Cast Iron Wood Stoves: A Comprehensive Guide
Feb 28, 2024
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Cooler temperatures in the winter usually mean people spend more time indoors. Every fall, we miss the late-night barbecues of July and the long summer nights spent playing outside with the kids. Luckily, curling up by a crackling wood fire is one of winter's lesser-known pleasures once the temperature outside dips below freezing. The warmth of a wood fire is comforting. That coziness is one reason why 2.5 million households nationwide rely on wood as their primary heating source. Another 9 million homes use wood as a secondary or supplemental heat source.
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Can you heat your house with a wood-burning stove?
Most wood-burning fireplaces are notoriously inefficient, as the vast majority of the heat produced escapes through the chimney. If you've ever sat in front of a fireplace to warm up, you've probably noticed that your face feels warm while the back of your neck is cold from the lack of air circulation. Wood stoves, on the other hand, radiate more heat into the room. The design of a woodstove greatly reduces the amount of air used for combustion, and therefore the airflow that subsequently sucks the heat out. Newer wood stoves are between 70 and 80 percent efficient. This high efficiency means that the vast majority of the heat produced by the stove stays in the home.
Wood stoves are a great addition to today's more energy-efficient home building methods. They can also be combined with other green home technologies. Passive homes utilize high-quality insulation, passive solar heating strategies, and an ultra-sealed home envelope. They require much less heat and are effective at retaining heat generated within the walls. Homes equipped with ducted furnaces or heat pumps can also be connected to cast iron wood stoves. This connection spreads the heat from the wood stove throughout your home and regulates the amount of heat you wish to deliver to each area of your home.
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