Multi Fuel Stoves
Welcome to the home of MultiFuelStove.org! This is a personal website dedicated to supporting both multi fuel stove owners and those people just looking to find out more.
We believe that burning with a multi fuel stove can both reduce your household heating bill and also help you to reduce your reliance on fossil fuels.
We accept that not everyone will choose the most environmentally friendly way to use their stove but the green way is the only way we recommend at this website.
Owning a multi fuel stove means that you finally have options when it comes to heating your home. No longer will you have the choice of just gas or electricity to warm your property. Multi fuel stove owners have the power to choose from a range of cheaper eco friendly energy sources.
The main fuel sources that this website provides information for:
Pellets
Wood pellets are created from waste wood from the lumber industry. Pellet stoves provide users with an easy energy source which when done right can provide 98% fewer CO2 emissions than fossil fuels. In this section we tell you a little bit about the main pellet stove manufactures such as Whitfield, Harman, Quadra, Lennox…etc and any information that we feel will help you get the most from your pellet stove.
When done right, burning wood in your multi fuel stove can both be economically beneficial and environmentally appropriate. In this section of the site we tell you a little bit about the science of burning, how to obtain free firewood, installation tips for your wood stove and other articles that provide support when burning wood in your stove.
Corn is a relatively new fuel in the world of multifuel stoves and is something that we are really interested in. Corn has a lower airborne particle rate per million than wood and in theory a correctly installed corn burning stove can reduce heating bills by 80%. As this is a relatively new concept we provide you some basic corn stove information. We plan to provide in-depth articles that study the ecological and economic benefits of this exciting new energy source.
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Is there a freestanding stove out there that would heat with pellets, corn, ect. have auto ignition, battery backup for power outages. I live in central nebraska and am surrounded by corn fields but corn prices are up and down. The wife wants something that has some good looks also.Where do I look. Thanks
Many normal pellet stoves may also burn up corn, although using up 100% corn is usually not suggested in pellet stoves due to a few difficulties. Very first, auto ignition techniques do not work; and, 2nd, corn has a tendency to create a tough glassy slag within the burning chamber. A few pellet stoves possess agitators within the burning chamber and may consequently manage burning greater percentages of corn.
It’s also vital that you take note of the moisture % content of corn opposed to wood pellets usually corn has about 15% or greater and wood pellets have 10% or much less. The higher dampness content of corn can also be the key reason why that corn features a lower net power content (7,000 BTU’s per pound at 15% moisture) compared to wood pellets ( about 8,Thousand BTU’s per pound) because the extra dampness needs to be boiled away throughout combustion.
I suggest that when burning up corn inside a wood pellet stove it is most effective to utilize a 50/50 combination of wood pellets plus corn.