mina2 6 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Anyone had any experince with a pellet stove heater? This kind of thing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oie4WXIoMmg Looks nice and warm, and nice to see a bit of flame going on as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 No. Where do you get the pellets? Can you burn regular wood as well? I grew up in a house heated by wood stove, and remember it being a lot of work (splitting, stacking etc. -- as they say, "wood warms twice"). These pellets look like they might reduce much of that workload. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Someone I know has one. Gets very warm and toasty. Looks good too. Expensive to buy. It runs on those pellets not regular wood. Consumes a lot of them, 1km per hour?, but if toyu is a certain price (I forget) running costs are similar or even less. Looks good and 'eco-friendly', I believe. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Consumes a lot of them, 1km per hour? Is that 1kg? Sounds like a lot! Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Might be expensive, but the pellets can be manufactured from waste (such as olive press waste, sawmill waste, stuff from other processing) - just sayin' Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Saw one the other day when house hunting. Looked good and no flume which is a bonus. Was told it was really effective. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Hmm...Like Metabo I grew up in a wood stove house...along with the central heating of course. I've split many chords o wood. Right now our toyu heater is acting up and might be looking for something new. The only problem with wood burning or pellet burning is the smoke and the proximity to the neighbours. Unless these pellets are burning cleaner, everyone's laundry that is downwind of us is going to be smokey. Link to post Share on other sites
onsen tamago 0 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Often, no chimney is needed to use a wood pellet stove. While they burn off very little pollutants they do need to be vented. But, they can be easily vented through a small hole placed in the wall leading to the outside of the home. There is not expensive chimney installation needed here, in most cases. These stoves do not produce much smoke. And, as far as odor is concerned, the pellets and the pellet stoves provide fewer odors than other models of heating units. They are not messy either. We are interested in one of these. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 And, if burning pellets made from olive processing waste, the smell is actually quite attractive - like, well, olives? Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Hmm...Like Metabo I grew up in a wood stove house...along with the central heating of course. In our house, the wood stove WAS the central heating. It was in the center of the living room. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 We use to have a fire place and central heating, I remember sitting around the fireplace in winter, was great, was also fun helping my father cut up the wood. A lot of hassle though and lots of cleaning required. We had thought to have one built into our new house at one point but then decided to much hassle, so are opting for a central;y heated house that is all electric, especially as we will be using solar power. But the real fires are just so cosy and I love the smell of the burning wood, good for doing toast and burgers on too! Link to post Share on other sites
mina2 6 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Thanks. Out of interest, how much does the whole solar power thing cost to set up? Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 We are getting ours for free as the company we are going with are offering solar as part of a campaign. Several companies are doing that now. If it were not free then I would not go for it as it would take anything from between 8 to 15 years to get your money back and who knows if the solar is still working. As for cost depends how many kw you want but typically starting from around 600000 yen per kilowatt as a rough estimate. We will have 4kw on our house which is free. It is not added to the cost of the house because even if we dont want solar the price will be the same. It is a tie-up with Yamada denki in this case and other house builders do the same with other companies. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Often, no chimney is needed to use a wood pellet stove. While they burn off very little pollutants they do need to be vented. But, they can be easily vented through a small hole placed in the wall leading to the outside of the home. There is not expensive chimney installation needed here, in most cases. These stoves do not produce much smoke. And, as far as odor is concerned, the pellets and the pellet stoves provide fewer odors than other models of heating units. They are not messy either. We are interested in one of these. The info you've quoted about venting and installion cost is true, but with any burner, a lot of heat goes up the chimney (here actually a flue). What you really want it is to have the burner in the middle of your house together with a long bit of chimney/flue inside the space you want to heat. It'll radiate more heat off the same amount of fuel to a larger area than something stuck up against an external wall with the flue going straight outside. We've got a woodstove which is fantastic, but pellet stoves are pretty good too and better for some people. Woodstoves and open fireplaces are definitely more beautiful and around here you can get low quality fuel for free. They don't use electric either, which will put many pellet stoves out of action if there's an earthquake. Link to post Share on other sites
kkk 7 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 We are getting ours for free as the company we are going with are offering solar as part of a campaign. Several companies are doing that now. If it were not free then I would not go for it as it would take anything from between 8 to 15 years to get your money back and who knows if the solar is still working. As for cost depends how many kw you want but typically starting from around 600000 yen per kilowatt as a rough estimate. We will have 4kw on our house which is free. It is not added to the cost of the house because even if we dont want solar the price will be the same. It is a tie-up with Yamada denki in this case and other house builders do the same with other companies. That sounds like a heck of a freebie! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Often, no chimney is needed to use a wood pellet stove. While they burn off very little pollutants they do need to be vented. But, they can be easily vented through a small hole placed in the wall leading to the outside of the home. There is not expensive chimney installation needed here, in most cases. These stoves do not produce much smoke. And, as far as odor is concerned, the pellets and the pellet stoves provide fewer odors than other models of heating units. They are not messy either. We are interested in one of these. The info you've quoted about venting and installion cost is true, but with any burner, a lot of heat goes up the chimney (here actually a flue). What you really want it is to have the burner in the middle of your house together with a long bit of chimney/flue inside the space you want to heat. It'll radiate more heat off the same amount of fuel to a larger area than something stuck up against an external wall with the flue going straight outside. We've got a woodstove which is fantastic, but pellet stoves are pretty good too and better for some people. Woodstoves and open fireplaces are definitely more beautiful and around here you can get low quality fuel for free. They don't use electric either, which will put many pellet stoves out of action if there's an earthquake. Are there any air pollution regs you need to think about when getting a wood burning stove/fireplace installed? Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 About earthquakes. Wonder what these pellet stove things have in terms of cutting off/stop safety. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 No regs round here! We've got an imported clean burner, but no-one checked. The local home centers also sell very primitive woodburners for a few thousand yen that look like something someone from the Deep South would connect to a barrel to smoke ribs and make pulled pork. You can probably guess how much thought and testing has gone into making the above stove clean burning. This also isn't what I mean by a "beautiful" woodstove. Link to post Share on other sites
yoroshiku onegai shimasu 2 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I'd love one of them. The atmosphere and seeing the flames is cool. One day maybe. Link to post Share on other sites
yoroshiku onegai shimasu 2 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I mean a burning stove or pellet stove, not what Mr Wiggles posted above Link to post Share on other sites
charlotte 0 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 One day, I want a wood stove. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 In the meantime, click on this, maximize the video, and sit back and enjoy the warm glow. Pipe, slippers, rocking chair and a Val Doonican style rendition of "I'm Going to Leave Old Durham Town" all completely optional. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL8ej79axRE Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Hey, I just watched that clip all the way through twice (second time to make sure), and nothing happened! Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 To fully appreciate the warm glow, try putting your laptop on your lap and opening a few windows in the background. Link to post Share on other sites
Saitaman 1 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Can you turn down that crackling sound? Link to post Share on other sites
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