Wood heat
Most complaints about a wood stove turn out to be complaints about wet wood. These guides cover choosing a stove, splitting and seasoning the wood that feeds it, and the chimney maintenance nobody enjoys. Installation is a manual-and-local-code job and we say so.
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Seasoning and Storing Firewood
EPA puts good firewood under 20 percent moisture. How stacking, cover and airflow get you there, why a meter beats guessing, and what wet wood costs you.
Read the guideLog Splitter Guide
Electric against gas, what tonnage does and does not tell you, and why a knotty elm round beats a bigger number. Plus when a maul is still the right answer.
Read the guideWood Stove Clearance to Combustibles
There is no universal number, and any page that gives you one is guessing about your stove. Your listing label and installation manual set the clearance. Here is how to read them.
Read the guideWood Stove Guide
EPA sizes stoves small, medium and large, not by square feet. Catalytic against non-catalytic, what certification means, and why clearances only come from your model's manual.
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