From: "Arnold Walker" 
Newsgroups: alt.energy.homepower misc.consumers.house misc.consumers.frugal-living
Subject: Re: Oil/Pellet Stoves?
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 11:48:32 -0600


"Bill Bonde ( ``This is the Battle of Epping Forest '' )"
 wrote in message
news:41851F38.799B0C60@backpacker.com...
>
>
> Serendipity wrote:
> >
> > Bill Bonde ( ``This is the Battle of Epping Forest '' ) wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Rod Speed wrote:
> > >
> > >>"Bill Bonde ( ``This is the Battle of Epping Forest '' )"
> > >> wrote in message
> > >>news:41808792.2ABB85A4@backpacker.com...
> > >>
> > >>>
> > >>>Bob Ward wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>>On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 21:05:05 -0700, "Bill Bonde ( ``This is the
Battle
> > >>>>of Epping Forest '' )"   wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>Serendipity wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>>Ron Peterson wrote:
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 07:41:30 -0500, me@privacy.net wrote:
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>Have you looked at corn stoves, they work well.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>Are they really cost effective tho?
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>If the price of corn is low, they can be cost effective.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>The ones we were looking can be seen at
http://www.GrainStovesInc.com
> > >>>>>>They burn wheat, rye, and corn so if the price of corn is high one
> > >>>>>>season, you might be able to get one or the other grain cheaper.
The
> > >>>>>>nice thing about these stoves is they are environmentally friendly
too.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>How is burning grain environmentally friendly?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>It's an easily replaceable energy source.
> > >>
> > >>>Grain is food,
> > >>
> > >>Not necessarily for humans tho.
> > >>
> > >
> > > I'm saying why waste the food part when you have the rest of the plant
> > > that is just crop residue right now? Why not use that instead?
> >
> > True.  If you research these stoves, you will find some burn cherry
pits.
> >
> I gather that this propensity for burning bits of food or detritus is
> due to the desire of the operator not to become too closely involved in
> refuelling, the pellet stove mindset. If you have a source of something
> like cherry pits available free to burn, I think it's a fine idea, as
> long as you're sure it will continue its availability. I'd rather see
> people focus more on burning the detritus than the food, but you have to
> choose what works best for you in your circumstance.
Agreed and in part why I would expect corn in corn country,wood in forest
areas,fruit pits in fruit country,etc..Anything else appears more about
marketing
than using what you have available in your area.
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