pellet stove vs. gas stove ?

From what I understand, A pellet stoves Hopper is run on electricity to dump the pellets into the fire chamber, Soooo, if that's the case a power outage will render the stove useless. Gas would probably be more useful I suppose. We also are in cold country and rely on a wood stove and a Kerosene heater when and if we lose power,, Those supplement our Propane house heat.

I would go with the gas stove My friend has a pellet stove he burns a 50lb bag in two days he had to buy 50 bags for winter that set him back a few bucks pellet stoves are great for the environment and burn cleaner then gas and is not utility dependent. {gas cost}

But then again if something happens to the gas line in a freezing winter pellet stove just needs pellets to run so no power or gas lines to mess with, It would be good to do an area homework if you know folks in your area ask them if they have had problems with the gas in winter If they have then a pellet stove might be a good investment. My friend uses his to heat the whole house and its a big house so he runs his 24/7 as to why he uses a lot of pellets so you may not have that issue., Then I would go with the pellet stove if its just used on the occasions when needed it needs no power or special installations like gas does

hope that helps

Lr

As far as price is concerned, it won't make a lot of difference which you choose. Fireplaces are a little like cars, in that there are so many makes and models available, it depends on what you want to drive and how much you're willing to spend. As for fuel, it depends on where you live and how much you want to use it. In the Northern US, pellet would be a readily available and cheaper option, whereas if you live in Texas, gas would probably be best. Now, concerning power outages.. You would have to go with a gas fireplace if that's you're concern. Gas fireplaces work on a millivolt based valve operating system and are not hooked into your home's AC electricity. Pellet stoves on the other hand, with their need for power to run the auger motor, require AC power and hence require a 110 AC power cord, which will be plugged into your home's electrical circuit. Hope some of this info helps..

To be really honest... Id go with the gas stove. But it'll really depend on preference. See, we just got the pellet and I sooo regret and ya. So..I would go with the gas stove from now on!

It all depends on how much you want to spend. I see the other says he just put in a pellet and regrets it. I'm sitting in front of my Pellet rite now and love it. You can put your own pellet stove in, in an afternoon and most insurance companies don't care if a home owner does it him self do to the ease and (not to many codes). On the other hand, no insurance company is going to cover you without having that gas unit put in by a certified tech. Then depending on the brand even if your brother is certified and you get the best price on it, the warrantee won't be covered unless you get the dealer who sells that brand put it in. For example, a lennex, valor, regency, Certified gas technictions all have to put those in or warrantees are not covered. Then what do you want to spend, Pellet I have pellet stoves on my list if you gave them to me for free I would not put them in my house, because they tend to have problems, they cost more to run than they are worth and they don't tend to give off much heat, Some even go through up to 3 bags a day. On the other hand some are the most efficient on the market and I would take it over any gas unit out there. Supper efficient high quality, quite, etc. So I know this other guy didn't buy one of those, but they cost more. Austoflaum Integra II is what I have but it's over $4000.00. If something goes wrong though it tells you what it is. It has a computer in and and is so quite I have it next to my TV. Most pellet stoves if you had to, you can run off a car battery if you had to for up to 8 hours. St.Croix makes a decent quality high efficient pellet stove that runs $2500-3500, I would go with them over any others if you didn't want to spend more. If you wanted to get a box store model such as Homedepot, I would say just save your money and live with the furnace. If anything happens you toss the stove. No one will touch it do to liability, you can't get parts or repairs for it.

On the gas side of things, Most need electric to start. Valor doesn't and even if it did, I would recommend it over all others. I consider them cadillac quality without the cadillac prices. They compete with Regency and Mendota but are not that high of priced. Their Valor Horizon is the biggest seller in America. It is the biggest selling brand in Europe, made in Europe and the oldest manufacture of gas appliance in the world. Patents on the highest heat range, full function remote and will give you the biggest bang for your buck. So I have one of those as well. They beat, lennox, heat n glow, majestic, regency, etc. But to put one of those in you have all the finishing of the mantel, venting, hearth, etc. pro installation, your out at least $6-7000 for all of it I would think because it will take a couple days to do when you can do the pellet stove on your own in a few hours if you don't mind cutting holes and putting in a few screws.