One of the many choices available to you when you’re shopping for a woodburner is whether to choose cast iron or steel.
These are the two materials from which almost all woodburners are made. So, which is best? Continue reading
One of the many choices available to you when you’re shopping for a woodburner is whether to choose cast iron or steel.
These are the two materials from which almost all woodburners are made. So, which is best? Continue reading
Getting to grips with a wood-burning stove can be a steep learning curve if you’re completely new to them. Here are some of the main pitfalls that catch out new woodburner owners.
New woodburner owners often assume they should be able to leave the door open in order to feel intense heat from the flames, just as you would feel from sitting next to an open fire. This is incorrect. The job of the flames of a woodburner is to heat the metal case around it. The metal case heats the rest of the room, including you and any other occupants. Leaving the door open allows too much oxygen into the firebox, which causes your fuel to burn too fast and the stove to overfire. This can cause permanent damage to your stove. Continue reading
The fact that your home has no chimney does not mean you cannot enjoy the benefits of a woodburner.
While an existing fireplace does make for a simple installation and means you can simply lower a flue liner down the existing chimney, installing a woodburner with no chimney currently in place in the room is easier than you might expect. Continue reading