Wood Logs OR Pellets Which Makes a Smarter Choice? As summer days drift away in the UK, fall steps in and with it comes the colder days. And this is when we all of a sudden get more concerned about heating needs and we start looking around for various options available in the marketplace today. Certainly there is always an expensive option of buying a gas-run heating appliance for your home, but how about having a fireplace that make you remind of those good old days? You can equip your home with any type of stove available in the market, but the question is which stove makes a right choice for you. You will need to choose from wood and pellet stoves; both have their own pros and cons. So, let’s dive into some key comparison points of wood and pellet stoves.
Cost of the stove For most of the homeowners in the UK who want to buy a new stove, the first consideration is most likely the cost of the stove. Both wood and pellet stoves have many benefits to offer homeowners, but their prices may vary considerably from one manufacturer to another. Wood stoves’ price may range from £3000 to £4500 including the cost of installation. However, some models with more advance features or options may also cost up to £5000. On the other hand, wood pellet stoves come between £1700 and £3000. However, the installation fees may take up the final cost to somewhere from £3500 to £4000.
If your home already has a traditional fireplace along with a chimney installed, the installation may get accomplished faster and you may save a good amount on chimney fitting.
Fuel Cost The type of fuel used to heat up the room is the key difference between log burners UK and pellet stoves. Log burners, also called wood stoves, are more like a traditional fireplace that burn logs. And logs can be easily stocked up by harvesting the firewood on your own or buy logs from local suppliers in bulk at the cheaper prices, making wood stoves an economical and convenient option. On the other hand, pellet stoves, as the name suggests, uses wood pellets as a fuel. To those not aware, pellets are composed of sawdust or small wood chips, which are then stored into a reservoir. Unlike logs, pellets are not found everywhere. Particularly if you are living in countryside, it is recommended that you opt for a log burning stove. So, if we consider the ease of access and cost of fuel, wood logs will unquestionably win over pellets.
Energy-efficiency Wood stoves function the same way as traditional fireplaces. They don’t need additional power such as electricity or gas. But pellet stoves need electricity to run effectively; meaning, with a pellet stove, if the electricity is gone for a while, the fire would go too!
Green Contemporary designs of wood stoves use advance technology like clean-burn and air wash to ensure no smoke is generated as a by-product of combustion. As reported by the Biomass Energy centres in the UK, a modern-day wood stove releases 0.00612 pounds of CO2 per kWh and a pellet stove releases 0.035 pounds of CO2 per kWh. Both log burning and pellet stoves have come a long way towards running as a greener heating appliance. Moreover, both fuels are carbon-neutral, so doesn’t cause any harm to the environment. In addition to all the points listed above, there are many other factors such as safety, performance, maintenance and aesthetics that count while choosing the right heat stove for your home.
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