Heating with Wood
There’s nothing quite like sitting around a bonfire under a starry sky, or warming our toes in front of the fireplace at the cottage. It’s one of the special times, but it’s important to know the safe way to enjoy them as burning wood can release a wide range of pollutants into your home and the environment when poor burning techniques are used.
Wood smoke and the toxins it contains can cause coughs, headaches, eye and throat irritations and with Carbon Monoxide emmissions, serious illness and even death.
The newest high efficiency fireplaces and wood stoves are certified environmentally safe (when burning appropriate fuels/wood) and can provide you with significant cost savings by reducing your dependence on non-renewable heating fuels. In addition, by burning the smoke inside the stove these hi-tech appliances can reduce air-borne pollutants by up to 90%.
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