Pellets vs Wood

[D33r3 6r33N]

We purchased a Harmon IIV pellet stove a few years ago after paying through the nose for propane. We also burned wood in the house that I grew up in so I know how much cleaner pellets are to wood.
One trick that I can say is we have a large "deck box" that we use to store the deck cushions in summer. I can put 12 bags of pellets in that box. The wife likes it because there are not bags stacked up on the deck. With that many bags of couse that lenthens the amount of time before I have to go to the garage and restock. I also use the FEL bucket to refill the box. With 9 bags in the bucket and three bags on top it's a match.
We have a 1300sf '30s farmhouse and this is our only source of heat. Of course the room with the stove will be warmer than the rest of the house which says around the mid 60s.

 

[D33r3 6r33N]

Update:
This year we put a desktop fan on top of the pellet stove, blowing into the other part of the house. It is doing a much better job of regulating the temperature in the rest of the house than the corner doorway fan did in the years past. Where it would be ~60F is now 67 or so. Plus, in the room with the stove you don't feel like you are going to roast either.

 

[charlz]

I like the vertical 'squirrel cage' type fans as they move a lot of air but don't make a lot of noise. In the north part of my house the rooms are connect such that they sort of form a U facing the room where the pellet stove is. Having a fan in one of the rooms blowing out helps pull enough air around to keep that part fairly warm. The positioning of the thermostat is such that this fan blows towards it. This helps keep the stove running until that part of the house is warm, not just the main room.