Friday, September 14, 2012

Wood burning Stoves - 8 Expert Useful Tips To A Warm And Inviting Home

By Mark Ferguson


There's nothing quite so welcoming as a beautiful woodburning stoves in your home. It is the best way to keep your home warm and a very economical way to heat up water or just steam the room when the air gets too dry.

To help you with your purchase, here are some tips from the experts:

1. Purchase your stove from a well known business and one that could help you with the installation.

2. Make sure that your stove is approved by a governing body. You need to have piece of mind that your stove won't melt and set your house on fire.

3. It goes without saying that it is a must for you to purchase a carbon monoxide detector. If the stove has a smoke leak, the detector will sound an alarm instantly and will give you enough time to react.

There are also wonderful accessories that come with these stoves, so lets have a look at what's available:

1. Storing your logs - There are beautiful range of baskets and log carriers in stores today. I personally love the basket as it promotes atmosphere in the room. You can easily gather your logs from outside by using your basket, and without much effort you will have a fresh set of logs.

2. Remember you will work with heat and it's imperative that you take care when you fit the logs into the stove. Find a well crafted set of gloves that are specially treated with a substance that does not heat up. You need them to cover and protect your hands and arms as well.

3. You are going to save an enormous amount of money on your gas bill, and imagine if you could save 20 percent even more. Get yourself a heat reclaimer. This gadget is fitted onto the stovepipe and will disperse the surplus heat back into your room.

4. Also useful for your stove is a thermometer. It will indicate to you if you are over-heating or under-heating the room. It can attach to the stovepipe or onto the stove top.

5. Apart from the above, and to put some fun into using your stove. You can purchase some kettles and steamers. These are specially made for this kind of stove and comes in handy if you want to make an old fashioned pot of popcorn or you want to humidify the room.

No doubt about it, woodburning stoves are cost saving and really fun to have in your home. It get's people talking and it will make the old folks reminisce until the cows come home.




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