We said goodbye to summer and temperatures are dropping. But we also said goodbye to the protected market which is now available are for the elderly and categories in economic and/or health difficulty.
Given the uncertainties in the electricity and gas market and the environmental (as well as economic) crisis we are experiencing, it is right to ask ourselves how to save on heating and safeguard the environment. An alternative to methane gas is pellet stovewhich works in a similar way to traditional stoves, but uses pellets as fuel, obtained from virgin wood.
Among the different ones available on the market, we present to you the best in our opinion.
What is pellet
Pellet is a fuel obtained from virgin wood, sometimes starting from processing waste, which, as established by the UNI CEN/TS 14588 standard, is
“a thickened biofuel generally in a cylindrical shape, of random length typically between 5mm and 30mm, and with broken ends, produced from pulverized biomass with or without pressing additives”.
The material is then regulated by the standard UNI EN ISO 17225 regarding specifications and classification for industrial and non-industrial use.
Is it worth heating with pellets?
This year too, pellet stoves benefit from incentives such as the Ecobonus, precisely because the energy source of pellet stoves is renewable. So the answer is yes, it is economically worthwhile, as well as helping the environment: especially considering the total uncertainty in which the electricity and gas market lives, we could also arrive at a 30% savings.
And, certainly, the overall savings increase if other sources are combined alongside the pellets renewable energy (although in this case it is necessary to consider the initial investment costs, which in turn benefit from various tax deduction options).
The best pellet stoves on the market
Given the interest that consumers are showing in this heating solution, there are now several options on the market, which can vary greatly due to various economic and environmental aspects, including the initial purchase costs, the actual savings on the medium and long term, emissions, etc.
Here is our ranking:
Peggy, La Nordica – Extraflame
An excellent novelty on the market is the Peggy ventilated hermetic pellet stove by Extraflame Spa (La Nordica Group – Extraflame)a versatile and efficient solution for heating your home.
Excellent for a number of reasons, first of all because it has a very high yieldcertified between 93.2 – 90.9%, also obtained – which is anything but obvious – the 5 STAR DM186 Environmental Certification.
Its small size guarantees great flexibility during installation, it is equipped with a weekly chronothermostat and a backlit IR Touch remote control. What is also important is the front ventilation which spreads the heat in the environment in which the stove is installed and according to the user’s needs, allowing you to set three different ventilation intensities for the best thermal and acoustic comfort.
This model can be enriched with various accessories: pedestals to customize the aesthetics and then, certainly among the most useful, the module for remote control via Wi-Fi system (free downloadable app ‘Total Control 3.0’), which makes it possible to control the functionality of the stove even from a distance.
Peggy, thanks to its performance, allows you to access the incentives of the Conto Termico 2.0 or the related tax deductions.
Rika Filo, Rika
The Rika Filo stove, in addition to comparable environmental and energy characteristics (91.5% efficiency), is also equipped with a touch display particularly intuitive. What is striking, in this case, is thewide range of decorative side coveringswhich allows the product to adapt to many types of furniture.
Plus it is equipped with a innovative pellet transport systemso – the company reports – the intermittent ticking that you usually get from pellet transport systems has completely disappeared.
Interesting note: the company offers an automatic performance calculation tool for comparison: it is basically possible to select three products from the range and check their performance.
Freepoint Verve Airtight, Freepoint
The Verve Airtight stove features a nominal efficiency equal to 89%therefore more than good, and an hourly consumption between 0.73 and 2.6 kg/h, naturally class A+ and meeting all the requirements for tax deductions. Interesting – and not obvious – is the possibility of heating very large rooms, even large ones 300 m3.
The product is airtight, with a cast iron door and steel front panel, available in different colours. It also has two fans, thanks to which the air can be conveyed separately, thus ensuring a better distribution of heat in different environments.
It is possible to program the stove daily and weekly, also via Wi-Fi connection (the kit is however optional, while the remote control is supplied as standard), and it is possible to connect to a room thermostat.
Siberia Idro 15 Kw, Pellet stoves Italy
There Siberia Idro 15 Kw of Pellet Stoves Italia is a hydro pellet stove particularly suitable for heating large environments. The quality of the construction materials and the high thermal efficiency values make it an ideal thermo stove for any type of space.
The performance is more than good, almost 90%but the maximum heatable volume is 90 m3. The remote control is not standard, but the device can be sold with a wide range of accessories, some interesting, such as:
At the moment the purchase price is very competitive, but, as reported on the site, it is a limited offer.
Piro2 Plus, Italian Fireplaces
The Piro2 Plus stove by Italiana Camini has a good efficiency of 88% and interesting features optionalamong which:
This stove also has the capacity to heat large volumes, in this case even 240 m3but has a slightly lower performance.
