Does your wood stove push smoke back inside your home? Sometimes people will see smoke when lighting a wood stove, while it is burning, or when they open the door of the stove to add wood or tend to the fire. The wood stove burns the wood, generates heat, and »
Firebacks have adorned fireplaces since the colonial times, although mostly to protect the fireplace. Today there are more exciting benefits into making your fireplace more efficient. Let's go over some reasons that you should be using a fireback in your fireplace.Protect the Fireplace’s Structure with a FirebackLet’s »
Burning anything other than wood in your fireplace or wood stove can be extremely dangerous for many reasons. Fireplaces and wood stoves are meant to burn wood, but often people are tempted to use them as mini personal incinerators. You may think that it is better to burn up certain »
Taking precautions for wood burning safety is an absolute must when you have a fireplace or wood stove in your home. No matter if you use it as your main heat source or as a supplemental heat source to lower utility bills, there is a potential for the unthinkable to »
You think that you have started the perfect fire. After a few minutes, you turn around and realize that your roaring fire has flamed or smoldered out. So frustrating. Since each wood burner has their own secret method for building the perfect fire, that will take right off and burn »
The number of homes that have wood stoves installed has increased over the last few years. Many are new to wood burners and have little to no prior experience with operating and maintaining a wood stove. For most, the reason for installing a wood stove is to reduce heating costs »
Fireplaces are the central focus in many homes. They serve as the gathering spot during holiday parties or on any cold, winter day. Fireplaces bring warmth and beauty and inspire a visceral sense of peacefulness and comfort. They can also be sort of a mess and sometimes difficult to manage. »
Even though it's not winter yet, we have had winter weather already. We've cranked up the heat, lit our holiday scented candles, started baking, and started using our fireplaces and woodstoves. In our attempts to get warm and cozy, this can sometimes come with an increased risk of house fires. »
Fireplace grates ensure that you have a warm, satisfying fire. The grate lifts the wood off the floor to allow air to be pulled in from underneath the wood. The fire will be supercharged with air, making it hotter and more efficient. You'll also get a more complete burn because »
Fireplace doors cover the opening of the firebox when a fire is not burning. They can also help eliminate drafts and cold air coming down the chimney into your home. Fireplace doors are helpful in reducing air leakage up the chimney, eliminating hearth odors when the fireplace is not in »
If you are looking for an environmentally friendly and cost saving alternative to your fireplace, consider installing a wood burning insert. The heat traditional fireplaces produce is only 5% to 10%. The rest goes up the chimney along with soot and other harmful combustion byproducts. Let's go over the many »
