When purchasing any corn stove there are some questions which you should answer:
What is the heat output from the corn stove? and whats the hest required to heat yor home?
If you are trying to heat your whole house with a corn stove, does your house layout allow heat to travel around?
What is the size of the fuel hopper? Will I need to fill on a daily, weekly or biweekly basis?
What is the seasonal heating efficiency of the corn stove?
Does the unit meet UL and CSA standards?
Does the unit have hot exposed surfaces which could cause burns to skin? Big point if you have children
What type of exhaust venting is required? Does it require a chimney with a flue liner or can a combination flue/fresh air vent pipe be used?
Are you prepared to clean out the clinker daily and clean the heat exchanger of ash on a weekly basis?
Will the corn stove handle granular solid fuels other than shelled corn? This is important in the event that the economics of burning corn become unattractive or an alternative low cost pelleted fuel becomes available. You may want to use a pellet fuel as an alternative, example would be the Quadra- Fire Classic Bay 1200 which can use wood pellet as well as shelled corn
Will this corn burning appliance be a primary heat source or act as a supplementary heat source? Stoves with small fuel hoppers will not keep a house warm for long periods of time, unattended.
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