How much does a corn burner cost?

Corn stoves range from about $600 for a used stove and climb upwards of $1,500 for new. When corn prices are low, corn stoves are, by far, the cheapest method of heating your home.

Is a corn stove better than a pellet stove?

Burn a Mixture: Many of our pellet stove owners report that they love burning a mixture of corn and wood pellets. Corn helps lessen the ash that wood pellets can create, and corn burns incredibly hotter than wood pellets. You get the best of both worlds.

What do you burn in a corn stove?

Corn stoves are specifically designed to burn a small granular fuel. Because this fuel is metered into the burning chamber, most stoves have a storage hopper to hold a small supply of fuel. Corn-burning stoves are very similar to pellet-burning stoves. Both corn and pellets are very dense.

Are corn stoves good?

The efficiency of the corn stove is excellent, as well, remaining fairly consistent at 97% for a good quality stove. Secondly, corn is a clean burning fuel, containing oil and ethanol. You’ll experience much less pollution than with a wood burning or gas stove or fireplace.

Can I burn wood pellets in my corn stove?

Most corn stoves can burn either corn or pellets or a mixture of the two. Pellet stoves generally will effectively burn only wood pellets, with perhaps just a little corn mixed in. Wood pellets are made from sawdust from wood mills. Ash content in the hardwood is much less than in corn.

What is cheaper corn or wood pellets?

Corn pellets are generally cheaper than wood pellets, but it really depends on where you live. It’s vital to check on availability and pricing of corn in the area where you live. In farming areas where corn is grown, you may be able to load up a ton of corn at a local grain elevator at very low cost.

Is it cheaper to burn corn or pellets?

Corn is even a better fuel than wood pellets for heating a home. With the high efficiency, up to 82 percent, of corn stoves (also burn pellets), they are the cheapest source of heat for a home. Using pellets is more expensive than corn, but still much cheaper than using the heat pump at my house.

How many Btu are in a bushel of corn?

Corn weighs 56 pounds/bushel and has a heat value when dried to 15% moisture content of about 7,000 Btu/lb or 300,000 Btu/bu. In other words, assuming a furnace or boiler efficiency of 75%, one bushel is equal to 2.9 gallons of #2 fuel oil, 4 ccf of natural gas or 4.4 gallons of propane.

Can you burn wood pellets in a corn stove?

Why choose a corn stove?

All our stoves are Underwriter’s Laboratory approved. Have a one year warranty on electrical parts. A safe heating system for your business, shop, home and family. Corn is a never-ending American energy source, and thus is the alternative fuel of choice. Here is why: The Environment Wins: Corn is friendly to the environment.

Do you offer a conversion kit for your corn stoves?

And, YES, we do offer a conversion kit to multi fuel (wood pellets) for all our stoves that will even work on the clones! Honor your own investment by buying only the best: Amaizablaze. Your purchase of an American made corn stove is a win-win for everyone. Get yours today!

Can you use a corn stove in a mobile home?

Start saving now on your heating bill while enjoying the comfort of staying warm with corn. Any of our stoves can be used in a zero-clearance, free standing configuration and are approved for use in a mobile home. You may choose to install the 4100 Iroquois as a fireplace insert.

What kind of corn do you burn in a corn stove?

Our Corn Stoves burn natural shelled corn, which requires no chemical processing and no costly additives. Shelled corn is readily available at a store near you (usually a feed and seed type store). Customers have reported heating up to 2,000 square feet with the model 2100 Freestanding Corn Stove.