Wood Stoves
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Fireplace Xtrordinair
Harman
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Stoves & Inserts > Wood |
When people think of a fire on the hearth, they think of burning wood, which is the traditional fuel. It grows locally, is abundant in most areas and is one of our few renewable sources of energy. For many people, nothing beats the warmth and beauty of a true wood fire.
Environmentally Sound
Burning wood also makes great sense from an environmental standpoint. As concern about global warming and greenhouse gases increases, so does the attraction of using renewable biomass for energy. Trees convert carbon dioxide into oxygen, replenishing the atmosphere. Unlike fossil fuels, there is no net carbon contribution when burning wood, as those same gases are given off when the tree decomposes in nature.
Clean-burning and Efficient
Burning wood has become less polluting and more efficient over the past two decades. Sophisticated new designs have doubled the energy efficiency of stoves. Even better, the amount of smoke emitted by wood stoves has been reduced by about 90 percent. All wood-burning stoves and inserts sold today are certified by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) as clean-burning. And less smoke means less potentially flammable creosote build-up within the chimney system. |
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