Wood Stoves
The beauty of a wood fire, with the ability to heat an entire home. Benson Stone Company carries wood burning stoves by:
- Travis (Avalon and Lopi models)
- Vermont Castings
- Jøtul
Benefits:
- Potentially the lowest cost of heat depending on wood availability and price.
- The most dramatic and visually appealing fire of any appliance.
- New technology has enhanced the re view greatly.
- Primal satisfaction of building a fire and heating your home with dependence on no one.
- No remote controls. Something in life has to stay simple!
Potential Downside:
- Fuel is not as clean or easily handled as other options.
- Chimney is more expensive
Gas Stoves
Gas Stoves provide convenient and efficient heat at the flip of a switch. Benson Stone Company carries direct vent and B-vent gas stoves by:
- Travis (Avalon and Lopi models)
- Vermont Castings
- Jøtul
- Kingsman
We also have pellet Stoves by:
Benefits:
- High efficiency Direct Vent design
- Natural Gas models are very economical to operate.
- L.P. Propane modes are more expensive to operate than the other options listed here.
- Flame is visually appealing for fireplace effect.
- Vented through the wall, no vertical chimney required.
Pellet & Corn Stoves
UTILIZE RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES! CUT HEATING COSTS IN HALF!
Benson Stone Company is your source for High Efficiency home heating alternatives.
Corn and pellet stove customers on average report a savings of 30-60% off their previous cost of heating with natural gas central heat! Imagine the savings over Propane, Fuel Oil and Electric!
Even at $5.00/bushel heating with corn still costs less than heating with natural gas! How can this be!? At $4.00/bushel corn costs less per btu than natural gas. When you couple this with putting your heat source right in your living area you don’t have to heat up all that ductwork. You’re not sending more heat to parts of the home you seldom use. The majority of the heat is where you live but circulates out to your entire home without ductwork. This saves more than you know even at $5.00/bushel! (Similar benefit from pellet stoves)
Our stoves are state of the art in style, efficiency and reliability. Leading Names you can trust and the support to back it up.
Pellet Stoves Benefits:
- Next lowest price after Corn, Wood and Natural Gas.
- Burns the better part of a day before refueling.
- Fuel is easy to handle and store.
- Vented through the wall, no vertical chimney required.
Pellet Stoves Potential Downside:
- Will not function in power outage without battery back up.
- Ash must eventually be removed.
Corn Stoves Benefits:
- Lowest cost of any purchased fuel (as of 10/07). Excludes delivery to your home.
- Burns the better part of a day before refueling.
- Fuel is easy to handle.
- Vented through the wall, no vertical chimney required.
Corn Stoves Potential Downside:
- Will not function in power outage without battery back up.
- Clinker removal needed (easy system)
- Well sealed storage needed to avoid rodents.
- Ash must eventually be removed.
