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Corn Stove Is More Efficient
By Jennifer Bowers
Not all pellet stoves are alike. Some, as the name implies, burn
pellets made from recycled and processed sawdust, while others
are specifically designed to burn corn pellets.
The pellet corn stove looks pretty much the same on the outside
and since both are highly efficient there is no need for a chimney;
instead a pellet stove vent is used. They are vented by using
a pipe through an outside wall, thus making it easy to have one
installed in any room you desire.
The corn pellet stoves have a small screw that is responsible
for slowly feeding the firepot; of course, the speed is adjustable
and that is what controls the amount of heat output.
Draft Blowers
They are equipped with draft blowers where combustion air is
drawn in and then goes over the pellets while forcing it outside.
A slight vacuum is created inside of the heater, which prevents
smoke from getting indoors.
For automatic usage there are wall thermostats available. The
temperature is set to what you want so that when the day gets
warmer it will shut down. The corn stove will then start back
up again in the evening as the temperature starts to drop.
Glow Plugs As Optional Igniters
A hopper with an 85 pound capacity allows the stove to run for
many days without having to refill it and they have glow plugs,
which are optional igniters that will start the fire automatically
when needed.
As with anything, there are cons and pros with operating a corn
pellet stove. For example, corn burns cleanly so smoke is not
seen coming out from the outdoor pipe, yet they do not burn as
cleanly as wood burning stoves and they tend to need cleaning
out a bit more often.
Corn Pellets Are A Renewable Resource
Also, the corn pellets vary more in their moisture content, but
they are environmentally sound due to the fact that they are a
renewable resource. However, sometimes chemicals are used when
the corn is grown, causing some toxicity to be in the exhaust.
Corn pellet stoves do compare more favorably with the wood pellet
stoves when it comes to efficiency, yet they do not emit as much
heat as conventional wood burning stoves. The cost to run a corn
stove versus a wood stove depends on where you live more than
anything else.
Gaining In Popularity
If you are in Maine or Massachusetts, then it may difficult to
locate an economical and reliable local supplier. Many times there
is a waiting list for the consumers who wish to purchase a corn
pellet stove so they are obviously gaining in popularity.
In 2006, an estimated 65,000 corn stoves were sold in the United
States. In 2007, there were 350,000 of them being used in the
US and the number of owners just keeps increasing.
About the Author:
Jennifer Bowers is an author on food articles, her other articles
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Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know This About Pellet Stoves?
When was the pellet stove invented?
The pellet stove has not been around for
very long at all. In fact the first pellet stoves were created
as an alternative way to heat a home or business due to the 1973
oil crisis. Granted there were stoves prior to this development
that ran on scrap pieces of wood or sawdust but stoves designed
to burn condensed sawdust and scraps were not around. Most of the
original pellet stoves were huge and meant to heat large buildings.
The first miniature pellet stoves came about in the 1980's.
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