Home Heating - Fireplace & Wood Stove

Home heating is an essential part of keeping your house comfortable and inhabitable. The fireplace and the wood stove have long been the most popular ways to heat a room, and the former has become even more ubiquitous with the introduction of gas fireplaces, which eliminate wood smoke and the risk of fires associated with classic wood burning fireplaces. Most homes, however, do not rely solely on a fireplace or wood stove for heating. Before electricity, a boiler or an oil or gas furnace supplied heat to the whole house. These days, many homes use electric heating devices with a heat pump, such as a baseboard or heater.

Whether your heat comes from a fireplace or an electrical heating system, it’s a good idea to be familiar with basic repair and maintenance so that you can resolve problems and get your heating working again as quickly as possible. The following articles provide advice on various issues related to home heating, such as fireplace maintenance and how to install a wood stove.