As Fuel Prices Rise, and Temperatures Drop, Heat Up the Home With a Wood Pellet Stove
November 30th, 2010 in News Archive
By Jerry Cimisi
North Fork Patch
Burning wood for heat is as old as the discovery of fire. Now 21st century technology is giving a new twist to heating by wood. With the high cost of fuel oil, many homeowners are turning not just to wood stoves but wood pellet stoves, which burn compressed pellets of hardwood.
“There has definitely been an increase in the sales of wood pellet stoves,” said Marie at Kaufman Allied Patio and Fireplace on Route 58. “The pellets, the size of rabbit food, are fed into a hopper; they’re burned by the self igniting unit, which needs electricity to run. The advantage is that the burn is controlled with a thermostat.”
