Both corn and wood pellet stoves are energy efficient. This is because the combustion is nearly complete with almost no smoke. The small corn kernels or pellets have a high ratio of surface area ...

A: Using alternative heating, such as an efficient fireplace or corn/pellet stove, can lower your utility bills. Even though these are relatively safe to use, whenever there is a flame, there is a ...

Photo Courtesy of Travis Select a stove which burns both corn and wood pellets. This wood pellet fireplace insert by Travis will burn a mixture of up to 50 percent corn. It is EPA-certified and ...

Q: I'm tired of hauling wood indoors for my fireplace. I saw pellet and corn stoves at a home store, and it sells pellets, too. Do the pellets produce much heat? Are they convenient?

Are Pellet Stoves Cost-Effective? The U.S. Energy Information Administration puts the cost of heating by pellet in a range between coal and natural gas, and well below oil, propane or electric.

Dear Jim: I thought about installing a corn or wood-pellet stove to help heat my home. Will they save money, will they work when the electric power goes off, and ...

If you’re looking for an efficient way to heat your home during the cold winter months, pellet stoves offer several advantages over wood stoves or fireplaces.

A pellet stove is an eco-friendly heat source that burns recycled wood waste. It provides the same heat as a wood stove with a lot less bother. The post What To Know About Pellet Stoves For Home ...

Dear Chris: Installing a corn or pellet stove can lower your utility bills overall and they are very convenient to use. I have used a pellet stove to supplement my heat pump since 1990. Every two ...

Corn-pellet and wood-pellet stoves look the same, and heat equivalently. Since they are highly efficient, they don't need a chimney; instead, they can be vented outdoors by a 4-inch pipe through ...