Pellet Stoves

dmjr · 06-12-2008, 06:39 PM

Is it possible to hook up a pellet stove to heat hot water in a forced hot water heating system? Just wondering.

Thanks!

Slickcraft · 06-12-2008, 09:25 PM

They do make pellet stove boilers, see
http://www.engext.ksu.edu/biomass/_PelletCombustion.htm
for example.

A more practical homeowner approach is to keep your existing oil burner and add a pellet stove in the living room, no special chimney required, short vent through an outside wall.
We ran a pellet stove all last winter (vented up the fire place flue in our case) and thermostat controlled. We were very pleased with the even heat. The stove provided about 70% of the heat on our 2,200 sq foot house using an average of one 40lb bag per day.

06-12-2008, 06:39 PM	#1
dmjr Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 274 Thanks: 2 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts	Pellet Stoves Is it possible to hook up a pellet stove to heat hot water in a forced hot water heating system? Just wondering. Thanks! __________________ DMJR Moultonborough, NH

06-12-2008, 09:25 PM	#2
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,386 Thanks: 1,260 Thanked 2,148 Times in 983 Posts	They do make pellet stove boilers, see http://www.engext.ksu.edu/biomass/_PelletCombustion.htm for example. A more practical homeowner approach is to keep your existing oil burner and add a pellet stove in the living room, no special chimney required, short vent through an outside wall. We ran a pellet stove all last winter (vented up the fire place flue in our case) and thermostat controlled. We were very pleased with the even heat. The stove provided about 70% of the heat on our 2,200 sq foot house using an average of one 40lb bag per day.