Wood Burning Stoves

Wood burning stoves can be an excellent way to heat your house. They also offer radiant heat, which warms the ground up to your feet rather than just the air in the room.

It is essential to purchase dry logs and low-sulphur solid fuel. This will lower pollution and also help avoid smoke bans.

Energy Efficient

Wood stoves are an excellent method to keep your home warm and limit carbon emissions. They're a carbon-free alternative to central heating systems, or even electricity. They work by converting wood into heat that is then distributed around your home using natural convection. This means that there is no energy loss because the heat is radiated out into space.

Modern wood stoves are also energy efficient, and reduce the amount of smoke released into the atmosphere. They produce fewer particles which are detrimental to your health. They can also aid in avoiding smogs in cities like London.

This is because modern wood burning stoves employ catalytic technology to re-burn unburnt gasses to increase efficiency and reduced emissions. There are also catalytic stoves that do not burn gasses, but provide an excellent efficiency and less smoke compared to an open fireplace.

Wood as fuel can also help to promote active management of forests, which could positively impact wildlife. This is because the wood used in wood burners comes from managed forests locally and can be an environmentally sustainable and renewable resource.

Hardwoods like oak and beech are the most suitable woods to use in wood-burning stoves. To ensure that it burns effectively it is essential that the wood is cut, split and seasoned. Unseasoned wood may release toxic fumes which can be hazardous to your health.

Furthermore, using wood-burning stoves can aid in saving money on your energy bills because they are less expensive than central heating and electricity. Wood heat is only effective in smaller spaces or as a secondary heat source. It is possible to save money to use a combination wood woodburning stove and other heating methods in larger homes.

Environmentally Friendly

A wood stove has plenty to offer the modern homeowner. It is a low carbon, renewable heating source, and can bring a lot of ambience to a room during a cold winter day. It can be a fun social and fun activity to chop and collect the logs to fuel your stove. It is a wonderful opportunity to get outside in sunny weather. Sourcing your fuel can become an everyday family affair and finding free logs from local businesses or even from timber traders who are happy to take the offcuts, can be extremely satisfying.

However, wood burning stoves have recently had a bad press for their emissions. This is mostly on the back of London Mayor Sadiq Khan calling for an immediate banning of wood burning stoves in urban areas to help reduce PM (particulate matter) pollution. PM particles are smaller than human hair. They can be harmful to our health.

But despite the negative press, wood burning stoves are actually an environmentally friendly alternative. If they are used properly, and with the right quality dry wood, they can be an extremely efficient method of heating your home and can cut your heating costs significantly. Modern Wood Burning Stove stoves that are EPA-certified are more efficient and emit less carbon dioxide than stoves made decades ago.

The reason is because they employ secondary combustion in order to maximize the gas emissions generated when burning wood. Stoves that do not employ secondary combustion rather, but instead, burning the wood directly, produce more PM as the smoke passes through the chimney. Modern non-catalytic stoves use innovations in design, such as firebox insulation, a massive baffle to produce a longer hotter gas flow path and pre-heated combustion air that aids in the secondary combustion process, which results in fewer harmful emissions.

As the demand for energy-efficient wood burners continues to rise as do the demands for specifications on heat output. This means that new stoves have to be designed to meet these demands, and this is a huge benefit for the environment since it has reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and limiting our environmental impact.

Savings

Modern wood-burning stoves have a high energy efficiency rating. This is in contrast to traditional open flames, which may lose up to 80 percent of their heat through the chimney. This means that the majority of the heat generated by the stove will be used to warm your home. This is not only good for your wallet but also for the environment. Lower fuel consumption equals lower emissions.

Wood stoves are also more efficient in distributing heat than conventional furnaces. The heating coils of a wood stove are not located in the ceiling of the house, but in the floor. This type of heat distribution means that your entire house can be warmed more evenly.

In addition, you'll need to use less firewood when using the wood stove as opposed to an open fire, which could save money on the cost of purchasing and storage of logs. Wood is a renewable fuel source and is therefore an eco-friendly method of heating your house. This is especially because many countries are seeking to move away from fossil fuels like coal and oil.

If you own a brand new wood stove, it's most likely either a catalytic or non-catalytic model. Catalytic models lower pollution by reburning a portion of the combustion gases. Non-catalytic models do not reburn a part of the combustion gases, and have lower efficiency ratings than catalytic models.

You must make sure that the stove you are purchasing is certified under the ClearSkies program to ensure it meets air-quality standards. This scheme is independently audited to guarantee that the stove you have reduces the amount of indoor air pollution.

However, you should be aware that it's not yet possible to completely eliminate air pollution from burning wood in a stove. Wood stoves are best for heating homes that are smaller and mainly open layout. In such situations, you may be forced to huddle in front of the stove in order to feel the warmth. This can become tedious after some time!

Multi-faceted

Wood burning stoves have been part of our homes for centuries. Through the years, they have proved their versatility. They can be a part of any decor, whether it's traditional, contemporary or eclectic. Wood burning stoves are available in many different styles, each with their distinct character and style. Some are made of stainless steel and others are made of cast iron, or soapstone, as in the Westfire Uniq 23. Each one is unique, with distinct veining and color.

There are two main types of wood burning stoves: single-fuel stoves which burn wood only, and multi-fuel stoves that can also use gas or oil in addition to firewood. Single-fuel models are generally better since they are designed for one fuel.

Backpacking stoves can be used as an example of a single-fuel wood stove. They are light and can be used on an excursion to warm the water in a flask or boil it. They are typically small, and can be easily packed in a backpack, or put in the fanny pack.

Modern wood stoves with one fuel are designed to increase efficiency in energy use. Some are equipped with secondary heat-retaining glass, or redesigned to include combustion air jets as well as an air flow diverter, and combustion air jets to reach higher temperatures of combustion. Some stoves are capable of achieving more than 80% efficiency. which is a significant improvement over previous models, which could only achieve 15% efficiency..

Certain wood-burning stoves come with turn dampers to regulate the flow of gases and smoke from the stove to the chimney. The turn dampers, which are rotateable, let you slow down or speed up the release of gasses from the stove, thereby controlling the amount of heat retained.

The wood-burning stove can be a cost-effective, eco-friendly and a versatile source of heat. However, it's crucial to select the best model. The experienced team at Burlington Fireplace & Heating can assist you in finding the ideal wood burning stove to meet your requirements. Call us today or visit our showroom.