| Wood burning stoves have become highly | | | | temperature you are able to close the air controls |
| efficient over the years and are still in demand. | | | | down to minimum intake and close the damper to |
| Every time gas prices rise more people are | | | | minimum output of smoke. Some stoves that |
| turning to wood heat. The cost of heating with | | | | have catalytic combustors allow the smoke to be |
| wood is relatively inexpensive. The cost of buying | | | | channeled through them when the damper is |
| and installing a wood stove can be the same or | | | | closed down. When the catalytic combustor heats |
| slightly higher than buying a new furnace. Where | | | | up to an average internal temperature of 1100 |
| the savings comes in is in the cost of operation. | | | | degrees it re-burns the smoke output producing |
| Even if you purchase firewood the cost is much | | | | less smoke in the air and more heat in your |
| less expensive than heating with oil, propane or | | | | stove. More heat for your stove and a slowed |
| natural gas. What makes a wood stove more | | | | down air intake allows the firewood to slowly |
| efficient? | | | | cook down to a fine white powder rather than |
| A wood burning stove is called a stove because it | | | | just burning it in a fireplace, loosing heat up the |
| allows you to slowly cook the firewood. That's | | | | chimney and having a pile of coals and as left |
| right cook the wood! Once the stove is heated to | | | | over. |