HEATING, VENTILATION & SERVICES (FIRES, FIREPLACES AND FLUES)
With a wealth of benefits such as smart controls, ease of use, low maintenance and efficiency, pellet stoves tick all the boxes
control technology is second to none. Some manufacturers even offer additional functions such as Wi-Fi temperature probes that allow you to set a desired temperature at any given point around the home.
STYLISH GOOD LOOKS
This level of control gives pellet stoves the edge over their log burning cousins, and while you may have heard the purists argue that the ‘flame picture’ of a pellet stove is no match for the log burner, even that is now a myth.
Thanks to ongoing innovation in brazier design – the brazier being the metal tray that holds the burning pellets – the flame picture from a pellet stove is now better than ever. Look for a long, narrow brazier
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as this will distribute the pellets more evenly for a wider view of the fire. And speaking of looks, pellet stove design is not exclusively utilitarian chic – there are plenty of choices to suit all interior styles from Scandi style cylindrical in any number of colours, to the squared look of the traditional log burner. In terms of installation, a pellet stove is no more complex to install than a traditional wood burner, but you will need an electrical point. As with a wood burner, you will also need the appropriate flue. Your best option is to use a HETAS registered installer to ensure that your chosen pellet stove and flue meets Building Regulations and is safe to use. When it comes to fuel, the pellet stove offers yet another smart choice in terms of future-proofing your heating. With fossil fuels being closely scrutinised under the Clean Air Strategy, pellets, or biomass as they are often referred to, offer the ultimate in sustainability. Manufactured from pulverised biomass using a variety of compression and extrusion processes, pellets offer a number of advantages over wood logs, not least in terms of size, weight and burn consistency.
This offers a number of benefits including ease of storage – a bag of pellets takes up considerably less space than the equivalent kw output of logs, and ease of use – some pellet air stoves only require a daily fill depending on the
size of the hopper and length of appliance use, compared to every couple of hours for a log burning stove. Also, because they produce little ash and chimney creosote, cleaning is minimised. Check the Woodsure website to ensure your pellet manufacturer or supplier conforms to the required standards for biomass fuels and just like wood logs, make sure you protect your fuel from moisture to ensure burn consistency and optimum appliance operation.
ULTIMATE CONTROL
Pellet stoves offer you ultimate control and maximum efficiency with hands-off operation – perfect for today’s busy lifestyles. Automatic ignition, power modulation and combustion control are all things that pellet stove users take for granted. The flexibility offered in terms of whole house or single room heating makes them ideal for both new build and retrofit renovation projects where reliability, efficiency and aesthetic appeal are demanded.
Specifying a pellet stove for your project will also help guarantee the environmental credentials of your build and future fuel security.
So if you’re looking for style and substance, invest your hard-earned pounds in pellets.
Ian Sams is commercial director at Specflue
september/october 2019
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