If you are considering installing a wood-burning stove in your home, it is essential to know what to look for. A wood-burning stove can provide you with a dependable and reliable source of heat. Putting a wood-burning stove in your home is an investment, so you need to take the buying process seriously.
#1: Type of Fuel
First, with a wood-burning stove, you need to consider what type of fuel you want the stove to handle.
You can choose a stove that will only burn wood. Or you can choose a stove that will burn pellets. Or you can select a multifuel stove that will burn both wood and coal.
All three types of stoves listed above are considered wood-burning stoves, which is why it is important for you to know what kind of fuel you want to use in your stove.
#2: Freestanding or Insert
Second, you need to know if you want a freestanding unit or a fireplace insert.
A freestanding stove allows you to put the stove wherever you would like in your home. A freestanding stove doesn't need to be located near a fireplace. With a freestanding stove, you have more freedom over where you put the stove.
An insert is designed to go inside an existing fireplace. An insert will fill the opening of your fireplace and turn it into a stove. This is great if you already have a fireplace in your home that you want to convert into a wood-burning stove. The downside to an insert is that it has to go to a fireplace, so there is not much flexibility in regard to the location of your new stove.
#3: Body Material
Third, you need to determine what type of body material you want the stove to have. Wood burning stoves are made from one of two materials: either cast iron or steel. Both cast iron and steel are strong enough to support the weight and heat of burning wood while also allowing heat to be released into your home.
There are a few differences between the different body materials. Steel wood stoves tend to heat up quicker and release heat into your room at a faster rate. However, they don't retain heat for as long, and will not radiate heat for as long as the fire dies.
Cast iron stoves take longer to heat up. However, once a cast iron stove is heated up, it will radiate out heat for a long time, even after the fire has died.
When it comes to buying a wood-burning stove, you need to know what type of fuel you want to use in the stove — exclusively wood, wood and coal, or pellets. You also need to determine if you want to install a new stove or add a stove insert to an existing fireplace. Finally, you need to choose between a cast iron or a steel body for the fireplace.
For more information, contact a home and garden company that offers products like Blaze King fireplaces and stoves.
Share12 January 2021
