| One of the greatest delights of any home, | | | | family or your home. Put together the supplies |
| especially where the temperatures turn cold in | | | | and parts you need before you begin the |
| sometimes is a delightful wood burning stove or | | | | installation procedure and you will be able to avoid |
| fireplace. Not only are they beautiful to look at, | | | | any last minute trips to the wood stove dealer |
| whether they are in brick or masonry, with the | | | | store to grab anything you might need. |
| addition of some accessories, they can be a | | | | One of the things that many folks have a |
| centerpiece of the design of any home. | | | | tendency to forget is that their new wood stove |
| Wood stoves have been around seemingly | | | | can only provide a certain amount of heat. Even |
| forever and their designs have changed | | | | though you might have studied the efficiency |
| considerably over the years. They all used to look | | | | ratings of pellet stoves or forced air woodburning |
| like pot-bellied or Franklin stoves but now many of | | | | furnaces, you still need to get a stove that will |
| the designs are quite modern. You can find some | | | | provide enough heat for your home. The design |
| that are fabulously designed with custom doors or | | | | of your home can factor into this because if you |
| accessories like steamers or fans. It is easy now | | | | have an open floor plan the heated air will travel a |
| to find the customization that is prefect for | | | | lot more easily throughout your home. |
| almost any home. | | | | When you do install your wood stove into your |
| These days through the miracle of modern | | | | home, or have someone else do that task for |
| technology, a beauty like the Napoleon 1100C | | | | you, it's important to keep up the maintenance on |
| Cast Iron EPA Wood Burning Stove shows why | | | | your new stove. The biggest thing, of course, is |
| wood stoves have remained a traditional favorite | | | | to keep your wood stove clean. Take out the |
| even with the new technologies. The 1100C has a | | | | ashes, keep the top of your stove free from all |
| choice of 3 finishes, and coupled with a great | | | | objects, except if you have one of those |
| bottom air feed and lined refractory firebox, you | | | | steamers, and absolutely never use wet wood in |
| can get a great feeling of warmth beautifully and | | | | your wood stove. Trying to burn wood that is |
| efficiently. | | | | too wet results in obnoxious amounts of smoke |
| When you are starting your wood burning stove | | | | in your home and can quickly clog up your vent |
| installation it's a good idea to collect as many tips | | | | pipe. This is a situation which can turn deadly. |
| and design ideas as you can. Its important to | | | | Make sure you follow your installation directions |
| have the right amount of clearance between the | | | | for your wood stove and follow the maintenance |
| stove and the wall and the pipe and the wall. | | | | directions explicitly. This way you can stay safe |
| Safety is such a concern these days, and you | | | | and stay warm at the same time. |
| don't want to be taking any chances with your | | | | |