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Has anybody got one of these things, and how do you like it? My brother just dropped some literature off a couple days ago. I have an oil burner in the basement and was wanting a second heat source in the house.
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My parents run 2 pellet stoves, and both have the capabilities of burning corn. Though they have never tried it, I think it would burn hotter and better then wood pellets.
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FWIW:
I have a second heat source in my house (a natural gas stove) and it is WORTHLESS if the electricity goes out.
The same applies to a lot of secondary heat souces.
The gas stove came with the house, but I am seriously considering getting a woodstove--Just wood and matches, no electricity.
That way I have a second heat source that is reliable in a storm.
Good Luck,
BMT
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Here have a look at these 85% effecient, and about 1/3 the price of oil. www.goldenheatstoves.com and www.goldengrainstove.com
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My propane furnace went out around midwinter and I bought an infrared propane wall heater. Not only did we stay warm, the propane use went to around half and the electric bill went down. It works better with a fan but it will keep you warm without one. Now if only the propane prices will go down. miles
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They make the most sense to those who have a corn field for a fuel supply. My corn-raising farmer neighbors love those stoves, both in their shops and as a cheap heat supply in the house that keeps that $$ propane furnace from running so much. By-the-way, garden sweet corn doesn't have the heat content of "field corn" (cattle feed, corn oil, etc.).
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Thanks Norske Corn is not a problem. Corn stoves are just not that common here in Michigan. Most of the manufacturers are out west, or in the corn belt. They are more expensive then your basic wood stove. But I would think the cost savings over oil, natural or LP gas wouldn't take long to make up. I was looking at more of a parlor stove, and letting the oil burner in the basement pick up the slack when it gets really cold.
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