Pellet stove cost

[SamSpade]

How much do they run? I have a decent bonus this year.

[GWguy]

No idea what current prices are. I paid about $2200 for my QuadraFire insert almost 15 years ago. Smaller standalone are much less expensive.

[Cowgirl]

We've found that they start at around $1200 and go up from there.

[Symom]

Originally Posted by SamSpade

How much do they run? I have a decent bonus this year.

We love our pellet stove but you might consider doing some serious math.
We find the pellets to be quite costly.

[Cletus_Vandam]

Funny you should ask.... My in-laws have one they are getting ready to try and sell.

I'm not trying to solicit a sale, but I wanted to ask a question to all those who have the pellet stove.

My in-laws have had theirs for about five years now and right from the beginning they have complained that the pellets cost more then they are worth and the stove doesn't heat as well as the wood stove they took out.

Is that really the case????

[Cowgirl]

Originally Posted by Cletus_Vandam

Funny you should ask.... My in-laws have one they are getting ready to try and sell.

I'm not trying to solicit a sale, but I wanted to ask a question to all those who have the pellet stove.

My in-laws have had theirs for about five years now and right from the beginning they have complained that the pellets cost more then they are worth and the stove doesn't heat as well as the wood stove they took out.

Is that really the case????

Can you PM me their info? We're looking at buying one IF we can find one used and affordable.

[SamSpade]

I'm hoping to put in an insert into our fireplace. We looked into it a year or so ago, but we replaced the heat pump instead. We still have no "backup" other than the heat pump emergency heat (which is pretty much a great big space heater at that point).

My bonus and cash on hand puts me somewhere around 3-4000, and a buddy of mine says he'll install it for the price of a good meal with his family at our house.

The only place I know of in the area is American Hardware. I have no idea what their prices are like. The only brand name I really know much of is QuadraFire, but the MSRP's on their site probably don't resemble what I'd see locally.

[Symom]

Originally Posted by Cletus_Vandam

Funny you should ask.... My in-laws have one they are getting ready to try and sell.

I'm not trying to solicit a sale, but I wanted to ask a question to all those who have the pellet stove.

My in-laws have had theirs for about five years now and right from the beginning they have complained that the pellets cost more then they are worth and the stove doesn't heat as well as the wood stove they took out.

Is that really the case????

Our stove is in a fireplace so the stove provides us with better heat. Never had a wood stove there. We don't think the pellets are any less costly then oil. However our pellet stove generates its heat in a place that provides us more comfort. Also mental as it might sound, seeing a warm fire just makes you feel warmer. You still have to clean it, you still have some mess but it is much less trouble then a fireplace or wood stove.

[Cowgirl]

Originally Posted by SamSpade

The only place I know of in the area is American Hardware. I have no idea what their prices are like. The only brand name I really know much of is QuadraFire, but the MSRP's on their site probably don't resemble what I'd see locally.

I know Lowes carries some brands. Tractor Supply Company also sells them. I'm sure there are used ones on Craigslist also.

[Symom]

Originally Posted by SamSpade

I'm hoping to put in an insert into our fireplace. We looked into it a year or so ago, but we replaced the heat pump instead. We still have no "backup" other than the heat pump emergency heat (which is pretty much a great big space heater at that point).

My bonus and cash on hand puts me somewhere around 3-4000, and a buddy of mine says he'll install it for the price of a good meal with his family at our house.

The only place I know of in the area is American Hardware. I have no idea what their prices are like. The only brand name I really know much of is QuadraFire, but the MSRP's on their site probably don't resemble what I'd see locally.

Backup??? They require electricity to operate. Ours is a Breckwell. They use to sell pellets stoves at a place in Waldorf called Hearth and Patio or something close to that name. Not sure if they are still there.