Pellet stove

Abstract

One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a pellet stove that can be controlled remotely using a wireless communication network. A control unit can comprise memory and a processor to run programs and process other data. A wireless communications module can be used to send/receive, current and historical status information over a wireless network to/from a user's computing device, such as a smart phone. The user can receive the information about the status of the stove, and can monitor and send updates regarding the functionality of the stove. For example, a preset heating program can be activated remotely based on time and temperature, and the user can view and adjust the temperature, can adjust a fan speed, a fueling rate, and other functions of the stove.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A pellet stove for providing heat to a heated space, where the pellet stove is remotely controllable by a user connected to a network to which the stove is connected, comprising:
 a combustion chamber in which pellet fuel is combusted to generate heat at a heat exchanger, where the pellet fuel is provided to the chamber by an auger that transports fuel from a storage hopper, and combustion gas is exhausted out of the stove, and convection air is drawn across the heat exchanger to generate heated air that is vented out into the heated space;   a control unit comprising memory on which is resident programming that, when activated, provides functionality for the stove, and a processor that is used to process data and the programming to provide the functionality for the stove; and   a wireless communications module coupled with the control unit, the wireless communications module operably, wirelessly coupling with a local or remote network to provide information to and receive information from a computing device such that a user can interact with the computing device to remotely control the functionality of the stove and receive status information for the stove.