How To Operate a Wood Burning Stove |
Posted: March 15, 2015 |
Vital Tips in Utilizing A Wood Burning Stove This Winter Season Have you recently purchased a wood burning stove or had you already owned one? There are two major pieces of advice that will guarantee the most desirable results in lighting a successful fire in your stove to keep warm this winter. Regardless of whether you have recently acquired a brand new stove or if you have had one for many years, a few important tips are provided below that will help you get the best results from your wood fuelled stove. 1. Make Sure Your Wood is as Dry as Possible! The golden rule in burning wood in your stove is to obtain the driest wood possible. Did you know that approximately half of green wood's content is water? That being said, for each kilogram of green wood added to your fire, you are essentially adding about a pint of water to it as well? It's vital to ensure that your wood that will be used as fuel has appropriately been dried. A few methods are employed to ensure wood is dry, but the easiest methods are shown below. • Seek and dry green wood on your own. This is likely the most cost effective choice provided you have appropriate room to dry your logs adequately. Do keep in mind that this process can be lengthy. Make sure you have allowed your logs at least one summer to dry properly, but know that two summers is even better. • Locate a quality wood supplier. The best method of locating a quality log supplier is to go through an certified log supplier. These suppliers are bound to quality standards to receive such an accreditation as the quality of their materials is regularly checked to be ensure the dryness of the wood is true to the claims of the supplier. • Purchase pre-dried wooden logs or wood briquettes. Though sustainability complications can ensue with these types of wood considering that some suppliers use kilns that burn wood used as fuel before the product comes to your home, this is generally the easiest, but most costly method employed to provide fuel for your stove. 2. Manage air-flow in your stove. • When it comes to your wood burning stove, air comes in two main types. Primary air fuels the fire bed and secondary air fuels flames above the fires bed. • Most energy derived from wood sources emanate from gases generated when said fuel is heated lending to the fact that secondary air is considerably more important than primary air. • Never entirely close off the secondary air vent as this is the easiest method of generating soot and tar that will totally coat the glass on your stove front with the dark mixture of the two over time.
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