How To Use A Wood Stove

To use a wood burning stove.

How to use a wood stove. In a wood burning stove a fire is built and lit inside the firebox. Watch this short five minute video and learn valuable tips on how to burn correctly in your new or old wood stove. Allow your wood to be stored for a little while.

As a result sufficient distance must be provided to any nearby objects and more clearance must be provided to combustible objects than non-combustible objects. Wood burning stoves work by using the metal body of the stove to absorb the heat from the fire inside and radiate that heat out into the room. Build and light the fire using newspaper and small bits of softwood kindling.

Note the type of wood you are using. Avoid using wood burning stoves if possible warn health experts. A wood stove flue is an internal shaft or duct for smoke and waste gases that are produced by fire a gas heater a power station or another type of fuel-burning mechanism.

Meaning a wood stove used primarily for heating. Warm up the flue if required using a heat source. Plus cooking on a wood stove has a ton of other benefits.

Then put some crumpled newspaper in the middle of the firebox followed by 15 pieces of small dry kindling on top. Burning the wood in a more controlled manner. Therefore to efficiently use a wood burning stove.

Charity calls for people to use alternative less polluting heating and cooking options if they can. When used correctly a wood burning cook stove can be the heart of the house. Review the quality of the smoke coming out of the wood stove.