Benefits of a wood stove
Living the Country Life Radio Program
Wood stoves were a mainstay in homes of the past, and they can still be used to help reduce heating costs. They aren't designed to heat entire homes, but can do a good job keeping a room or two toasty. Listen to the Living the Country Life Radio Program for more on wood stoves, including models that go inside traditional fireplaces, turning them into an efficient heat source.
Radio interview source: Leslie Wheeler, director of communications, Hearth, Patio & BBQ Association
For more information, we recommend the following Web sites:
Wood stoves fact sheet: See several examples of wood stoves, read about their benefits, and print a checklist of things to consider before making a purchase.
Home heating with wood: Learn which features are important when shopping for a wood furnace, compare fuel costs, and learn how much wood you can expect to burn.
Prevent carbon monoxide poisoning: If well maintained and used properly, wood furnaces and other fuel-burning household appliances don't pose any health risks. But if vents leak or become blocked, carbon monoxide poisoning can occur. Here's how to stay safe.
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I heat a 2200 square feet old farm home with wood. The house is very warm, my husband & I are very happy with the wood heat. Our only problem is that we have rural electric and because we don't use as much electric as the company would like they raised our electric bill, they want us to put in electric heat and then they will give us a break on the electric price.
1/23/2010 01:13:22 AM Report AbuseA room or two-Well we live in a two story-5 bedroom home and we heat with a wood stove.Our home is also toasty warm!! We cut our own wood-tamarack is long burning and hot-spruce burns quicker and hot-poplar is also hot and burns longer.We burn poplar when going to bed or another big cut of wood.Wood is warm,cheap and readily available.Our big home is comfy.
1/21/2010 02:08:58 PM Report AbuseWe heat our almost 1000 square foot home with a wood stove also, and no problem. We cut deadfall from our 5+ acres also. Excellant heat. and we live in Michigan.
1/21/2010 10:27:15 AM Report AbuseGood for you. "They aren't designed to heat entire homes, but can do a good job keeping a room or two toasty. " This quote from the story above just isn't true. We have a FireChief in our house in Robertsville, MO that heats the entire house so well we sometimes need to open a window to balance. We have five acres and do the same plus help clean up any fallen trees from storms at our neighbors. It really is a savings on the UE bill.
11/25/2009 01:36:35 PM Report AbuseWe live in coastal South Carolina and our heated SF is approximately 2,200 - we heat our ENTIRE house all winter long with a wood burning stove. Ours has a catalytic converter that burns the ash as well as the wood resulting in very low emissions which makes me VERY happy as do the REALLY low electric bills! We've got 6 acres and half are wooded so each year we cut the deadfall for the following winter's heat so we don't impact the environment by cutting live trees either!
11/25/2009 10:02:20 AM Report Abuse