Pellet boilers

Bill in IL · Sep 9, 2014

I have been thinking about options for the future. Currently heating house and shop off wood boiler. Its fine as long as I am home to stoke it. I have been thinking about a pellet boiler so wondering what you guys have and what your experiences are? Would like the option to burn corn as prices allow.

Another thought would be burning wood chips. Europeans have a few woodchip burners but they look pricey. Anyone have one? Chipping wood would be easy but how would you ever dry chips cost effectively?

Ron Anderson · Sep 9, 2014

Go to Hearth.net and select pellet stoves. In that you should find info on pellet boilers. They are high priced. If you want to be able to burn corn make sure they are labeled multifuel. Some will say you can burn a mix but not 100% corn. I would be very careful because some companies have gone out of business but dealers may still have new ones they are willing to sell. Parts may be impossible to find if needed.

Wile E · Sep 9, 2014

Go to USstove.com

They have all types of wood burners, pellet burners, boilers too. Have Fun.

David G · Sep 9, 2014

Just put in an electric or propane backup, it will kick in if the wood does not handle it.

Bret4207 · Sep 10, 2014

Pellet prices aren't going down, but neither is fuel oil, gas or electric. It might be cheaper in the short and long run to hire a reliable person to stoke what you've got now rather than buy a new one.

thdrduck · Sep 10, 2014

I have an A-Maize-Ing heat corn furnace. Didn't use it the last 2 years do to the cost of corn but really missed it. I don't know of a unit that can burn all pellets and all corn. Mine will do fine with a 50/50 mix, but if I try straight pellets it will start smoking into the bin because the pellets burn faster then corn does. They make a boiler version of it (my brother in law has one) mine is forced air. After 7 or so years with it, if I could it over, I would get the same unit. It has a 14 bushel bin and will go about a week without any attention. Once a week I fill it and empty the ash drawer and thats it. Set the T-state at 72 and it stays 72 always. The only downfall is during the early Fall and late Spring when you don't need it during the day but nice to have some heat at night. During the day she will put out more heat then you need at idle as the days warm. Check out the A-Maize-Ing heat web page.

Bill in IL · Sep 10, 2014

Thanks always wondered how well those amaze ing heat
burners really worked.

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