How can “zone heating” with a stove or fireplace save on my heating bill?
Your stove or fireplace, whether burning wood, pellets or gas, can warm your most-used rooms to a comfortable temperature while not wasting energy on rooms that do not need to be as warm. For example, you can be toasty warm in your living room running a stove at 30,000 BTU, leaving your 100,000 BTU furnace off. What kind of venting do pellet stoves need? Pellet stoves and inserts are easier to vent than those of any other fuel. They can be either direct vented straight out the wall behind them, or fitted into the venting of a traditional chimney. Pellet vent pipe (or flexible liner for chimneys) is only 3 or 4 inches in diameter. Is it true that burning with wood contributes to pollution and releases toxins into the air of my home? Yes, this is true if you’re burning wood inefficiently. Wood smoke contains hundreds of chemical compounds, many of which have adverse health effects. This is why all older and homemade units should be replaced, and masonry fireplaces fitted with an insert t
Your stove or fireplace, whether burning wood, pellets or gas, can warm your most-used rooms to a comfortable temperature while not wasting energy on rooms that do not need to be as warm. For example, you can be toasty warm in your living room running a stove at 30,000 BTU, leaving your 100,000 BTU furnace off.
