How do Wood pellet stoves work?
The design of a pellet stove works on the concept of heating your home by burning only a handful of wood pellets at a time. These pellets are stored in a hopper or holding bin, which is typically near the top, back section of the pellet stove. Anywhere from 30 to 130 pounds of pellets may be stored in the hopper. One of the electrical parts of the stove is the auger that feeds the desired amount of pellets from the hopper, down a chute and into the heating chamber. The pellets accumulate in a fire pot that receives a flow of air to keep the fire burning. The stove also needs electricity in order to perform other functions, such as operating an intake/outtake fan to pull fresh air in for combustion and to exhaust the noxious fumes out of the house through specially designed pellet pipe. A convection fan moves the heated air from the stove into the room. There are also circuit boards that are responsible for all of the equipment to perform their function when and how they should. A typic
