| You are probably aware that open fires are a | | | | This means that the fuel normally left over in an |
| notoriously inefficient way to warm a room, but | | | | open fire can be burned more thoroughly in the |
| did you know that the amount of heat you get | | | | higher temperature inside a stove, so less fuel is |
| back may be as little as 20%. Find out why you | | | | wasted. |
| should seriously think about investing in a new | | | | The result is you get more heat from less fuel. |
| stove. | | | | Over time, the stove will save you money on |
| You are probably aware that open fires are a | | | | your fuel bills. |
| notoriously inefficient way to warm a room, but | | | | 2. Stoves are Safer than Open Fires: |
| did you know that the amount of heat you | | | | Sadly we have all heard the sad stories of |
| actually get back may be as little as 20%. Most | | | | accidents and damage resulting from open fires. It |
| of the heat generated by an open fire goes | | | | is so easy for a spark or falling coal to start a |
| straight up the chimney and is lost. Over a long | | | | fire, which can spread through your property |
| time, having an open fire is costing you a lot | | | | very easily. The fire can also be very tempting to |
| more money than it should to heat the room. | | | | a child. If you have children playing nearby or an |
| So how do you economise and still have the | | | | elderly person unsteady on their feet, an open |
| pleasure of a real fire? | | | | fire can be extremely dangerous. |
| The answer is simple. Switch to a modern cast | | | | With a stove, the fire is contained safely inside |
| iron stove, and you can have all the advantages | | | | where it cannot spread. Even though the surface |
| of a real fire, but still have a system that actually | | | | of the stove will become very hot, if someone |
| does what it is designed to do – heat your | | | | should brush against it, they are much less likely |
| home. | | | | to suffer serious burns than if they had been in |
| 1. Stoves are Energy Efficient and Save You | | | | contact with real flames. |
| Money: | | | | 3. Modern Stoves are both Practical and |
| In a stove, the fire burns inside the unit, where is | | | | Fashionable: |
| can be easily seen through the thermal glass, | | | | Okay, this may seem a trivial reason when |
| giving you the pleasing sensation that we get | | | | compared to the two very sensible reasons we |
| when we watch real flames. However, because | | | | have already discussed, but be honest, would you |
| the fire heat form the fire is going into the flue | | | | want a stove in your home if it was a big, ugly |
| system instead of straight up the chimney, the | | | | eyesore? |
| heat is effectively recycled back into the room. | | | | Well, you don't have to worry. Modern stoves |
| Quality cast iron stoves can work at up to an | | | | may be very practical, but they are also very |
| 80% efficiency in generating usable heat from | | | | attractively designed. They are available in a range |
| fuel. | | | | of colours, sizes and styles, and blend beautifully |
| Furthermore, because the fire is contained, it can | | | | with both traditional and contemporary decor. |
| burn at a higher temperature than an open fire. | | | | |