Heating

Pellet stove running watts and starting watts

Use these values as a planning range only. The conservative default for pellet stove is 300 W running and 800 W starting.

Load typeLowDefaultHigh
Running watts100 W300 W600 W
Starting watts400 W800 W1,200 W

Source note

Pellet stove igniters and fans draw unevenly; default assumes ignition plus steady fan use.

Source reference

Never operate a fuel-burning generator indoors, in a garage, on a porch, or near open windows. Use a listed transfer switch or interlock installed by a qualified electrician for home wiring, and verify actual device nameplates before buying equipment.

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