As the winter draws in, more and more customers are looking for a cost-effective means of keeping their homes warm – which also respects the collective need to minimise our carbon footprint. So perhaps it’s not surprising that the pellet stove is fast developing a reputation as the ideal home heating solution for our times.
The best of all worlds
My customers are always happy to learn that burning wood is an effectively carbon-neutral process, since it releases no more carbon dioxide than it absorbs. The pellet stove offers even more sustainability since it stops materials from going to waste. Wood pellets are made from sawdust and recycled timber products which would otherwise be going straight to landfill – and on top of that, they’re not subject to any carbon tax. And since pellets use up to 90% of the energy that they generate, the pellet stove easily trumps the open fire and even the wood-burning stove in terms of efficiency. This can only be good news for homeowners, not only offering peace of mind but also helping to keep bills down.
Easy and simple to maintain and use
Customers are also often amazed at just how easy the pellet stove is to use and maintain. Bags of pellets are cheap, compact and easy to store. Installing a pellet stove almost always presents no problems either: they can easily fit into existing chimney systems and can fit into almost any place around the home, giving you the heat you’d expect from a traditional fireplace in a conveniently practical form.
Opting for a pellet stove also means that you can forget about the physical hassle of starting a fire – sourcing the fuel, lugging it through the house and then having to clear the fireplace out afterwards. Once the pellets are loaded, you can regulate the temperature at the touch of a button. At full capacity, the pellet stove can keep burning for 12 hours – and it can often keep on for as long as 36 hours.
As the year draws to a close, those with pellet stoves in their homes can look forward to a warm and lustrous winter – safe in the knowledge that their home heating is having a minimal environmental impact, and at an incredibly low cost. This winter especially, settling in for cosy nights around the fire will offer us all some respite from our daily troubles.
Contact me today about installing the pellet stove that’s best for your home – and I’ll give you all the guidance you need.
As always, I hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and well during these uncertain times.
Frank