| Freestanding-boxed wood stoves have come a long | | | | the wood-burning stoves as they are easier to |
| way in the past decade in improving their design for | | | | control temperature, and the pellets are longer lasting |
| more modern homes as well as developing more | | | | and burn more evenly than wood logs. The pellets |
| cost-effective products to burn to produce heat with | | | | are much easier to handle than clumsy logs and are |
| less effort. Chopping wood may be good exercise, | | | | also burn cleaner to produce less waste and mess. |
| but not everyday and not for everyone. You can of | | | | Those are some of the reasons many people choose |
| course purchase packaged logs and that will removes | | | | pellets in the pellet vs wood stoves debate. |
| the danger and the sweat, but not the cost. | | | | There is an aesthetical side of comparing pellet vs |
| Hardwood costs on the average $190 per cord | | | | wood stoves as well. If you prefer the traditional |
| depending on the area of the country you live in and | | | | look of a fireplace but are turned off by the mess, |
| is only 60 percent effective as a means of heating | | | | and the inefficiency of a regular fireplace, you can |
| your home. The average family will use up to six | | | | replace it with a pellet-burning unit. These wall inserts |
| cords in an average year with a mild winter making | | | | have all of the efficiency and cleanliness of the |
| the total yearly cost of burning natural wood a little | | | | freestanding pellet fireplace with the old-fashioned |
| over $1000.00. This can be a good cost-effective | | | | charm of the more conventional type of firebox. |
| alternative to natural gas or heating oil. It might be | | | | There are several types of pellets available, some are |
| even a bit cheaper than pellets, however it is far less | | | | made from all wood products, and some are made |
| efficient and a great deal messier. That puts the | | | | from other renewable sources such as corn. Corn |
| pellet vs wood stoves debate into a more | | | | pellets are rising in popularity due to the ease of |
| manageable perspective. | | | | replenishing the supply and are more cost effective |
| There are also varieties of 'wood logs' made from | | | | than other forms of materials used for making pellets. |
| natural by-products like used coffee grounds and | | | | The average home would need about three tons of |
| other materials making them eco-friendly and in some | | | | pellets per year to supply up to 90 percent of its |
| cases cleaner burning than their natural wood | | | | heating needs. The average cost of that amount of |
| counterparts. These however can be very costly. A | | | | fuel for a pellet-burning fireplace is currently about |
| package of six logs can cost about $26.00 plus tax | | | | $750.00 as opposed to over $3000.00 for heating oil, |
| and shipping if you buy them online. The cost of | | | | and an astronomical $9500.00 for natural gas. |
| these types of logs place them out of the realm of | | | | The arguments over pellet vs wood stoves and their |
| most people seeking to save money on over-all | | | | pros and cons will keep agitating minds and no doubts |
| heating for their homes, but are great for the | | | | pellet stoves have many advantages in efficiency and |
| eco-conscious family wanting to use their fireplace | | | | cleanness, but nothing can beat the cost of the |
| for occasional recreation. | | | | wood burning stoves if you have easy access to fire |
| Pellet burning wood stoves are more advanced over | | | | wood. |