Dry, seasoned wood is best. The type of tree is not as important as moisture content. Wood must be allowed to dry for a minimum of 12 months, under cover, after being split and stacked. Popular firewood in the Northwest are: maple, alder, Douglas fir, spruce, apple and cherry. Another good fuel source is pressed fire logs, manufactured by pressurizing sawdust, as opposed to wax-based decorative logs, which have limited heating value.

There are a few differences between wood and coal burning units. Please contact us direct to disucss this at (800)750-2723.

A - You may find a log set burner small enough to fit into your stove or have a custom burner made to fit. You'll also have to get the gas into the stove without compromising the integrity of the stove. The door must be removed so as not to melt the gas valve or the controls outside the stove. A - Seasoned cordwood is hardwood that has been dried out for at least a year or more. To heat that space you would need a fan.

Burning of wood is required to meet certain EPA emission standards that a coal burning appliance does not handle. It is not a safety issue, in fact, until 1990 we sold the coal burning appliances of today as wood or coal. But, when the EPA Clean Air Act of 1990 was enacted we had to start marketing them has coal only. The wood models either had to have a catalytic combuster added or adjust the firebox to meet a 35:1 air to fuel ratio.

Yes, this is a good example as the challenges are very similar, the main being finding a root for the flue and the optoman position for the boiler.

The catalyst completes combustion or the burning of the smoke from a wood fueled fire. Ordinarily the temperature required to complete combustion is too high to accomplish in a wood stove. However, the catalytic combustor is coated with chemicals that cause the smoke to ignite at a lower temperature, causing the Country Flame stove to burn more efficiently and produce more heat from each log.

Use seasoned hard wood. "Seasoned" wood is wood that has been dried out for at least half a year, preferably a year. It's opposite, green wood, will produce a cooler, smokier fire that's bad for your chimney. Hard woods are woods like oak, maple, beech, and ash. They burn hotter than pine, spruce, birch, or redwood. Do NOT use wood that has been painted or had finish applied. This could release toxic fumes into your home.

Yes. Professional chimney sweeps tell us that chimneys should be clean when the creosote has built up to 1/8" to 1/4". This will help prevent chimney fires. REMEMBER: The fireplace or wood stove is not an incinerator. Do not burn trash or large amounts of paper (especially gift-wrap). The tempertatures this can produce can damage your fireplace or chimney.

Yes. But you must use only clean and dry fuel. Smoke can cause neighborhood problems, especially with neighbors with lung problems. Clean and dry fuel usually eliminates this issue. Burning should not take place during the winter when inversions are common. Call 970-416-2874 for questions regarding backyard fires.

Most wood burning stoves and inserts are specifically designed and safety tested to burn only cordwood. Burning coal creates corrosive gases that can cause rapid deterioration of wood stoves and metal chimneys. Burning a fuel other than cordwood in your woodstove or insert will invalidate your warranty.

If you are using the wood flooring plans that we have provided, we recommend that you create a rock or sand hearth to put your stove on. To install your stove on the hearth, follow manufacturer’s instructions and local building codes. Each dome is equipped with a metal stove flashing. The piping will run from your stove through the flashing and above your dome. All of the piping that is used in association with the stove should be double walled pipe.

Yes, a permit is required to install a wood or pellet burning stove. Currently, we charge $25.00 for fireplaces, wood or pellet stoves. (See 1997 UMC 112.1)

Factory built fireplaces or stoves capable of burning wood or wood pellets may be installed in manufactured homes provided they comply with the following State of Nevada requirements: quot;The fireplace or stove is approved or listed for use in a manufactured home or mobile home" quot;A fireplace or stove does not take the place of the normal heating unit or furnace of the manufactured home or mobile home.

Your main objective is to acquire firewood that is dry and seasoned. While hardwoods generally have more heat value than softwoods, burning unseasoned hardwood produces a lot more dangerous creosote than burning seasoned softwood. First, make sure any wood you burn is adequately seasoned.

At the current time, the Harman corn stove appears capable of handling grass pellets at least up to 5.2% ash content, without any modifications to the stove.

When plants grow they use carbon dioxide from the air to make their wood. If you burn the wood the carbon is released back to the atmosphere. As long as you grow another plant/tree then a stable carbon cycle is set up. So ,the use of sustainably produced wood as a fuel does not increase the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.

Cool a burn with water. Do not use ointments, butter, or other substances. For minor burns contact a physician. For serious burns, dial 9-1-1 immediately.

The answer is yes, it is the modern wood burner. The items that are engraved are done with a laser. We use a 60 watt laser that burns the image into the wood

Dependent upon fuel used and quality of appliance. Although smokeless fuels should allow overnight burning at low rates of combustion. Seasoned wood should give maximum 3-4 hours. (see also questions 9 & 6) home | about | special offers | faqs | traditional range | conventional range | stoves | flue systems | contact us

Gas stoves are exempt from EPA emissions standards and are not regulated by burn bans. The EPA says that wood and pellet stoves should not exceed 4.5 grams of particulate matter per hour. All of of our units fall below that mark. The short answer to this question is yes, but we advise you to see what your local ordnance says about stoves. Each jurisdiction has different guidelines. Although our stoves meet or exceed EPA requirements it never hurts to check.