mounts snapped off. I called my local dealer, only to discover the dealer went out of business. As a result, Bixby shipped me the needed parts after two weeks and then gave me the privilege of installing the feeder wheel motor myself. I guess this saved Bixby a substantial amount of money? 2-The stove worked well for a short time and then the “exhaust fan motor/sensor failed. Again I had to dismantle ½ of the stove in an effort to accurately diagnose the problem and promptly called Bixby in an effort to get the parts. When I called, the young lady who answered the phone promptly advised me that it would take 2-3 days for a service tech to return my call. Knowing how few moving parts there are in these stoves, I assumed they (Bixby) were having major problems with their stoves and or they are in trouble financially and can not afford to pay for the needed number of service techs. As a result, I emailed the service department and was directed to several web sites where I could repair the stove myself. As of this time, I still have not received the needed parts and the stove remains silent in my home, while outside temperatures lower to 17 degrees. Thanks Bixby, you and other American Companies are the reason no Americans purchase products made in the USA. Martin Farrell Warwick NY

By: ali

ali — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 05:01:07 +0000

…and what do you think happens to the sawdust otherwise? Pellets are made from waste material – the sawdust gets hauled to a landfill….

By: Goto Reviews

Goto Reviews — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 06:19:23 +0000

Corn Stoves Are Hot Too

Corn burning stoves are similar to pellets stoves but use corn kernels as fuel instead. Most corn suppliers are located in the interior states, so these stoves are most useful in those areas. Corn is a fuel that burns clean…

By: andreas schmidt

andreas schmidt — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 20:01:58 +0000

to use pellets as a fuel is better than burning oil or gas. but keep in mind that these pellets have to be produced by hauling wood/chips/dust to the factory – press them – put them into bags – and haul them again to the store. not very efficient in my opinion.