f you don't know anything about pellets then this article is a good place to start as you can save quite a bit of money annually by heating your home with them and a wood pellet furnace.
So what are they? Well they are basically 1/4 of an inch in diameter, and range from 1/2 inch to 1 inch in length. It is important that you also have a stove for burning them in. Wood Pellets are normally comprised of spruce or pine, so you are typically burning softwood that has high BTU viability.
Another thing that you are shooting for is getting a pellet that has a low ash content, this means that you will be burning cleaner for one and also that you will be required to remove the ash a lot less than some other pellets.
The average home can be heated completely with only 2 tons of pellet fuel and a wood pellet stove throughout the winter. For the most part pellets are cheap by the ton and also available at hardware stores, or by the pallet as well.
They are generally vacuumed to keep dust out of them, this helps keep emissions at their lowest for foreign debris in the pellets. Because of this wood pellets create more heat and less pollution than any other wood burning appliance.
This solution also helps us reduce our need for foreign dependence on oil or gas. Pellets are also renewable, and have extremely low emissions. Typically a 40 LB Bag of pellets will produce only about 3-5 oz. of ash after burning.
If the average American used pellets to heat their homes they would reduce their carbon footprint by over 3300 lbs over heating with electricity. Recently it has been hard to get ahold of a wood pellet furnace or wood pellets because of their popularity.
However, there is also another option as well for those interested in heating their homes on the cheap. Don't forget that You can always MAKE YOUR OWN as well!
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