How did Robbins come to choose these particular brands of pellet stoves to sell?
A. SAFETY! Having been in the pellet stove and fuel business since 1991, we’ve had an opportunity to evaluate many types of pellet stoves. One of the most basic and important factors we’ve found is the pellet feed system. All of the stoves available from us are what are called “gravity fed” stoves. This means that the pellets are transported from the bottom of the hopper, up a worm gear and dropped into the burn pot from a chute. If the power fails the flame from the burn pot would have to travel up a chute, then burn down an auger. “Bottom feeders” feed the pellets with two augers, one slightly above the other, pushing the pellets into the side of the burn chamber. During a power outage the augers stop moving and the pellets remain in the augers. The fire in the burn pot can easily burn back along the augers and into the hopper, causing a massive fire.
