Switching your old wood stove with better
energy efficient unit saves money, fuel and protects home environment. Old
stoves that were designed before 1990 wasted the firewood, created dust inside
the room and polluted the external environment because the wood burnt
inefficiently.
Contemporary
fireplace is designed
to reduce the dust, smoke and save on heating costs. You get to select from
wide range of energy saving options that range from gas to high-tech wood
fireplaces approved by EPA.
Benefits of replacing tradition wood stove
with contemporary fireplace include -
·
Is 50%
more energy efficient
·
Saves
fuel, money, time and resources
·
Uses
1/3rd less wood for same heat experience
·
Reduces
risk of fire because there is no build up of creosote in the chimney
·
Indoor
and outdoor smoke pollution due to wood burning gets reduced thus eliminates
the risk of health issues
·
Enhanced
combustion efficiency cuts down the production of CO², black carbon emission
and methane
·
Billions
spent on health every year gets saved.
Traditional fireplace offers less warmth
because most of the heat escapes through the chimney. In addition, the wood
does not burn cleanly like EPA-certified wood fireplaces, so the pollution
created is 20 times more.
If your home uses central heat along with
fireplace burning, the heater has to work hard for maintaining temperatures
around the house, due to escape of warm air from the chimney. Therefore when
you decide to replace the old wood stove and install low emitting appliance
there will be certain things to consider.
·
Split
wood in small pieces (6” in diameter/smaller)
·
Pile
the stack neatly in a dry place
·
Make
sure there is space between piles for air to flow
·
Cover
the top
·
Wood
takes six months to dry properly
Burn
right firewood
Dry firewood saves money, resources and
time for clean-up. New technologies allow better combustion, so little fuel is
used and less smoke gets produced.
