As natural gas prices increase people are turning to Wood Burning Stoves
Natural gas was pegging about $11 per mcf wholesale Wednesday morning, reflecting the increase since Hurricane Katrina tore up gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico.
Wood-burning stove demand is "completely" attributable to natural gas prices, Craig said.
Bob Repnak, who owns R&T Services, agreed.
"They see that natural gas price going up, and it is a knee-jerk reaction," Repnak said. "The price of gas is part of it, too."
... Craig is one of four partners in Fireplace Center, with shops in Bozeman and Kalispell.
He said that in 10 years of buying stoves from Blaze King, he has never had a backlog, but this year the Walla Walla, Wash., manufacturer was "four weeks out on new stoves."
Billings gazette - Wood Stoves
While wood stove are popular the wood-pellet stoves are very efficient at about 80%. These pellet stoves are great at heating and produce minimal waste. A 40lbs bag of pellets can produce less than a cup of ashes.
The pellets are made of compressed and heated sawdust without the the use of chemicals or glue. These compressed pellets are burned and fed automatically within the stove to keep it at temperature. As a wood-pellet stove owner all you have to do is fill the hopper occasionally.
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Blaze king Wood Stoves
Posted on September 17, 2005 09:09 |
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