Why choose a pellet stove?

Published on : 25 June 20203 min reading time

More than 70,000 households use the popular pellet stove. Also known as a pellet stove, there are several models with variable heat diffusion (convection, forced air or hydraulic). More efficient, more autonomous, more economical, this device spreads pleasant heat and simplifies your life. What are the advantages of using a pellet stove? And why install it in your home?

What are the key criteria for choosing a pellet stove?

It is essential to read some criteria before choosing a pellet stove. Indeed, it is chosen by:

– Its need: if you want to install a pellet stove, in a living room for use as an auxiliary heating system. If you want to use it as a main heating system, it would be better to choose a forced-air pellet stove to distribute the warm air into the rooms of the house. However, if you choose a hydraulic stove, it would be if you use it with a hot water radiator;

– Its efficiency: an increase in efficiency is a sign of efficiency and energy saving (from 70%);

– Its programming is to be combined with its rhythm of life;

– The capacity of its tank;

– Smoke evacuation.

Various options improve the comfort and use of pellet stoves. These include, among others, the production of domestic hot water, programming (management of an operating time slot), the Wi-Fi option (optimization of remote control), a remote sensor (better temperature control). If you want to know more about how a wood stove works, consider visiting the Nid Douillet site.

Pellet stove: economic and ecological advantages.

One of the cheapest energies is wood, because it is clean and carbon-neutral. Depending on your home and insulation, you can save up to 30% on your heating bill. You will therefore understand that it is an economical and environmentally friendly supplementary heating solution.

In addition, the pellet stove is programmable because once loaded, it can operate for more than 40 hours. The set-point temperature setting you have defined promotes automatic start and stop. While a log stove is loaded approximately every three hours with a pellet stove, you only need to put pellets in your appliance every two or three days.

However, you should contact a professional once or twice a year for annual maintenance and chimney sweeping of the ducts of your pellet stove. Indeed, when buying your pellet stoves at a lower price, prefer those with NF, DIN+ and EN+ certifications, as they will guarantee complete combustion.

It should not be ignored that the most important feature of pellet stoves is their settings. You should approach your supplier to discuss related issues before completing the purchase and proceed to installation. A good professional must be able to answer his client’s questions by supporting his answers with a specific information sheet assigned by the manufacturer. This is also advisable to see a good optimization of the yields promised by the manufacturer on a daily basis. The pellet stove market is full of the latest innovations with a very affordable price-quality ratio. Even if the price of some models may seem daunting, you should know that the initial investment is easily absorbed thanks to the stove’s energy optimizations. In addition, its use is also strongly recommended by the State.

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