According to the U.S. Environmental Agency, fossil fuel-generated air pollution, particularly CO (carbon dioxide) emissions, is the fourth most common type of air pollution generators. The use of wood burning fireplaces are the largest contributor of CO emissions. Wood burning fireplace inserts can reduce emissions in your home, reduce your heating bills, and provide a feeling of warmth and coziness to your home. When you buy an insert, the insert is usually made of steel or cast iron and contains a firebox, burners, and fire screen. The firebox is the place where the fire is burned, when you another cheaper fuel like pellet, wood, gas, or propane. Often the wood burning fireplace insert has space for a stove pipe to be installed.
Wood burning fireplace inserts are considered eco-friendly compared to the use of other fuel sources which include wood heaters, gas fireplaces, pellet stoves, and propane stoves. The first things that you should keep in mind are the amount of EPA emissions reduced. You don't want to purchase only one wood burning fireplace that is certified by the EPA and expect it to have zero emissions. A wood burning fireplace insert that is certified by the EPA would be one that has a certification number such as the non-nature conservancy number or another such in at or. If the material that the insert is made of is primarily recycled steel or cast iron, you can expect some amounts of pollution reduction.
- 69,000 BTUs heats up to 1,200 Sq. Ft
- Cast iron feed door with large 16.5" x 9" ceramic glass window and heavy gauge 3/16" reinforced plate steel with firebrick lining
- Accepts logs up to 18 inches in length
- Powerful Heating: Efficiently heats a single room up to a large sized house with up to 62,745 BTUs, ensuring warmth even in every corner of the room.
- Flexible Installation: We offer customizable black trim kits with frames that can be cut to size. They effectively conceal gaps when installed in larger spaces and provide traditional design options suitable for various spaces and décor styles.
- Elegant Design: Traditional style with customizable door and windows colors (Black, Pewter, or Gold) and a large viewing area, adding sophistication to any room.
- Powerful Heating: Efficiently heats medium to large sized spaces with up to 52,400 BTUs, ensuring warmth even in every corner of the room.
- Flexible Installation: We offer customizable black trim kits with frames that can be cut to size. They effectively conceal gaps when installed in larger spaces and provide traditional design options suitable for various spaces and décor styles.
- Elegant Design: Traditional style with customizable door colors (Black, Pewter, or Gold) and a large viewing area, adding sophistication to any room.
The U.S. Department of Energy states that wood burning fireplace inserts can reduce your heating bill by up to 40% annually. Another source stated that by purchasing a wood burning fireplace insert at $1,000, you can get a tax credit of as much as $200.00. This gives a reduction in the cost of the fireplace insert, and it may also have other benefits.
Wood burning fireplace inserts require a chimney so that the exhaust gases are vented out or out of your home. Once the indoor air temperature reaches a certain level you have to adjust the vent damper. The damper if left open or without the damper damper, will allow the heated air to be trapped inside your home. By installing a chimney, you can make sure that the air coming from the fire is not wasted. The other source stated that in order to be more eco-friendly, the clean-burning firewood is preferred and no creosote is produced.
Wood burning fireplace inserts are very easy to clean. They do not have an unsightly ash build up. You can use a wire brush, air cleaners, and compressed air to clean the inside of the fireplace. It is hard for me to imagine a clean-burning fire burning inside the home.
It is certainly a shame to see city officials cracking down on wood burning fire places, in those interspersed with pellet stoves, gas fireplaces, and other alternate sources of heating homes. The EPA has stated that indoor air is more polluted than outdoor air. Some other sources even claim wood burning fireplaces are not eco-friendly while installing a wood burning fireplace insert, but the truth is, there is nothing at all in excess about wood burning. One of the best recommendations that I have heard about an increased rate of asthma is to plant more trees around the house. Trees are one source of natural air pollution suburbs are finishing naturally. Keep your curtains closed, especially during the cold winter as the smoke from a wood burning fireplace will inquire the whole room to be covered in a heavy smoke.
It is a proven fact of what a wood burning fireplace insert means to the environment one must use an insert in the fireplace or a wood burning stove to have a fireplace. If you have a town house, it can be a great idea to put a fireplace insert inside the home. The fireplace is so expensive, and the gas fireplaces are a source of house pollution, which in this market place, its a good idea to adapt to an eco friendly way. A fireplace insert is beneficial, as it is a cheaper installation in the fireplace. When you are purchasing one of your favorite pastimes get an insert for less money and keep it everyday because you will not have to buy it for a long time.