Wood & Pellet Stove Buying Guides
How to Replace Wood Stove Glass (Step by Step)
How to replace wood stove door glass in 8 steps, why stove glass cracks, and the genuine replacement glass for Drolet, Englander, Century, Ventis and ComfortBilt stoves.
Pellet Stove Igniter Replacement: How to Test I...
No Sales Tax in any state on every igniter and auger motor below, and free shipping on orders over $300. Questions about fit? Email info@stovesource.com or text 1-888-866-8206. Quick answer...
Direct Vent Gas Fireplace Venting: How It Works...
How direct vent gas fireplace and stove venting works, the three ways to run it (wall, roof, existing chimney), termination clearances, and how it differs from B-vent and vent-free.
Pellet Stove Hearth Pads: What Size Fits Your S...
What size hearth pad your pellet stove needs, worked out from 30 manuals including ComfortBilt, Drolet, Harman, Quadra-Fire, PelPro, US Stove and King, plus corner pads and the one stove...
Seasoned Firewood: Moisture Content, How to Tes...
Seasoned firewood reads under 20% moisture. How to test it with a meter, a moisture chart, drying times by wood type, and what wet wood does to your stove.
How to Measure for a Chimney Cap (and Install I...
How to measure a single, round or multi-flue chimney for a cap, a chart of common flue sizes with prices, and how to install a chimney cap yourself.
Fire Brick for Wood Stoves: Sizes, When to Repl...
The fire brick inside your wood stove takes the direct heat of every fire so the steel firebox doesn't have to. Over time bricks crack, crumble and get knocked loose...
Big Green Egg Alternatives: Kamado Joe and COAL...
The Big Green Egg is the best-known ceramic kamado grill in America, and it earns that reputation. It also costs a lot: a Large Egg lists at $1,199.99 on its...
Gas Fireplace Won't Light? 9 Causes, Simple Tes...
A gas fireplace that won't light almost always comes down to one of nine causes, and most of them cost nothing to fix: a closed valve, an empty propane tank,...
Heat & Glo Fireplace Troubleshooting: Won't Lig...
Why a Heat & Glo gas fireplace won't light, clicks without lighting, or shuts off, by ignition type (standing pilot, IPI, DSI), and the part that fixes each. No Sales...
Harman Pellet Stove Troubleshooting: Blink Code...
What Harman's 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 blink codes mean on the P43, P61A and P68, plus fixes for a stove that won't light, won't feed or burns dirty,...
Quadra-Fire Pellet Stove Troubleshooting: Won't...
Fix a Quadra-Fire pellet stove that won't light, won't feed or keeps shutting down: Castile, Mt. Vernon, Santa Fe, Classic Bay 1200, 800, 1000 and 1100i, with the part behind...
Buck Stove Prices 2026: Model 21, 74, 81 and 91...
What the Buck Stove Model 21, 74, 81 and 91 cost in 2026, what's included, and the Carolina versions built in the same Buck factory.
Quadra-Fire Prices 2026: Every Pellet Stove, Wo...
What every current Quadra-Fire pellet stove, pellet insert and wood stove costs in 2026, what installation adds, and the stoves we'd put against each one.
Chimney Sweep Cost in 2026: What You'll Pay vs ...
A chimney sweep costs about $150–$250, or $200–$400 with an inspection. What raises the price, Level 1/2/3 inspections, and when a DIY kit makes sense.
How to Clean a Chimney Yourself: DIY Brush and ...
Pick the right brush for your flue, get enough rods, and sweep from below or from the roof. A step-by-step DIY chimney cleaning guide with costs.
Englander Pellet Stove Troubleshooting: E-1, E-...
Fix Englander pellet stove E-1, E-2, E-3 and E-4 codes on the 25-PDVC, 25-PDV and 25-CBPAH, with the part behind each fault. No Sales Tax on genuine Englander parts.
Chimney Sealer: How to Waterproof a Brick Chimn...
Which chimney sealer to use on brick, why it has to breathe, how much to buy and how to apply it yourself. No sales tax.
Converting a Gas Fireplace to Propane (or Natur...
Most gas fireplaces can switch between natural gas and propane with the manufacturer's model-specific conversion kit. How to find your kit, what it costs and what the install involves. No...
Chimney Crown Repair: Seal the Cracks Yourself ...
How to tell if a cracked chimney crown can be sealed or needs rebuilding, how to apply CrownCoat crown sealant step by step, how much to buy, and how to...
Ventless Gas Stoves: How Vent-Free Works, Where...
How ventless (vent-free) gas stoves work, where they're legal, how big a room they can safely heat, natural gas vs propane, and our Buck Stove T-33 and Townsend II picks....
Non-Electric Pellet Stoves: How Gravity-Fed Mod...
How non-electric, gravity-fed pellet stoves work, how they vent (never pellet vent), floor protection, pros and cons versus electric pellet stoves and wood stoves, and our ComfortBilt GAP2020 pick.
ComfortBilt Pellet Stove Problems and Fixes: Tr...
Most ComfortBilt pellet stove problems show up as one of a few alerts on the control panel: Failure to Ignite, Low Temperature, High Temperature or Lost Connect. Nearly all of...
Wood Stove Baffle Board Replacement: Sizes for ...
Updated October 16, 2026 The short version: The baffle is the insulated board across the top of your wood stove's firebox. On Drolet, Englander, Osburn, Century and Enerzone stoves it's...