[Sirrotica]

I have a multifuel pellet stove that came with my, new to me last year, country home (1900 built 2 story farmhouse). I've made some improvements in the stack outside over what was cobbled together by the previous owner, and have improved the efficiency quite a lot. I don't believe they ever cleaned the flue out since they installed the stove. The family room where we spend the majority of our time, is an addition that was added on in the rear of the home, and has only one heat run, and is the furthest room from the furnace, An extra heat source is needed in that room, and they chose a pellet stove.

I'm now experimenting with different pellet fuels, hardwood exclusively, mixed hard, and soft woods, different brands make a lot of difference so far in my experimentation. I just bought a bag of cherry pits to try, and I also want to try shelled corn in it. From reading on the net, it looks like hardwood is lowest in BTUs, followed by softwoods edge it out by a small amount, then shelled corn, followed by cherry pits. Of course ash deposits are also a concern.

Anyone else use a pellet multifuel stove in their home for heat that has experimented with different fuels? I would welcome actual input of what you've found on your own appliances. The furnace is propane, and as with most commercial heating fuel sources, it has went up in the current economy

Thanks in advance for any actual accounts on different fuel experimentation.