A Multi-Fuel Stove: It Burns Corn, Wood Pellets, Cherry Pits
by Justin Thomas, Virginia on 02.14.07
Most biomass burning stoves relegate themselves to particular types of fuel — for example, a stove that burns corn, will refuse to burn wood pellets correctly. There is, however, a stove called the Countryside Multi-Fuel Stove by Magnum that will burn shelled corn, wood pellets, cherry pits, olive pits, waste paper pellets, and a host of other fuels. This flexibility means you are not tied to a particular fuel for you heating needs. If the orchard down the road has a sale on cherry pits, you are set for the winter. The Countryside stoves come with a "firepot" so that the ashes drop into the ash drawer below the stove. They are available as free-standing stoves and fireplace inserts. See also another multi-fuel stove: the Bixby. :: Magnum Heat
How about mentioning grass pellets? Its much better from an ecological impact standpoint to grow perennial grasses than corn, and has less embedded energy than wood pellets. It has a slightly higher ash content then corn pellets, and several pellet stoves on the market can actually handle multiple fuel types.
http://www.grassbioenergy.org/
I'm confused on why these are better than outdoor wood stoves or even high efficiency furnaces. Every seems to piss on the ethanol Idea, so why is burning corn ok? I suppose I can see using the waste products. But they still release CO2 right? And you have to buy processed products to use them. It'd be better to be able to burn the old oak that fell down in the storm...
I would like t know if anyone has had any experience in buying cherry pits in bulk and if so from whom? Can you buy them through a distributor?
Interested in purchasing cherry pits for fuel...any idea where to find them? Thanks
I would like to be able to find cherry pits, or the grass or waste paper pellets in bulk or by the ton.
Anyone have any ideas.