Question: Should I buy a stove with lots of automatic features like auto ignition? What are the benefits? You might have heard this recently; “my stove is better than the other guys because ours lights automatically”. Is this really true and is this what I should look for? The answer to this burning question is […]
Great Lakes Outdoors Video with Rob Trott
Have you had a chance to watch this wonderful video with Rob Trott about saving a ton of money on your heating bills and using “home grown” renewable energy? To watch the video in its entirety, start with the video at the top of the screen and work down, through all three.
There is ash all over my house! Is it the stove or is it the “beer belly syndrome”?
Maybe you have read the stories online about those darn stoves spewing ash and soot all over the house. What causes that and how can you avoid it in the future? Technically, your corn or pellet stove runs on a negative pressure system in the firebox (that means that it would pull air into the […]
But the Guy Said That I Could Burn Anything in This Stove
There was a time when flex fuel meant we could shove garbage, cardboard, that old Christmas tree and just about anything else into our stove and burn it up. The results sometimes were angry neighbors and eventually the pollution control police came by and started placing a “no burn” tag on our favorite form of […]
Saving Money on Heat Bills is Not Just for Your Home!
Corn stoves are not limited to homes any more! Ok, so I am saving a ton of money at home, smiling because I am toasty warm but what about my business, my garage, my lake home or cabin? How can I save money there and still be practical? The answer is simple. Your Corn burning flex-fuel appliance […]