Gas Fireplace Or Wood Burning Stove
Most of the heat from an open fire is actually lost up the chimney while most wood burning stoves have efficiencies of between 60 and 80.
Gas fireplace or wood burning stove. This beautiful 3 16 in. Steel stove is also one of the cleanest burning epa certified stoves on the market without catalyst. The ashley hearth aw3200e p is an extra large wood the ashley hearth aw3200e p is an extra large wood burning stove with 152 000 btus of heat. A wood burning stove can be a great focal point in your living room creating a warm cosy feel with real flames.
More efficient than an open fire. And a wood stove at 70 to 75 efficiency is almost as efficient as many steam boilers or older furnaces. A brick wood burning fireplace can range from 5 500 to 11 000 for labor and materials without installation. Benefits of a real fire.
Additionally many times wood burning fireplaces are open sometimes with a mesh curtain for minimal protection. There is a difference in cost between wood burning and gas fireplaces. Another issue applies to wood heat in general. All of their wood burning products can be wired into a wall thermostat with an optional wall thermostat control kit.
Ardent energy wood burning stoves big box stoves and wood burning furnaces utilize thermostatic control through the use of a bi metal thermostat. Along those same lines wood burning stoves are enclosed usually by a glass door. Burning wood to heat your home has some real environmental benefits namely unlike oil gas or coal you can grow trees sustainably and they suck up carbon as they grow.