Bundling Up Inside Your House? Tired of bundling up inside your house? Cold proof your house today with a pellet stove and stop with all the extra blankets, sweatshirts, and pairs of socks. Life doesn’t have to be that way inside your own home on cold days. Gail Howell of Hemingway, South Carolina wrote about […]
Winters in Augusta, Maine
Tough Winters Mean a Tough Heating Bill The winters in Augusta, Maine can be brutal not only outside, but on one’s monthly heating budget as well. In February 2013, Jacob Michaud had had enough. He and his wife were burning through 200 gallons of fuel oil each month to heat their 3,500 square foot home. […]
What are Wood Pellets?
You hear so much today about biomass and flex-fuel stoves that are able to burn a variety of renewable fuel sources, but have you ever wondered how wood pellets fit into this mix? Maybe you are wondering What wood pellets? What are theye made out of? Where the wood comes from? Does the formation of wood pellets harm trees […]
Friends Took Notice of Their Countryside Fireplace Insert
When Dorothy and Wayne Ross’s fuel bill was nearing $1,000 a month, they knew they couldn’t keep heating their 3,200 square foot home as they had been. Something needed to change. Dorothy started researching her options and came across the idea of the Magnum Countryside Fireplace insert. They decided to remove an existing gas fireplace […]
A Family Shares Their Decision to Buy Wood Pellets Instead of Corn this Winter
We want to share one of our customer’s stories with you. Their story addresses their decision to burn wood pellets versus corn at the current rate (2012-13) per bushel, and they are willing to share their experience with you. This family is in the Upper Midwest and owns a Magnum Countryside 3500P. Last summer when […]