How efficient are wood stoves?
Wood stoves have become much more efficient over the last 15 years. Today, most wood stoves are usually able to achieve efficiency in the low 70%s when running at optimal performance. 2) Do wood stoves require electricity? Wood stoves do not require electricity to run, however, if the stove has a blower, the blower will need electricity to run. 3) What kind of chimney do I need with a wood stove? Todays wood stoves require a Class A chimney. Generally speaking, this is either a freestanding chimney using a double-wall stainless steel insulated flue or a single-wall stainless steel liner w/ a ceramic wool insulation wrap when used in a masonry chimney. Most stoves today use a 6 flue. 4) What size of chimney do I need? Most stoves today use a 6 chimney. Some older stoves and furnaces still use an 8 chimney. 5) What kind of floor protection is needed with a wood stove? Wood stoves vary in the floor protection needed. Some stoves require only a non-combustible surface such as tile, stone,
