| With multi-fuel stoves, if your lucky enough to live | | | | Log size. Sorry, size is important .The excepted |
| in an area not covered by our current clean air | | | | wood burning stoves industry standard length is |
| acts you can burn logs. Logs are fantastic on | | | | 14 inches or 36 cm. This means that to get the |
| wood burning stoves. See and hear the the | | | | best results from the best wood it should be this |
| flames consume a chunk of a tree as it heats | | | | size. Always quarter your logs so that you can |
| your room and if you've got a stove with boiler, | | | | stack the logs in the stove to maximize your |
| your whole house. | | | | heat output. To do this you should cross the logs |
| Like most things, keeping a multifuel stove is very | | | | over each other. Each stove or stove with boiler |
| easy once you know what your doing. Hopefully | | | | manufacturer will have a slightly different spec. So |
| this won't sound patronizing as an article. I say this | | | | general rule of thumb build the wood up as a log |
| because some of this will be new and useful and | | | | cabin in the grate area. |
| some blindingly obvious, if you know. But this is to | | | | The next wonderful thing about log & |
| help the person who's looking at the idea of wood | | | | multi-fuel stoves is, if they are used correctly, |
| burning stoves as a way to cut costs, help to | | | | they have a minimal impact on the environment. |
| save the planet and just as importantly have an | | | | Not only do they save money as they heat your |
| amazing central feature. | | | | room, if your lucky enough to have a boiler stove |
| Firstly, lets talk about logs baby! | | | | you can heat your entire home. |
| Easy way for people not to get the full benefit of | | | | Wood either left to rot or used as a fuel uses up |
| their stove, the wrong wood.This means more | | | | exactly the same earth harming stuff that it |
| cost, more wood.There's only so many trees. | | | | stored during its life. If you source your wood |
| Less enjoyment. Cold! | | | | from a reputable supplier, he'll be re-planting two |
| Log burning the easy way: | | | | for every one.Its in his business interests to have |
| Best wood: | | | | a renewable supply |
| Apple (great aroma) | | | | The dryness of wood is very important to get |
| Ash | | | | the best use from your stove. Its generally |
| Beech | | | | agreed that at least a year or for the very best |
| Chesnut | | | | results two years is the length of time that your |
| Hawthorn | | | | wood should be stored in a dry, warmish store. In |
| Oak | | | | Europe we are seeing the rise of kiln dried wood. |
| These will give you a decent burn rate, great | | | | This is all I know ,they take virgin freshcut wood, |
| flames and some great snap crackle & pop | | | | then dry it in a kiln like those used in the pottery |
| sounds. As you get more familiar with your own | | | | industry. Not sure how that impacts the |
| particular multi-fuel stove try doing a cocktail of | | | | environment. |
| wood. Sounds lame try ityou might like it. | | | | Finally, a few words on stoves with boilers. All the |
| Wood to avoid: | | | | benefits of a stove but with the added extra of |
| Birch | | | | heating your entire home or workspace. Think |
| Elm | | | | about that, your radiators run off the logs your |
| Fir | | | | burning in your wood burning stoves. Suddenly |
| What you'll find is your either piling the logs on or | | | | you'll sit higher in your chair,why? The money you |
| for ever poking round to get more than a lazy | | | | will not be paying to the utility company will still be |
| ember. Please take this piece of advice keep | | | | in your back pocket. Its relatively easy to hook |
| away from the B E F.The more of this wood you | | | | your wood burning stove up to your existing |
| buy the more you spend and utility bills are high | | | | system. So in the summer you can have a quick |
| enough. If you use the best performing wood you | | | | warm from your gas boiler and the rest of the |
| save money, simple. | | | | year, your house is heated by the logs you burn |
| I'll cover the next two very quickly, | | | | in your stove. |