| Wood stoves, cook stoves, fireplaces, fireplace inserts, masonry heaters, furnaces, outdoor boilers and so on. |  |
The
Wood Heat Organization: Answers to your questions about burning wood for heat and enjoyment. |
| Wood stoves, cook stoves, fireplaces, fireplace inserts, masonry heaters, furnaces, outdoor boilers and so on. | |
The
Wood Heat Organization: Answers to your questions about burning wood for heat and enjoyment. |
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Wood stoves: The most popular wood heating option Fireplace inserts: Installed right, they are effective and trouble-free. Advanced technology
stoves: Can a fireplace behave itself in a tight house? Best Practices for Woodburning Fireplace Installation The Fireplace Big Freeze Humor from Newsweek Outdoor Boilers: |
Woodburning technologiesThere are many to choose from, so pick carefullyWoodburning systems are available in so many different forms that you might find it hard to decide what would be right for your house. Here is a useful tip that you need to know right away: Surveys show that about 80 per cent of householders who heat at least partly with wood do so with a wood stove. That is because wood stoves are usually the least expensive, most flexible and most efficient way to heat a house. This is not to say that the other options are bad, but they tend to be used for specific purposes, like installing an insert in an existing fireplace to transform it into a heater. Advanced technology stoves: Treat them right and they'll serve you well is an interesting article by Jim Gillam, a long-time chimney sweep and editor of SNEWS, The Chimney Sweep's Newsmagazine. How do advanced technology stoves stand up in the long run? Find out. Can a fireplace behave itself in a tight house? An article (rant) about the problems with open fireplaces. Our mission statement recognizes that "one household’s woodburning activities can be considered appropriate only if they do not interfere with another household’s enjoyment of their home and property", and therein lies the problem with outdoor boilers. Our assessment of outdoor boilers has prompted some comments from our visitors.
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