We at The Fire Gallery believe in being as environmentally friendly as we can. Therefore the majority of fireplaces we choose to carry have electronic ignitions, which means no standing pilot light. When you’re unit is not in use no gas is wasted, conserving as much as you possibly can. We also highly recommend our line of pellet and corn stoves. My husband and I have the Quadrafire MtVernon stove in our home which is our primary source of heat. We stand behind this unit and have only rave reviews regarding it. We welcome our customers into our home to see the unit at work and actually experience the profound amount of heat it puts out not to mention the savings on our energy bill.

Pellet Fuel

Pellet fuel is a renewable, clean-burning and cost stable home heating alternative currently used throughout North America. It is a biomass product made of renewable substances ­ generally recycled wood waste. There are approximately 800,000 homes in the U.S. using wood pellets for heat, in freestanding stoves, fireplace inserts and even furnaces. Pellet fuel for heating can also be found in such large-scale environments as schools and prisons. North American pellets are produced in manufacturing facilities in Canada and the United States, and are available for purchase at fireplace dealers, nurseries, building supply stores, feed and garden supply stores and some discount merchandisers. In short, pellet fuel is a way to divert millions of tons of waste from landfills and turn it into energy.
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Advantages to Heating with Biomass

Using biomass fuels helps mitigate such environmental issues as acid rain and global climate change. Perhaps the greatest advantage of biomass fuels, however, is that they cost on average 25-50 percent less than fossil heating fuels and are more stable in pricing. It is unlikely that any future carbon or energy taxes will increase the cost of biomass fuels and are more likely to raise the cost of heating with fossil fuels. The technology is becoming well established in the North American market and the choice to heat with biomass fuels can be as simple as choosing a traditional fossil fuel heating system. In addition, wood pellets:
• are convenient and easy to use, and can be bulk stored in less space than other biomass fuels
• have a high energy content, and the technology is highly efficient compared to other
  biomass fuels
• are a clean-burning renewable fuel source
• are produced from such waste materials as forestry residues and sawdust
• are price stable compared to fossil fuels
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