August 18, 2005 -- As fall and winter approach, fed up homeowners are taking their heating concerns into their own hands. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the typical American family spends an estimated $1,500 per year on their home energy bills ― an expense that is only expected to become more burdensome as oil and natural gas prices continue to increase. To avoid the rising fuel costs, homeowners are now seeking more economical and efficient energy source alternatives to heat their homes. The world’s largest manufacturer of corn burning appliances, American Energy Systems (www.magnumheat.com), is responding to this demand by offering consumers several models of multi-fuel stoves and furnaces built to run on as little electricity as a 100-watt light bulb.
“ Burning readily available and renewable natural fuel sources also benefits the environment, which is good for the community as a whol... ”
“Astoundingly, heating costs comprise nearly half of the energy consumed in a single-family home,” said Mike Haefner, President of American Energy Systems. “Therefore, we set out to create state-of-the-art, biomass fuel heating solutions that offer an affordable alternative to homeowners. Burning readily available and renewable natural fuel sources also benefits the environment, which is good for the community as a whole.”
Compared to traditional fossil fuel heat sources, American Energy Systems’ stoves are designed to burn a variety of easy-to-find and low-cost fuels such as shelled corn, wood pellets, cherry pits, olive pits, waste paper pellets, and other fuels that would normally fill up landfills as waste.
Inside each stove, dried corn kernels or other bio-mass fuels are fed into a firepot, and the resulting heat spreads throughout the home by convection. Each stove contains a generous heating capacity of 7,500 to over 32,000 BTUs and is designed to hold enough fuel for hours of heat.
To prevent any threat of overheating, all models contain a safety pressure sensor. The sensor will automatically shut off the stove if it detects any negative pressures. This allows homeowners to leave the stove unattended for hours.
“Additionally, each unit contains an advanced insulation design that makes the stovetop and its three sides cool to the touch, which is favorable for those who have children or pets in the house,” states Haefner. “We focus our attention on the built-in safety features of our stoves to offer homeowners peace of mind while they heat their homes efficiently and without a lot of maintenance or energy consumption.”
American Energy Systems, Inc., is a Hutchinson, Minnesota based corn burning technology manufacturer that develops innovative hearth products. The company began its goal of providing a safe warm home for its customers in a small town in South Dakota in 1973. Now, the company’s main product line “MAGNUM” and “COUNTRYSIDE” has become the defacto standard in the hearth industry as the brand continues to reflect strength, dependability and safety, while achieving international recognition for corn burning appliances in the hearth industry. The select corn burning multi-fuel stoves are available at www.magnumheat.com or at select hearth dealers nationwide. To find your local dealer call 800-495-3196. For additional information, please call Mike Haefner at 320-234-0735 or call Dave Lakhani, publicist, at 208-323-2653.
