How Do You Use A Wood Burning Stove?
With today’s high energy prices, a wood burning stove is a good alternative to reduce your high energy bills and a very effective way to heat your home. If you have a fan-forced wood burner, you can turn up your thermostat to turn the fan on and supply air to your fire. The fan will keep running until your room is the desired temperature. There is a switch on top of the fan that you can also use to shut the fan off and this will stop the airflow to the fire if you feel the fire is sufficient. Below the fan is a round wheel that looks like a star. You can also open this to provide air to assist in getting your fire started. There are two handles at the bottom of most stoves. The handle on the right opens the door that holds your ash pan. I recommend emptying the ashes from your wood burner at least once a month. The handle on the left is to shake the grates inside the stove. This will allow the ash to fall to the ash pan so you can continue to receive the desired airflow to your fire. K
