What are the benefits of burning wood in a Fireplace or Stove are a common question we get asked and whether our stoves are suitable for burning wood. All the stoves we supply are approved for Multi Fuel that means you can burn Wood Coal Coke Anthracite etc in them without needing to worry about damaging the Fire.
A lot of our customers are switching to burning wood and often ask me what burns best.
Seasoned Timber is the main answer to that question but there are many different types of wood but the main thing is make sure it is dry and has been stored so air can blow between it and then you will have a wood or log supply that will give of the best heat.
I would recommend burning hardwood such as ash, beech or oak as you get a good heat output. Softwoods are also fine to burn but you will get more tar in the chimney and will need to refuel your stove more often as it does not last as long but they do give off a brighter flame.
Just bear this in mind when buying logs as a lot of companies online now supply what is called a mixed load which has both hard and soft woods mixed up there always well dried and you will be able to use them straight away.
Normally you will burn 4 softwood logs to 3 hardwood logs but when burning as a mixed load this will not matter as it would be too much trouble to separate.
Wood is a good source of heat and is Green to the environment too some say even carbon neutral but I am of the opinion unless it is burnt with minimal co 2 emissions then the output to the atmosphere will cause global warming. It is a lot better than burning fossil fuels such as coal etc but I will let you make your own mind up to assess the green issues of Solid Fuel Use.
One thing I am sure of is it is a hell of a lot cheaper than burning gas and our woodshed is now brimming ready for the Winter Season so remember wood always warms you twice and happy burning mmmmmmmm there is nothing like a real fire to warm a cold winter evening.
