r/PelletStoveTalk

I have a fireplace original to my house, mid-1970s. I looked into replacing it with a wood stove and it was ~$13k for just the chimney install and stove. Building the alcove and removal of the fireplace was on me and not included in that cost.

Is installing a pellet stove in that space any easier/cheaper? I don't know anything about pellet stoves except that they don't need the same chimney as a wood stove.

Any insight is appreciated, thanks!

Any recommendations for one been looking too many choices just want a good one

Where do you guys store a few pallets of pellets? I am leaning toward unwrapping 3 pallets and repalletizing them in the basement. Its dry. A lot of labor but oh well.

Hi all! I’m sorry if this is the wrong subreddit.
My husband and I are first time parents expecting our little girl in January. We also just bought a house and there’s a pellet stove in the living room. I know high quality green pellets with low ash are the “safest” but I’d still be concerned with operating it with a newborn in the house for fear of exposure. I’ve never had one before so granted I may be overreacting - and I do have air purifiers but if I recall the ash can wear out a HEPA filter very quickly?
Would it be best to just hold off for a year and suck it up with the cost of oil? Or am I being a bit crazy with my critique?

Looking to get a generator to keep the stove running during outages this year. It's a castle serenity, nothing special but keeps the house toasty. Would this do the trick, really would only be the stove a lamp and two phone chargers on it.

Bonus points if it's both Quality AND a good Price. 😄

TL;DR: I received a Kozy 100XL a couple years ago, which was built sometime in the early-mid 90's. It was worn out from the get-go, but I've since refurb'd it and replaced both exhaust (and now convection) motors. I now have a spare auger motor from pellethead, since it only makes sense.
Issue still is: This thing is tired. It's also noisy, and fairly inefficient, from what I gather.

SO: since I do like the convenience of Pellets (as compared to cordwood) I'm looking for a good brand of stove to replace this one with.
If all goes well, this will be a conversation that doesn't actually come to fruition for another couple of years, but fruition IS coming, so,....

Thanks for any helpful replies, and stay warm this time of year!! 😂

Thank you to everyone who responded. My husband passed away. I am lost. Thank all of you for just responding. I don’t feel so helpless. Again thank all of you for your response.

Hey yall, I’ve been looking for a pellet stove for my 2200 sq ft 2 story house. I’ve been cruising marketplace constantly and haven’t seen a lot of good options. I’m stuck between an $1100 quadrafire cb1200 in nice shape or a newer pelpro pp130 for $500. I like the capacity of the pelpro for sure!! What’s the better stove? Which stove will heat my house better? I’m new to pellet stoves. I also see an enviro m55 that’s in a little rougher shape, at least the buttons on the controls anyway, that’s $800. My only reservation about the pelpro is that i can’t hook it to an external tstat. I feel like this is kind of important in a larger house? Maybe not, not sure TBH. Any recommendations or input highly appreciated!!! Thanks

I recently had a Harmon P 61 installed in my basement. My house was built in 1984 but I just recently had my rim joist air sealed with spray foam and my attic air sealed/blown in insulation installed.

Should I invest in an outside air kit (OAK) or will it probably run fine without it? Pros? Cons? TYIA!

We’re trying to decide which pellet stove to buy and would love to hear from people with firsthand experience.
We live in a 1,500 sq. ft. split-level home in New England. The pellet stove will be installed on the lower level, and our goal is for it to provide as much heat as possible to the entire house—especially the upstairs living room and bedrooms. We currently have electric heat, so we’re hoping to rely on the pellet stove as our primary heat source during the winter.
Our dealer recommended the Harman Absolute 50, but before that I was pretty set on the Absolute 43. For those who have owned either one:
- Which would you choose and why?
- Does the Absolute 43 have enough output for a setup like ours, or would you go with the 50?
- Would you recommend something different altogether?
I’d really appreciate any real-world experiences or advice. Thanks!

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