| Central heating is wonderful for keeping our homes | | | | For one thing, they are very efficient, especially |
| snug during the cold months but nothing can replace | | | | when compared to open fires. Wood stoves |
| the cosy glow of a wood fire. Fortunately, with a | | | | generally operate with and efficiency of 75% |
| wood burning stove you can have the best of both | | | | compared to 15-20% for open fires. What's more the |
| worlds and save money in the bargain. You can heat | | | | timber used as fuel is around 30% cheaper that gas |
| your living room with a woodburning stove running | | | | and oil. And as a carbon neutral fuel, wood stoves |
| economically on wood pellets and just turn on your | | | | are eco friendly. Another great benefit of the wood |
| central heating to warm up the rest of the house | | | | burning stove is that it reduces your dependency on |
| when needed. | | | | gas and electricity as energy sources to heat your |
| Stoves were once at the heart of every home but | | | | home. |
| were replaced as gas and electricity powered devices | | | | If you're thinking of installing a wood stove in your |
| were developed for cooking and heating. In recent | | | | home, here are some things you need to bear in |
| years, people have begun to rediscover the charm | | | | mind. |
| and efficiency of the wood stove and installed one | | | | Firstly, wood stoves don't offer quite the same push |
| or more in their homes as supplementary heating | | | | button ease of operation that gas and oil powered |
| system. If you're interested in doing the same, here | | | | systems do. You may have to spend time on loading, |
| are some things you need to know. | | | | lighting and tending your stove, not to mention |
| A wood burning stove, also known as a woodstove | | | | cleaning. |
| is a stove that burns wood to for heating and | | | | In addition, wood fired stoves don't burn as cleanly |
| cooking. A woodstove comes in many types ranging | | | | as those using fossil fuels though this depends to |
| from smaller stoves running on wood pellets to large | | | | some extent on the grade of wood pellets you |
| wood burning cookstoves. Wood pellets are generally | | | | choose. There are two basic types - standard and |
| produced from sawdust or wood shavings. | | | | premium and the latter while costing more do tend to |
| A "woodburner" generally refers to a stove that | | | | burner more cleanly. You need to check what grade |
| burns logs while "multifuel" stoves take logs or coal. | | | | of pellet your stove can handle. Multifuel inserts and |
| Wood stoves are commonly made from cast iron, | | | | stoves can handle both types of pellets along with |
| welded steel, soapstone, or porcelain. | | | | those made from wheat, corn and other organic |
| The ease of use of the stove depends on the type | | | | sources. |
| of fuel it uses. Pellet-burning stoves are fully | | | | When looking for a woodburning stove or stoves to |
| automatic - you just need to load up the wood | | | | buy, you have to consider the matter of style. |
| pellets and clean up after each use. A wood-burning | | | | Stoves take up space so you'll want them to fit in |
| stove on the other hand needs manual supervision | | | | with your existing decor and colour scheme. You |
| but cleaning is only necessary on a weekly basis. | | | | have a wide range of styles to choose from including |
| As for installation, wood stoves are freestanding and | | | | reproductions of the classic cast iron stoves of |
| can be added to any room. However, they are | | | | yesteryear and sleek modern designs using other |
| heavy items and most homes are not designed to | | | | metals and coated with veneers in a broad range of |
| take that kind of weight so you'll need to install some | | | | colours. |
| kind of support. Another factor is that you need | | | | The best way to find your ideal woodburning stove |
| some provision for fire resistance to protect your | | | | is to visit the web sites of online dealers and |
| floors. One option is to buy wood stove pads which | | | | manufacturers where you can browse the illustrated |
| will give your rooms the protection they need. | | | | details of stoves. You can email or phone for more |
| So what are the advantages of installing a wood | | | | information and after placing your order, you stove |
| burning stove in your home? | | | | will be delivered to your door. |