Pellet stoves are considered to be very safe home solid fuel heating appliances.

Unlike other forms of wood stove, pellets stoves are electronic appliances that need a source of electricity in order to work, which allows them to be able to control each and every fire more accurately.

Pellet stoves control both the air and fuel supply to fires and use a range of sensors and a central control unit to automatically adjust the air and fuel supply for the best fuel to air ratio in order to achieve the most efficient and safest burn.

This automation removes the requirement for any user input during fires and therefore user error that could lead to issues occurring such as more smoke and emissions being produced if the fuel and air isn’t adjusted correctly.

Ways in which a pellet stove allows a fire to burn safely in your home include:

• Burning fires inside a sealed combustion chamber constructed of fire-resistant materials, with the flames out of reach unless the door is opened.
• Controlling the rate at which pellets are fed to the fire to ensure that there’s never too much fuel in the fire that could cause the flames to be too large or hot.
• Automatically adjusting the amount of air getting to and from the fire to control the rate at which the fire burns.
• Removing waste air that could include harmful emissions and particulates from a home via the chimney flue.
• Using a range of sensors such as for temperature and pressure to understand how a fire is burning at any moment.
• Using a central control unit to analyse information from the sensors and optimize the fire for efficiency and safety.