If you are looking for an alternative heat source this winter, check out pellet stove inserts. A pellet stove is simple to operate and really convenient, at least compared to other wood-burning units. They are as easy to use as electric, gas, or oil heaters. The pellet stoves burn wood pellets which is compressed wood. The wood pellet stove inserts are based on a computer system and circuit board which determines the amount of pellets needed for burning.

The majority of the stoves have two burn settings, then there are some that use a thermostat to control the flame and amount of heat. They have a fan system that forces the air to distribute the heat more efficiently and with very little pollution. These inserts may furnish between 10,000 and 60,000 Btu per hour, depending on the model you choose.

These wood pellet stove inserts burn wood so efficiently, they usually don’t need a chimney, instead, they have an exhaust through a small hole in the wall leading outside. This is called a Pellet Vent or a Class L chimney. This vent is made up of a stainless steel interior with an aluminum or galvanized exterior.

These pellet stove inserts can be vented through brick or prefab walls as well. If they are vented through masonry, they need to be relined with a stainless steel single wall pipe of a smaller size. Where a wood burning stove needs wood often, a pellet burning stove usually only needs to be refueled once a day, again, depending on the model you choose. When you refuel, you simply pour more pellets into the hopper. The hopper can hold anywhere between 35 and 130 lbs of pellets, which are transferred into the chamber with an auger (corkscrew-shaped device).

Pellet stove inserts need a mechanical air-supply system to vent the air from your home. This is typically a forced-draft system that uses a fan to force the air up into a combustion chamber. This is an induced draft system or also referred to as a negative pressure system which uses a fan drawing the air from the combustion chamber to the exhaust system.

Pellet stove inserts are neat, convenient, and very safe. The fuel or pellets, is already bagged for you making it easy to transport, and you usually only need to fill it once a day. They don’t make any smoke and they don’t produce any odors like some wood burning stoves do. Since the exterior is not made for radiating heat, they stay pretty cool to touch, except for the glass.

You will find a wide range of Pellet Stove Inserts at the online store at

http://www.discountedpelletstoves.net/pellet-stove-inserts.htm.  In addition to Pellet Stove Inserts, you will find used pellet stoves & many different types of wood pellet stoves.