Wood fireplaces burn seasoned wood or manufactured wood logs to provide primary or secondary heat to a home, and they are less expensive to operate than gas fireplaces.
Tips on wood fireplaces
Helpful information for users:
- Today’s “old-fashioned” wood fireplaces are available in high energy models that have an insulated firebox to keep out chilled exterior air and retain warm air that, with a non-insulated firebox, would go up the chimney or out the sides of the firebox.
- Several models of wood fireplaces have blower systems to redirect heat from the chimney into the house.
- Some communities regulate or ban wood fireplaces due to their potential to emit gases and particles that are harmful to the environment. Outside air kit systems are available that cut down on wasted energy through the use of exterior combustion.
- Wood fireplaces can be equipped with a filter that assists in ridding interior air of dust and smoke.
- Traditional masonry wood fireplaces use more energy than their modern, prefabricated counterparts.
- Before being burned, wood needs to be “seasoned” by drying for about nine months from the time it’s cut.
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