The Best Pellet Stoves

Your guide to this review today is by Cleaning expert Ben Murray
Published on
June 3rd, 2019

The Cleaning Institute

Those looking for a safe and cost-efficient way to heat their home can choose a pellet stove as a great option instead of dealing with furnaces or space heaters. Those in search of the best pellet stove on the market may be wondering where to turn to find the one that’s right for them. Our team has years of experience testing products such as pellet stoves for the home, based on chosen testing categories that make it easy for you to see why these stoves are the best options for you and your family. If you’re searching for the best pellet stoves on the market, you can rely on these picks from The Cleaning Institute to make it a little simpler to find the one that will keep you warm the next time some cold weather rolls around.

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The Best Pellet Stoves
1. SOLOMARK Nextstep Serenity Wood Pellet Stove with Smart Controller

2. Comfortbilt Pellet Stove
3. Castle 12327 Serenity Wood Pellet Stove with Smart Controller

The Best Pellet Stoves

Testing Categories

Numerous categories were used to choose the best pellet stoves on the market. Perhaps most important among the criteria was ease of use. Pellet stoves with control panels that allowed us to easily set temperatures stood out among others. Other criteria included pellet stoves that were capable of heating large areas within homes. Those that heated larger areas ranked higher than those that did not. The style of each pellet stove, reliability, and safety were also additional factors taken into account.

Top Pick

SOLOMARK Nextstep Serenity
Wood Pellet Stove
with Smart Controller

Among the many features of this pellet stove from Solomark are easy-to-use electronic controls, allowing you to adjust the heat with the push of a button.

Price Check

Most notable upside: This pellet stove from Solomark has an auto ignition feature that makes it easy to start up once you have the pellets in the stove and the temperature set. The stove comes with a digital control panel, allowing you to set the temperature of your choice for easy heat control of the pellet stove. This stove is capable of heating a large room, as well as adjoining rooms, with ease. The stove comes with a one year parts warranty and technical assistance.

Biggest downsides: The controls can be a bit complex and difficult to use when setting and adjusting the thermostat.

Honorable Mention

Comfortbilt
Pellet
Stove

This pellet stove by Comfortbilt operates at the push of a button, with a design featuring a large viewing area and a powerful blower. While small, it packs plenty of power.

Price Check

Most notable upside: This pellet stove can heat up to 2,800 square feet, making it a fantastic option for those who need to heat up several rooms within their home. Another bonus of this option is its stylish look. It features a bay design, so it doesn’t look too utilitarian and can fit in well within a room. The stove includes a programmable thermostat, allowing you to better control the heat of the stove and the temperature within your home. This stove works very quietly and efficiently.

Biggest downsides: The stove has a thirty minute cool down time when it is turned off, which can cause some frustrations if the stove needs to be quickly turned off and on again. The stove tends to run out of power while there are still pellets left to burn, and does not typically last a full twenty-four hours.

Also Consider

Castle 12327 Serenity
Wood Pellet Stove
with Smart Controller

This pellet stove from Castle offers up plenty of options for usage, and is a particularly affordable choice for someone seeking a way to keep their home warm in the winter months.

Price Check

Most notable upside: Different options include a manual, thermostat, and weekly operational mode, allowing for a greater range of use and letting homeowners heat their spaces the way that they choose and the way that they schedule. Five burn levels are also available. A lack of tubes, corrugations, and hidden chambers make this pellet stove particularly easy to clean compared to other similar options. This pellet stove has greater than 69.8% thermal efficiency for those seeking an energy saving option. At up to 1,500 square feet, this pellet stove is capable of heating several rooms within a home with ease. This stove sports a compact design, making it comparably easier to install when compared to other pellet stoves. The Castle pellet stove comes with a 24-hour programmable controller for ease of use.

Biggest downsides: The hopper is on the small side, holding only around forty pounds worth of pellets. The unit can run a little loudly on higher settings.

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Tips for Using Pellet Stoves

Once you get your pellet stove, it will likely need to be installed by an expert. After that, you will need to become versed in the regular maintenance required to keep your pellet stove clean. Pellet stoves burn pellets as their main source of fuel. You can do some research to find out the best type of pellets to use. There are a few different types, and most people have a preference. When burning pellets, a small amount of ash will be produced. If you use your stove on a daily basis, you will probably have to dump your ash about once per week, depending on the size of the ash basin.

A Note About Safety and Storage

Remember when a pellet stove is installed that it will need to be given a clearance of at least a few inches from walls and other objects, as it will produce some amount of heat, and you do not want there to be any potential for fire. Once a pellet stove is installed, it will have a chimney and is more or less going to be permanently fixed in place. Be sure to clean and inspect the vents of your pellet stove at the beginning of the burn season to be sure they are in good working order and that no problems are going to arise with your pellet stove.

The Best Pellet Stoves

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The Best Pellet Stoves

Testing Categories

SOLOMARK Nextstep Serenity
Wood Pellet Stove
with Smart Controller

Comfortbilt
Pellet
Stove

Castle 12327 Serenity
Wood Pellet Stove
with Smart Controller

All Our Picks

SOLOMARK Nextstep Serenity
Wood Pellet Stove
with Smart Controller

Comfortbilt
Pellet
Stove

Castle 12327 Serenity
Wood Pellet Stove
with Smart Controller

Tips for Using Pellet Stoves

A Note About Safety and Storage

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The Best Pellet Stoves

Your guide to this review today is by Cleaning expert Ben Murray

The Cleaning Institute

Clean Up Your inbox!!

The Best Pellet Stoves

Testing Categories

SOLOMARK Nextstep SerenityWood Pellet Stovewith Smart Controller

Comfortbilt Pellet Stove

Castle 12327 SerenityWood Pellet Stovewith Smart Controller

All Our Picks

SOLOMARK Nextstep SerenityWood Pellet Stovewith Smart Controller

Comfortbilt Pellet Stove

Castle 12327 SerenityWood Pellet Stovewith Smart Controller

Tips for Using Pellet Stoves

A Note About Safety and Storage

Other Great Cleaning Products

Quick Links

Sign Up for Our Newsletter

SOLOMARK Nextstep Serenity
Wood Pellet Stove
with Smart Controller

Comfortbilt
Pellet
Stove

Castle 12327 Serenity
Wood Pellet Stove
with Smart Controller

SOLOMARK Nextstep Serenity
Wood Pellet Stove
with Smart Controller

Comfortbilt
Pellet
Stove

Castle 12327 Serenity
Wood Pellet Stove
with Smart Controller