Three Tons Of Wood Pellets Delivered
Posted on July 5, 2009 – 11:22 am by admin
So, as I mentioned in the last post, we had three tons of wood pellets delivered yesterday. While the delivery isn’t all that exciting by itself, the fact that my mind has now turned to adding a pellet stove insert to the fireplace is.
Three tons of premium wood pellets
I have told you that I am feeling all sorts of guilty for having nice piles of cut and split firewood stacked up in the woods. I can’t just let that sit there and rot. So, I found someone to take it, and any future wood, I’m sure. This all depends on if I get the pellet stove insert for upstairs though. If not, I ain’t givin’ nothin’ away.
The pellet stove insert I am eying is the “Harman Accentra Pellet Fireplace Insert.” I would say this is arguably the best fireplace pellet stove insert in the world. It certainly is the most expensive one I have come across. The expensive part gives me pause.
Regarding the free standing wood burning stove ordeal…I did check with other manufacturers and had no luck. We just don’t have the clearance. I gathered that many stoves have bottom and rear heat shields, but the problem we are having is from the top and sides. The sales guy told me that I can put heat shields along the mantle, but that’s not really the look I am going for. Oh well.
If I do decide to go ahead with the pellet stove insert, I will undoubtedly have to order at least two more tons of pellets. I am not sure how I will be saving any money on this versus burning oil. I doubt I will, unless the price of oil skyrockets again. I suppose I could just do it to feel “green.” The problem is, I don’t really put too much weight on feeling green when the cost is in the thousands. Paying that much makes me feel blue. Hey, that was a good one.
Above and beyond the cost, I just want to feel warm this Winter.
3 Responses to “Three Tons Of Wood Pellets Delivered”
By brian12566 on Jul 5, 2009 | Reply
My pellets arrive July 6th! Thanks to your post, “Hidden Waterfall in the Ridge”…my family and I are hiking to the hidden falls today, or at least attempting to! I will blog about it later this evening and take alot of pictures. Thanks for the directions!
By admin on Jul 5, 2009 | Reply
Go get em’ tiger. Just be careful, those rocks are slippery. I will check out the pics tonight.
By Hannalee on Dec 28, 2009 | Reply
You know, I understand the points about stove costs, saving money on oil or gas, and of course, staying warm, but why is the advantage of avoiding more pollution and environmental problems so far at the rear of our considerations? Using pellet stoves may produce as many emissions as natural gas, but in the right areas, pellet fuel needs less transportation, and you don’t have to drill in the ocean or Alaska to get it. Why do we always have to sell this as an economy move? There’s something weird about that. The economy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the environment, right? That’s why I bought a pellet stove.