The rising price of both heating oil and of natural gas, has prompted consumers to reconsider the domestic heating mode. Therefore, bloom know the traditional ways such as heating using a stove. But, the the development of technology has set new standards in this as well product category, which we need to consider before make any purchase.

Fuel selection

The first decision we will be asked to make during the investigation market refers to the fuel with which the future will be supplied us stove. It should be noted that, subject of the present of text are the stoves powered by wood or pellets and not those that use it as fuel oil, gas or electricity. It is also clarified that there are models of stoves that can be fed with both pellet as well as wood.

Comparison Fields Wood stoves Pellet stoves
Performance
see performance paragraph
 Lower performance compared to Pellet stoves. High performance up to 4 or 5 times more than one wood stove
Ecological Burden Higher ecological burden:
  • Higher emissions of particles from combustion (Especially if the wood stove is not certified e.g. EPA)
 Lower ecological burden:
  • Lower particulate emissions from combustion (up to 50% more low emissions compared to non-certified wood stoves)
  • Pellet fuel is made from by-products of woodworking that would otherwise have none utility
Ventilation A chimney is required to vent the stove Possibility of no chimney since the ventilation can carried out by a narrow hole in the wall
Fuel availability Woods are widely available in both urban and non-urban areas urban areas. The necessity of processing the appropriate wood by-products to produce them, it automatically makes them less available to relation to wood
Necessity of electricity They are completely independent of electricity. Most Pellet stoves require for their operation the power supply. 1
Fuel Stove Feedback Their feedback is more frequent and takes place always at the care of its user They are equipped with suitable tanks in which the fuel is stored so that it flows automatically increasing autonomy and reducing feedback rate by its user
Automatic stove start/stop They do not support this feature With the help of a digital programmer can be determined the automatic start and stop of the stove.2
Save fuel Wood can also be stored outdoors The pellets must be stored in a moisture-free place (internal) because the increase in their volume (through absorption moisture) can cause the stove to malfunction.

1There are Pellet stoves that have a battery so that their operation is not interrupted during one possible interruption in the supply of electricity

2It should be noted that there are models pellet stoves which also support their remote control via of mobile phone use.

Available types of stoves

The following types of stoves refer to both pellet stoves and and in wood stoves: