How do you control the temperature on a wood stove?

So here are five different techniques you can use to reduce heat output in mild weather while still producing a clean, efficient burn.

1. Fuel species.
2. Amount of wood loaded.
3. Load configuration.
4. Load orientation.
5. Reduce the combustion air supply.
6. A final comment on burning wood in spring and fall.

Are wood burning stoves going to be banned?

At the moment, wood stoves are not being banned. The Clear Air Strategy has promised that ‘only the cleanest stoves are available for sale by 2022’. This won’t affect the kinds of wood burners you can run, but may mean that you can only buy certain stoves for a couple more years, before they’re phased out.

How does the IntensiFire work?

The IntensiFire fits inside your woodburner and changes the way it burns wood. Similar to syngas technology, or the way a car can run on woodgas, it breaks wood down into simple combustible gases that are then fully consumed by the super hot fire. Complete combustion means less wasted heat up your flue, a lot less!

What is the cleanest burning wood stove?

Liberty Wood Stove At only 2.6 grams of emissions per hour, the Liberty is the cleanest burning large stove ever approved by the EPA.

Do you need ventilation for a wood burning stove?

Why Do Log Burners Need Ventilation? Fire is a chemical reaction when fuel (wood or coal) and oxygen in the atmosphere are ignited. So the main reasons for needing a vent are: To fuel the fire, and so that smoke from the stove escapes through the chimney and doesn’t come back into the room.

Will I still be able to use my log burner after 2022?

Can I still use my wood burning stove from 2022? The answer is yes! This is a question that gets asked a lot, and it’s easy to misread some of the headlines about wood burners and think that it spells the end of the enjoyment of owning a wood burner.

How do you install a secondary burn on a wood stove?

Secondary burn works by burning off the initial smoke produced from the fire that otherwise would have gone up the chimney. You will often see a series of holes towards the top rear of the stove above the fire box that forces fresh oxygen over the chamber, reigniting this smoke.

Is a wood stove a good investment?

A wood burning stove can be worth it alone for the increased heat output from your fires compared to using open wood burning fireplaces, and you’ll save on firewood costs in the long run because you can control the fire more effectively in a wood stove to burn more slowly and efficiently.