Wood Burning Stoves

Wood burning stoves can be an excellent way to heat your house. They also provide radiant heat, which warms the ground up to your feet instead of just the air inside the room.

It is crucial to buy solid fuel with low sulfur and dry logs. This will aid in reducing pollution and avoid smoke bans in areas of smoke control.

Energy Efficient

Wood stoves are a great option to warm your home sustainably and reduce carbon emissions. They are an alternative to central heating and even electricity. They convert logs into heat which is then transferred around your house by natural convection, which means that they don't lose energy as it radiates out into the space.

Additionally the fact that most modern wood stoves are energy efficient and decrease the amount of smoke released into the air. They also produce less particulates which are harmful to your health. They also can help you avoid smogs in cities like London.

Modern wood burning stoves can re-burn burned gases to improve efficiency and reduce emissions. There are stoves that aren't catalytic available which do not reburn gasses but still offer a high efficiency and less smoke than an open fireplace.

Wood as fuel can also aid in the active management of forests, which may positively impact wildlife. The wood used in wood burning stoves is locally sourced and is a renewable and sustainable resource.

Hardwoods like beech and oak are the best woods to use in stoves that burn wood. To ensure that it burns effectively the wood must be cut, split and seasoned. Wood that is not seasoned properly can release toxic fumes that can be dangerous to your health.

Furthermore, using wood-burning stoves can aid in saving money on your energy bills since they are less expensive than central heating and electricity. Wood heat is effective only in smaller spaces or as a second heating source. It could be more cost effective to use a combination of wood stoves and other forms of heating in larger homes.

Environmentally Friendly

A wood stove has a lot to offer the modern home owner. A wood stove is a low carbon, renewable heating source that can add atmosphere to a room during an icy winter day. It is also an enjoyable and social event to gather and chop the logs for your stove and an excellent way to take advantage of the outdoors when the weather is pleasant enough! It can be a fun family activity to source your fuel. Finding free logs at local businesses or timber merchants who are willing to buy offcuts could be a wonderful reward.

Wood burning stoves, however, have recently been criticized for their emissions. The main reason for this is that London Mayor Sadiq Khan demanded an immediate ban of wood burning stoves in urban areas to reduce PM (particulate) pollution. PM particles are less than a human hair. They can be detrimental to our health.

But despite the negative headlines wood burning stoves are in fact an environmentally friendly alternative. When used correctly, with the correct quality dry wood, they can be a highly efficient way to heat your home and can reduce the cost of heating. Modern EPA certified stoves are more efficient than the stoves of decades ago and have astonishingly low levels of emissions.

The reason is because they employ secondary combustion in order to increase the amount of gas generated by burning wood. Stoves that don't employ secondary combustion and burn the wood directly, release more PM into the air as it moves through their chimneys. Modern non-catalytic stoves make use of innovations in design, such as firebox insulation, a large baffle to create a stream of gas that is more hot and pre-heated combustion air to help the secondary combustion process that results in fewer harmful emissions.

The demand for wood stoves that are energy efficient is growing and so are the specifications for heat output. This means that new stoves have to be built to meet these requirements, and this has been a huge benefit for the environment since it is reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and limiting our environmental impact.

Economic

Modern wood burning stoves have an energy efficiency rating of high. This is in contrast to traditional open fires, which could be able to lose as much as 80 percent of the heat through the chimney. The majority of the heat produced by the log burner is used to heat your home. This is not just beneficial for your wallet, but also for the environment. The less fuel burned means lower emissions.

Wood stoves also provide more evenly distributed heat than conventional furnaces. This is due to the fact that the heating coils of the wood stove are placed in the floor of the room, instead of being placed in the ceiling or roof part of a home like the electric and gas stoves. This type of heat distribution permits your home to be heated more evenly.

You'll also require less wood to heat your home using a wood stove than you would using an open fire. This can save you money on the cost of storing and purchasing logs. Wood is a renewable resource which makes it an eco-friendly method of heating your home. This is especially true as many countries are seeking to move away from fossil fuels like oil and coal.

It is probable that your new wood stove will be catalytic or non-catalytic model. Catalytic models can reburn a portion of the combustion gases, which makes them very efficient and less polluting gas. Non-catalytic wood stoves do not burn a portion of the combustion gases, and have poorer efficiency ratings than catalytic stoves.

It is important to make sure that the stove you are buying is certified under the ClearSkies program to ensure it is in compliance with air quality standards. This scheme is independently audited to guarantee that the stove you have reduces the amount of indoor air pollution.

You must be aware that burning wood in a stove or fireplace is not a complete solution to air pollution. When it comes to heating your home, a wood stove is ideal for smaller homes that are mostly open and not enclosed. In such cases you might have to sit in front of the stove in order to feel the warmth. This can get a bit tedious after some time!

Versatile

Wood burning stoves are a common feature in our homes. Through the years they've proven their versatility. In fact, they're the perfect complement to almost any decor, whether contemporary or traditional. There are a variety of types of wood burning stoves that are available each with its own distinct style and character. Some are made of stainless steel, deals others are constructed from cast iron or as is the case with the Westfire Uniq 23, are constructed from soapstone, with each one distinctive in its veining and coloration.

There are two primary kinds of wood-burning stoves: single-fuel multifuel stoves which burn only wood and multi-fuel stoves that are able to burn oil or gas in addition to firewood. Single-fuel models tend to perform better because they are designed for a single fuel.

Backpacking stoves are a good example of single-fuel wood stoves. These are generally lightweight and can be used to boil water or warm a flask of coffee while on a hike. They are small and easily be tucked away in a backpack or tucked into a Fannypack.

The most modern single-fuel wood stoves has been designed with energy efficiency in the back of their minds. Some come with secondary heat-retaining glasses or modified to include combustion air jets as well as an air flow diverter, and combustion air jets to reach higher temperatures of combustion. Some of these stoves are capable of achieving more than 80% efficiency, which is a significant improvement over previous models, which could only achieve 15%.

In addition to the air vents on the front of a wood-burning stove, some are designed with turn dampers that regulate the flow of smoke and gases from the stove to the chimney. The turn dampers can be adjustable and permit you to regulate the amount of heat that is retained by the stove.

The wood burning stove is an affordable, environmentally friendly, and versatile heat source. But, it is crucial to select the best model. The knowledgeable team at Burlington Fireplace & Heating can assist you in locating the most suitable wood burning stove for your needs. Call us or stop in to our showroom today.