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How to Accessorize Your Pellet Stove

Accessorizing your pellet stove serves as both a functional and decorative element to your hearth. With many options to choose from, your home will benefit from safety and ease-of-use functions...

How to Accessorize Your Pellet Stove

Accessorizing your pellet stove serves as both a functional and decorative element to your hearth. With many options to choose from, your home will benefit from safety and ease-of-use functions...

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The Complete Guide to EPA-Certified Stoves

Learn what EPA certification means, the sustainable benefits of heating with biomass fuels and where to purchase a qualifying stove.

The Complete Guide to EPA-Certified Stoves

Learn what EPA certification means, the sustainable benefits of heating with biomass fuels and where to purchase a qualifying stove.

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How to Prepare Your Pellet Stove for Burn Season

How to Prepare Your Pellet Stove for Burn Season

Whether it’s the end of winter or the start of summer, it’s always a good time for stove owners to get ahead and prepare their pellet stove for the next...

How to Prepare Your Pellet Stove for Burn Season

Whether it’s the end of winter or the start of summer, it’s always a good time for stove owners to get ahead and prepare their pellet stove for the next...

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Which Wood Burns Best?

Which Wood Burns Best?

There’s a lot to love about fires: the warmth, the comfort and the simplicity of finding wood and burning it. But what is the best firewood for your type of...

Which Wood Burns Best?

There’s a lot to love about fires: the warmth, the comfort and the simplicity of finding wood and burning it. But what is the best firewood for your type of...

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A darkened home during a power outage

How to Use a Pellet Stove During a Power Outage

From heavy snowfall or freezing rain to hurricane-force winds and low temperatures, winter storms bring extreme weather, which can lead to lost power. A power outage means a cold house...

How to Use a Pellet Stove During a Power Outage

From heavy snowfall or freezing rain to hurricane-force winds and low temperatures, winter storms bring extreme weather, which can lead to lost power. A power outage means a cold house...

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Pellet stove inside a living room

The Complete Guide to Buying a Pellet Stove

As living costs continue to rise, you may find yourself searching for realistic ways to cut expenses. One of the best ways to save money on heating expenses – especially...

The Complete Guide to Buying a Pellet Stove

As living costs continue to rise, you may find yourself searching for realistic ways to cut expenses. One of the best ways to save money on heating expenses – especially...

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