HEATING VALUE OF COMMON WOOD SPECIES
HEATING VALUE OF COMMON WOOD SPECIES Kuuma VaporFire Wood Gasification Furnace – The VaporFire 100 and VaporFire 200 are indoor hot air furnaces designed to eliminate wood smoke, creosote and air pollution at the same time AND provide more heat to your home for each pound of wood burned. Click for info.
WOOD – GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT FIRELOGS
There are a number of types of manufactured logs available today. Many are made from sawdust and wax and are therefore not suitable for use in closed stoves. However, certain brands such as Presto, North Idaho and Eco are tested for use in both open fireplaces and closed stoves. Presto and North Idaho are just two of the brands which …
ABOUT THE FUELS – INTRODUCTION TO WOOD AS A HEARTH FUEL
Some Folks say that “there’s no fuel like an old fuel” and these words definitely pertain to our favorite fuel—Wood. Wood just seems to have more “soul” than many other fuels and it can be used in a tremendous variety of ways. Wood is truly a renewable fuel. The heat released from wood is actually stored solar energy—released from its …
WOOD – K VALUES – WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
Most people have heard of R-Values, which are used for rating common building materials such as fiberglass insulation and glass. However, many texts which cover stoves and fireplaces use K-Values instead of R-Values. Although the two are somewhat related, there are differences. R-Value: The higher the R-Value, the better the insulating properties of the subject materials. R-Values are most often …
TIPS FOR PURCHASING FIREWOOD
Tips for purchasing Firewood A Cord is A Cord is a Cord 1. Bulk firewood is usually sold by a measurement called a cord or fraction of a cord.” A cord is defined as 128 cubic feet when the wood is neatly stacked in a line or row as indicated in the diagram below. A standard “cord” would be 8 …
WOOD HEAT SAFETY IN AN EMERGENCY
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the Canadian wood heat industry have teamed up to prepare this list of important safety tips for people using a wood stove or fireplace for emergency heating during the power interruption. Webmasters Note: Although some of the information is Canadian-Specific, the following should help anyone who might find themselves in a similar emergency situation. …
FIVE ESSENTIALS TO GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR WOODPILE
By Ike Johnson , reprinted from Back Home Magazine with permission Cut Ahead and Burn DryKeep it Dry !Burn EfficientlyKeep the Heat InBurn the Best There are several reasons for choosing wood heat over the few available alternatives. Not the least of these reasons is economy. In New England where I live, for instance, 11.4 per kilowatt electric rates can …
TENDING A WOOD FIRE – HOW TO MASTER THE ELEMENT OF FIRE
General Fire Wisdom Now that your fire is started (see Starting A Fire), you’ll have to learn to keep it going. Here are some general tips before we get into the meat of the matter: Good Wood ! – First of all. don’t even start unless you have good seasoned firewood of mixed sizes and types. Unseasoned wood or wet …
HOW TO START A WOOD FIRE
Watch a short movie on how to start a fire. Seems like a simple thing…just put some wood in the fire, light a match and there she goes—NOT ! Anyone who regularly fires up their stove or fireplace knows there is much more to it than meets the eye.I’m not the world’s best tennis player.. I can’t ski over those …
