Wood pellets offer an inexpensive, environmentally responsible way to heat your home, but there’s a problem. Pellets won’t burn in an ordinary woodstove and dedicated pellet stoves are much more ...

This latest winter cold snap is leading to a shortage in wood pellets. Nixa Hardware sells up to 400 wood pellet stoves a year. It's also a common place for people to buy the bags of pellets they burn ...

Pellet stove owners are searching Central Massachusetts and Worcester County for pellets to burn, which have become a hot commodity this winter. Jody Carbonneau and Ron Higgins, owners of The Stove ...

We are thinking about getting a wood pellet stove to heat our home. What are the advantages and disadvantages of wood pellet stoves? “For someone committed to using a renewable energy source and who ...

Pellet Stoves are an environmentally friendly to save money. The pellets are produced using sawdust and other wood byproducts often mixed with wheat, corn, cherry pits and other natural products that ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

Pellet stoves are becoming more and more popular—and I understand why. Sure, I’ll be the first to admit that sitting near a crackling fire, cuddled up with my wife, is a great way to pass the time ...

A half-hour after two pellet stoves were placed on the selling floor at Home Depot in Brockton last month, they were gone — grabbed by consumers hoping to beat winter’s chills. And, 22 tons of pellets ...

The oil industry wasn't idle this year as New Hampshire and Maine homeowners increasingly traded oil furnaces for wood pellet stoves as oil prices soared. Pellets recently received negative feedback ...

The novelty of a wood burning fireplace wears off when you have to trudge outside to grab a bundle of logs. Installing a wood burning stove can be expensive, and once it’s running, it produces ash ...