The chimney is very important to an efficient burning heat source in your home. For more information on optimal chimney operation go to our Chimney page.
A smoke filled house is not only unsafe but the smell will stay in the furniture and carpeting for a time. Smokey fireplaces are symptomatic of several potential problems. To learn how to avoid [...]
The quality of firewood that you burn will greatly affect the efficiency of your system. The main factors you should be concerned with are moisture content, tree species and piece size. Burning [...]
Another thought concerning getting what you pay for is that although firewood is usually sold by volume, heat production is dependent on weight. Pound for pound, all wood has approximately the [...]
The sap in seasoned wood has dried up. Unseasoned, or green wood, won’t burn well (if at all) because it is too wet. If the wood is extremely heavy and has sap oozing out of it, it’s [...]
There are a few things you can look for to see if the wood you intend to purchase is seasoned or not. Well seasoned firewood generally has darkened ends with cracks or splits visible, it is [...]