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Wood Burning Stoves

Wood burning stoves are the ideal option to heat your home. They also emit radiant heat that warms the floor up to your feet, not only the air in the room.

It is important to purchase low-sulfur solid fuel and dry logs. This will help reduce pollution and also help avoid smoke bans.

Energy efficient

Wood stoves are a great option to heat your home sustainably and limit carbon emissions. They're a low-carbon alternative to central heating systems, or even electricity. They work by converting wood into heat, which is then distributed throughout your home via natural convection. This means that there is no loss of energy as the heat is released into space.

Modern wood stoves are also energy efficient, and reduce the amount smoke released into the atmosphere. This means that they create smaller amounts of particles that could harm your health and allow you stay clear of the smog that has been reported to be present in cities like London.

Modern wood-burning stoves re-burn unburned gases to improve efficiency and reduce emissions. There are stoves that aren't catalytic on the market that do not reburn gases but still offer a high level of efficiency and less smoke than an open fireplace.

Additionally the use of wood as a fuel helps to promote the active management of woodlands, which could positively impact wildlife. The wood used in wood burning stoves is sourced locally and is a renewable and sustainable resource.

As mentioned earlier, the best quality wood for use in wood burning stoves is a hardwood such as oak or beech. It must be split, cut and seasoned before it is used for fuel, to ensure that the wood will burn effectively. Unseasoned wood can produce toxic fumes that can be harmful to your health.

A wood-burning bio ethanol stove can aid in saving energy costs, as they are often cheaper than electricity or central heating. Wood heat is only effective in smaller spaces or as a second heat source. It could be more cost effective to utilize a combination of wood stoves and other types of heating in larger homes.

Environmentally Friendly

The modern home owner has a lot to benefit from wood stoves. A wood stove is a low carbon renewable source of heating that can create a cozy atmosphere in a room during an icy winter day. It can be a fun social and enjoyable activity to cut and gather the wood to heat your stove. This is a great opportunity to get outside in sunny weather. Finding your fuel source can turn into an everyday family affair and finding free logs from local businesses, or even from timber merchants who are willing to take the scraps, is very satisfying.

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

Wood burning stoves are an eco sustainable option, despite the negative press. If used properly, and with the best quality dry wood they can be a highly efficient way to heat your home and reduce your heating costs significantly. Modern stoves that are EPA-certified are more efficient and create less pollutant than stoves of decades ago.

The reason for this is because they use secondary combustion in order to maximize the gas emissions produced from burning wood. Stoves that do not employ secondary combustion and instead, burning the wood directly, emit more PM as the smoke passes through the chimney. Modern non-catalytical stoves feature features that have been improved, like firebox insulation and a large baffle that provides a more efficient flow path. They also utilize pre-heated combustion to aid in the secondary burning process. This results in fewer harmful emissions.

As the demand for efficient and energy-efficient wood stoves continues to increase and so do the demands for heat output specifications. New stoves are designed to meet the needs of these buyers. This is good for the environment since it reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

Economical

Modern wood-burning stoves have an impressive energy efficiency rating. This is in contrast to traditional open fires, which may lose up to 80 percent of the heat through the chimney. The majority of heat generated by a log burner is used to warm your home. This is not only good for your wallet but also for the environment. Lower fuel consumption equals less emissions.

Wood stoves are also more efficient at distributing heat than conventional furnaces. This is because the heating coils of the wood stove are placed in the floor of the room rather than being situated in the ceiling or roof area of a house like the electric stove fires and gas stoves. This kind of heat distribution means that your entire home is more evenly heated.

Additionally, you'll have to use less firewood when using wood stoves compared to an open flame, which can save you money on the expense of buying and storing logs. Wood is a renewable resource and is therefore an environmentally friendly way to heat your home. This is particularly relevant in countries that are seeking to stay away from fossil fuels like coal and oil.

If you are using a new wood stove, it's most likely either a catalytic or non-catalytic model. Catalytic models help reduce pollution by reburning some of the combustion gasses. Non-catalytic models cannot burn a portion of the combustion gases, and have lower efficiency ratings than catalytic models.

You must make sure that the stove you're purchasing is certified under the ClearSkies program to ensure it meets air-quality standards. This scheme is independently inspected to ensure that the stove you have reduces indoor air pollution.

You must be aware that burning wood in a fireplace or stove is not a complete solution to pollution from the air. Wood stoves are the best choice for heating homes that are smaller and mainly open plan. In such cases, you may be forced to sit in front of the stove in order to feel the heat. After a while, this can become boring!

Versatile

Wood burning stoves are a staple in our homes. From simple fireplaces to stately home heating systems They have proven their versatility through time. They can be a part of any decor regardless of whether it's traditional, contemporary or even eclectic. Wood burning stoves are available in a variety of styles, each with their distinct character and style. Some are constructed from stainless steel, while others are constructed from cast iron, or like the one with the Westfire Uniq 23, are made from soapstone, each unique in its veining and coloration.

There are two kinds of wood-burning stoves: stoves which only burn wood and stoves that also burn natural gas. Single-fuel models tend to perform better due to their design for a single fuel.

Backpacking stoves can be used as an example of a wood stove that is solely fuelled. They are lightweight and can be used for a hike to warm up a flask or boil water. They are small and easily be packed into a backpack or tucked into a fannypack.

The most modern single-fuel wood stoves has been designed with energy efficiency in mind. 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 in order to achieve higher combustion temperatures. Some stoves can reach more than 80% efficiency. a huge improvement over older models, which could only achieve 15%.

In addition to the air vents at the front of a wood burning stove, some are designed with turn dampers that control the gas and smoke flow from the stove to the chimney. The turn dampers, which are rotateable, let you slow down or speed up the departure of exhaust gases from the stove, thus restricting the amount of heat retained.

While the wood burning stove is an adaptable, sustainable, cost-effective and environmentally friendly heat source, it's important to select the best model for your home. The team at Burlington Fireplace & Heating is experienced and can help you choose the ideal wood burning stove to suit your requirements. Contact us now or visit our showroom.