Pellet Stove Accessories

Because pellet stoves look and work like regular wood stoves many of the same accessories will work for a pellet stove as they do for a regular wood burning stove.  There are, however, some differences.

The stove is fed by pouring the wood pellets into a hopper on the top or in the back of the stove.  The stove has a system that feeds the pellets into a burner, and a fan that blows the heat out.  Pellets are made of waste products, such as compressed sawdust and wood scraps.

Customize Your Pellet Stove

Most pellet stove accessories come in colors that compliment a stove, such as black, gold, brass, smoke gray and silver.

Pellet Buckets add a touch of class and can be used to either feed the pellets into the stove or to dump the ash after you’ve been using the stove for a while.

Stove Screens are a common pellet stove accessory that provide a safety barrier while still allowing you to view the stove as the fire burns. They are easy to find and fairly inexpensive.

Stove Pipe brushes are a common and inexpensive accessory sold in most hardware stores. The stove brush should be at least three to four inches wide to ensure a good scrubbing. Some come with rods or extensions that allow you to reach up into the chimney.

Pellet stoves burn so efficiently most can actually be vented like a clothes dryer.  They don’t get as hot so they don’t have to be surrounded with fireproofing like a regular wood stove.  Through-the-wall vent accessory kits are available for most freestanding pellet stoves. (Be sure to check your stove instructions to make sure this will work for your particular stove)

Since many pellet stoves come with a built-in thermostat you can get a remote control kit that will allow you to control the temperature from across the room.