When liberals regulate gas and oil so much and so long that ordinary people can’t afford it, they’re going to change to Wood or anything else they can burn to keep warm and cook. I would disagree, if you burn dry wood on an efficient stove is that not better than a Gas boiler emissions ? Wood burners are NOT a major source of indoor and outdoor pollution. Don’t tarnish everyone with the same brush, some us are sensible. All woodburners should be banned in all built up areas, for the sake of the long term health of all of us. Some of us can’t afford to pay for oil or gas and wood is cheapest alternative. Having the fire on in the living room means we aren’t freezing all the time. These people have no respect for anybody else, all they care about is themselves and how cool and trendy they think they are. Will be using mines as wood is free and it’s saving me plenty of money, Energy suppliers If you guys could reasonably point out that all wood stoves are not to blame. The heaters range from Harvia to HeatSource to wood-burning stoves offering the highest quality heaters for your sauna. The Government imports wood to make our electricity. The fact is, wood burning stoves and open fires have an extremely long, span, upwards of 20 years, and replacing them can be very expensive, a brand new. The fact that someone has voted down my comment above shows the mentality of those who want to believe that burning wood is acceptable and they obviously don’t have the intelligence to offer a reasonable argument. if people were to take their open fire, and replace it with something that’s more modern, it would mean a reduction in emissions. These tiny pollutants can travel deep into the respiratory tract where they can lead to numerous health problems, from asthma, lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, dementia and pregnancy loss. The 3100 Millennium long-burning wood stove delivers powerful everyday performance and clean burns. What IS a major source of pollution is John Kerry’s private jet that he went to Iceland on, to pick up a climate award. The fact is, wood burning stoves and open fires have an extremely long life–span, upwards of 20 years, and replacing them can be very expensive, a brand new Ecodesign approved stove costs anywhere from £500 – £2,000, without considering installation costs. You’ve just come back from a long walk, the house is cold so you light the fire and sit down with a cup of tea to read your book. However, according to a 2015 government survey, in London, 68% of people who were burning wood in their homes were using open fires, the most polluting of all appliances. A pellet stove can be a great way to heat your home. I think most moaners are jealous of free heating by burning wood. You can read more about it here: Wood burners: Most polluting fuels to be banned in the home. New tax credits make them even more economically ideal. not as we Imagine him. These quality stainless-steel electric and wood-burning heaters are designed to heat up quickly and effectively. I only hope you don’t drive a car. WANT A HEALTHY HOME? and how many houses have them ? There are a multitude of reasons someone has poor health. ☎️+1 (833) 727-0404 Studio Inset Wood Burning Fires. Get China to stop pumping billions of tonnes of nasty stuff into the air every year before worrying about this. In the USA some states have made going off-grid illegal, not because of environmental concerns but to ensure that there is no loss of revenue. I advise customers to use good quality kindling, and get the stove up to the optimum temperature, before putting in a log. Operating them correctly with appropriately seasoned timber should produce little to no smoke after the initial lighting and the flue is warm. ‘Let’s face it, looking at flames is completely brilliant, it’s wonderfully relaxing and I think many people also believe that it brings them close to nature, but the implications on air pollution are enormous and that cannot be ignored.’, Firewood stack of chopped wood background, In recent years, the discourse around wood burning stoves has focused on them being a more environmentally-friendly option when it comes to heating your home.’, Indeed, the Stove Industry Alliance (SIA), the industry body representing the wood burning stove industry, have gone so far as to say that burning wood is a ‘carbon neutral heating option.’, ‘I know it’s slightly debatable,’ says Morley Sage, chair of the SIA, ‘but if you use locally sourced wood then you’re almost certainly in a carbon neutral situation.’, However, this situation is far from clear cut and measuring carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions remains incredibly difficult, as Dr. Fuller explains: ‘When you look at the whole life cycle of burning wood, you’ve got to say what is the counterfactual?’, ‘If we compare a scenario where you heat your home with gas and leave the tree in the forest, to one where you chop down a tree and leave the gas unused, then what happens to the CO2?’, ‘When you set fire to wood in your fireplace, you’re automatically releasing carbon that has been sequestered for many decades, and it will take the ecosystem a long time to reabsorb that carbon. What about coffee logs or locally-sourced sawdust briquettes for example? Therefor a major loopho;e in the law.… Read more ». I know for some people it’s about having an affordable way to heat their home, but for a lot of people it’s just a lifestyle choice, that is why I referred to the recreational use of wood burners in my post. ‘So people are going to be making substantial investments in stoves and it’s going to be really hard to say that they shouldn’t use them.’, ‘Yes, if people were to take their open fire, and replace it with something that’s more modern, it would mean a reduction in emissions.’, ‘But even the best stoves still emit air pollution, in their biomass report, the Air Quality Expert Group found that burning wood in an Ecodesign stove was similar to the emissions from six Euro V1 HGVs.’, ‘I think it’s important to recognise the benefit of risk reduction, but also to recognise that it’s not the answer.’, Mr Sage also highlights that there are many other benefits of using wood burning stoves: ‘It’s also a form of heating which assists with fuel poverty, it is not generally bought on credit and it’s an affordable and a local space heater.’, ‘There are also many other health benefits, wood burning stoves are a very calming focal point in the home, and at a time when stress and mental health are very important, they can have a positive contribution to that.’, ‘They are also good at circulating air in the house, which can also be beneficial for health.’. After a quick Web search I find that both are available in the marketplace. I think you live near me! They clearly don’t care about people who live around them, who’s lives are blighted by this unnecessary pollution and they don’t care about the environment, just so long as they can feel smug because they’re keeping up with the latest trends in interior design. If the wood is dry it does not put anymore out in the air than a lot if items I could tell you not to use. It’s tempting, but the temptation should be resisted. It’s horrifying to think I’m powerless to stop the guy in my road who burns all manner of rubbish, both in his woodburner & his garden poisoning me & them. Another angle on this is that the fuel companies stand to lose income and the government revenue if significant numbers of people start to use wood for their home heating. Here in France most homes are heated using wood as they are across most of Europe. Wood houses, furniture, etc. You are doing far more harm to the environment using gas central heating than you would be with a wood stove. To get to the crux of why this is the case. I live in a village and the prevailing wind travels a number of miles over flood plain. This has been the way for many years our wood burner is over 35 years old. There is no net benefit to mental health because any pleasure the owners feel is outweighed by the torment and pain caused to their neighbours. The main argument against wood burning stoves is that they generate large quanitities of small-size particulates which reach the lungs and cause terrible diseases. Write them an email …..but stay the hell away from people’s way of life and living because it doesn’t agree with you….. You’re incorrect you know. These awful fires need banning, full stop! It’s the PM2.5 that does far more damage than cigarette smoke. Life is… Read more ». Once smaller, if such a measurement exists, must mean that it has zero size. You believe wood fire stoves in people’s houses are causing mass air pollution when there is zero evidence for that absolutely no evidence. Personality if I didn’t have my log burning stove I would freeze to death. A P mill- couldn’t have put it better myself. Wood is generally free and much cheaper than electricity gas or oil. If you are looking at wood… Read more », We have been using an open fire in our rented property because the storage heaters that we have are expensive and awful when it comes to heating the house. I cook with wood and heat with wood and wood pellets . A gas stove can also burn wood in your home and may be an option where firewood is just not easily available. What a load of old rubbish wood burning stoves are basically used 3 to 4 months in the year.and if used right hardly give off any smoke at all. People will always burn with wood because its a part of who we are. Coal,wood, mother nature produced in the ground by way of nature .another culprit to… Read more », Clearly this is an area of concern – just a few thoughts as someone who is both active on climate change and loves my woodburner: – any discussion of home heating needs to start and finish with the importance of improving insulation and draft proofing, which is far and away the best thing for the climate and thermal comfort. They can also be a stylish addition to your home décor. How can one be expected to believe anything else in your article? Most likely the electricity you use does the same thing to someone somewhere. Then to only use kiln dried wood. What a lovely bubble that must be. Nor a wood burner in a garden outhouse , now very popular with home working. What the planet needs is for more people to go back to wood as a source of energy as it is the most renewable heating source that exists. People are passionate about the environment and health. one of the most influential and Smartest men on this Planet (3) Don’t Bury your Head in the Sand, the Danger is real and it is Knocking on our Door… Read more », My last comment didnt work so here we go again. ‘When you set fire to wood in your fireplace, you’re automatically releasing carbon that has been sequestered for many decades, and it will take the ecosystem a long time to reabsorb that carbon. As Harriet Edwards, senior policy manager at the British Lung Foundation says: ‘We want to encourage people to really question if they need to use a wood burning stove, and if they are using one, then we encourage them to really think about the way they are using them.’, ‘But the consumer information is just not out there at the moment and there’s a really big piece of work that needs to be done to change that. Part of the issue is that some people put any old rubbish, not just wet wood but also treated and painted wood, in their stoves. If we sign contracts with companies who provide us with 100% renewable energy, we can all win and our children can have a better future, with fewer cases of asthma and cancer. Where I live, it is so cold in winter heat is absolutely necessary and snow makes gas delivery impossible while electricity is just as unreliable with 2 week outages being a fact of life. We have some oil filled radiators but they’re not great. Can you shed some light on the effect of burning different sorts of ‘logs’ in the wood-burning stove please. Also, we light our stoves in cold weather in the evening when everybody’s doors and windows are shut. Nuclear power diesel motors and u speak about wood burning. The two cannot be compared . Co2 is not the issue here. Now there I completely agree. Instead of chastising the public who do use it, educate them on how to properly use a wood burner. However, as Mr Sage highlights, there is an emissions hierarchy when it comes to the fuels we burn and the stoves we use. Corn stoves, or pellet stoves, burn corn, cherry pits, and other types of pellets rather than wood or coal. Leeds (my city) has scrapped it’s planned clean air charge. Even somebody who lives in a small home, condominium, or apartment can find a stove that would be appropriate for their living space. Been around for ages. 3. I already understand the internal impact and so we rarely open the door to the stove and then add plenty of wood at a time. A gas wood stove could be the finishing touch for your living room. Wood is a carbon neutral fuel that can be used cleanly, if it was accurately reported on and not bashed by environmental crazy people who don’t understand… Read more ». 4. My latest trends on interior design doesn’t have access to electricity, water and heat. Too many carnicogens released.I hope you’re content with knowing you may be causing cancer in your family and neighbours. If you bury trees for a few thousand years it will turn to coal, does that make burning coal ok? All the information and discussion is around people living in London. The issue of wood burning is complicated. Woodburners are owned by pretentious, selfish and ignorant town and city dwellers. So we became very fit and did a lot of splitting. Also, if you are environmentally conscious, there are alternative energy options. people are going to be making substantial investments in stoves and it’s going to be really hard to say that they shouldn’t use them. I know, i have one. compliant stove it will produce on average 90% less emissions than an open fire, and 80% less emissions than the average 10-year. A tree doesn’t release any more polluants than it captures during it’s lifetime. I live in a large town and I’m not aware of even one road near me where there’s no wood burners. Erm I have a wood burner and just burn wood on it… There is no smoke coming out of mine and it gets a full service every year… Sounds like your neighbour is just throwing any old crap onto theirs. As far as I understand new wood burner is fine it’s just the older ones and open fire’s. This lack of clear communication goes beyond the CO2 impacts of wood burning stoves, but also extends to their air pollution impact. There's nothing like a good wood heater in the winter to help you feel nostalgic. I get heartily sick of people banging on about pollution. I don’t think houses should be vacuum sealed, I would like to open my windows and let fresh air in, but since several of my neighbours got wood burners (in addition to also using their central heating) the air around my house stinks of wood smoke. If this was to be mandated then costs would fall. We are who we are because of it. I have central heating but choose not to use it. More pm2.5 is released from toasters inside the home than any stove, are we banning toast next? I presume you drive an electric car, buy organic vegan food from local specialty shops and heat and power your house from solar panels and ground source heat pumps. When the majority of a family’s budget is consumed by the energy cost, it is time to look into alternatives. Decades ago, gas saved the day after many years of Wood and Coal burning shortening lives (and making them miserable in urban areas in particular). To many people, this probably sounds like the perfect way to spend a lockdown afternoon, but in fact, there is something quite sinister going on here. For less than seven cents per sq. When you use gas central… Read more ». Totally agree, I’ve got a plank next door who smokes out the close every day. If they want to ban them in towns and cities all factors should be considered. But, there are regulations in place so a fireplace must be properly fitted out and certificated and the law prohibits using old wood burning stoves. I could not agree more. Wood-burning models are not just practical and cost effective. We are lucky enough to have space to store and season our own wood, and I check moisture content with a meter. Because of their size – about 30 times smaller in width than that of a human hair – PM2.5 is one of the most dangerous air pollutants when it comes to human health. VINTAGE QUALITY – Della's Electric stove is made out of prime-quality metal and has an antique vintage-themed stand with glass on three sides surrounded by the black vintage framework to observe the glorious and magnificent imitations of burning wood flames And that I had no legal right to be in my garden on a warm summer evening so just go inside and shut the house up .But let me add a few nuances. ‘The turnover for solid fuel devices is really, really long,’ adds Dr. Fuller. And when run correctly it gets hot and you can not see any smoke coming from the chimney. A stove insert placed in a fireplace, coupled with a blower, is an excellent way to increase the heat in your home while decreasing the amount of heat lost through the chimney. During this Pandemic pollution levels dropped drastically. These tiny pollutants can travel deep into the respiratory tract where they can lead to numerous health problems, from asthma, lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, dementia and pregnancy loss. Put down the sugar if you truly care about health. Whether you are decorating your home, looking for an alternative heat source, or even searching for new ways to prepare food, a wood-burning stove can be a good choice for you. The turnover for solid fuel devices is really. Recognising that this was mainly due to less traffic on the road, they are now persuing a traffic management/ reduction strategy for the city. How can something be thirty times smaller than something else? But despite the fact that there are many new ideas and modern twists to old designs, wood-burning stoves are still a popular choice. According to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), wood and coal fires are the single biggest source of particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution in the UK. I have a multi fuel burner although I tend to use just dry, seasoned wood. A wood-burning stove (or wood burner or log burner in the UK) is a heating appliance capable of burning wood fuel and wood-derived biomass fuel, such as sawdust bricks. only thing smug is u. The “green” technologies that take hundreds of thousands of tons of rare Earth metals out of the planet every single year, and have a finite supply, aren’t green at all, it’s the emperor’s new clothes, as is the drivel in this “article”. Im not a townie, i live in the countryside, electricity is not a guarantee to run other heating options. Most people cannot afford to replace their gas boiler and cookers or wood burners. Make sure to avoid burning wet wood which is due to be banned in the UK. We have one and love it to bits, and I hope we are responsible. NETTA Electric Fireplace Stove Heater with Log Wood Burner Effect - 2000W with Fire Flame Effect, Arch Design, Freestanding Portable, Wood Burning LED Light - … Sadly everyone I know who’s had a wood burner installed in the last few years have not replaced their gas boiler, the wood burner is just an aesthetic addition, so it is additional pollution. So to heat my home in the depths of winter i burn wood sourced from my land and seasoned. According to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), wood and coal fires are the single biggest source of particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution in the UK. The article bemoans the lack of information but doesn’t supply any. This official demonisation of the woodburner is part of the… Read more ». This website comes out with so much unscientific nonsense sometimes I can’t help but think it’s an arm of the oil lobbying industry. See The Quick Comparison Chart. Pointing to one thing and blaming it for health issues is absurd. Even if there is just a single irresponsible person burning wood in the area, it is still killing us all, slowly but surely. I’m 70 years old, I cut and split all my own wood and if I have to choose between cutting wood, cutting out food or Rxs or freezing to death I’ll keep cutting wood. Fill the heater with sauna stones and sprinkle with water, turning a dry sauna into a steam sauna in seconds. Because they are inexpensive to operate, with electric heat running 500$ for two months, what do you expect. Shop the new range of Wood Burning Stoves And Multi Fuel Log Burners at Fireplace And Stove. Also remember where there still is no 3G phone signal nor any form of fibre Internet another matter all to its self, wood is the only source of heat and hot water for houses. ‘If you look at a new Ecodesign compliant stove it will produce on average 90% less emissions than an open fire, and 80% less emissions than the average 10-year–old stove.’, ‘Our website highlights the benefits of replacing older stoves and when that isn’t a possibility then we encourage consumers to ensure that they’re burning the right fuel, meaning fuel that is in line with the government’s new law.’, ‘The overall message that we’re trying to get across is that it’s all about having the right appliance, the right fuel and then burning it in the right way.’. We have a similar problem in my area, also a smoke controlled area. If we had central heating we definitely wouldn’t be using a fire much, If at all. My privilege and necessity. Buy better windows in your house.. lol. Remember these words when you wake up and all your Landscaping has been torn up for the crowd to burn and I did. Don’t forget, we offer free delivery, flexible finance options and a price match promise, so don’t delay in buying yours today! Our numbers is what causing the enviornmental problems. Ban this ban that ban ban ban… You people are children. Leave our heaters alone. Thanks for sharing these car mainteneace guide ! That's why eFireplaceStore has brought all of our best wood stoves based on customer ratings to one amazing page. A tree doesn’t release any more polluants than it captures during it’s lifetime. End of problem!! Since my neighbour got one my house is constantly engulfed in smoke and fumes and even with the windows closed it gets inside my house. AirQualityNews.com is the UK’s news service covering air quality and pollution issues. These are mandatory in large combustion plant using solid fuels and work to good effect. Later this month, the government will begin to phase out the sale of coal and wet wood, which according to Defra are ‘the two most polluting fuels.’ However, Dr Gary Fuller warns that ‘this is possibly a very contradictory signal’. In fact, in many ways, they are gaining in popularity. Please please consider this when deciding how to heat your homes. Indeed, the Stove Industry Alliance (SIA), the industry body representing the wood burning stove industry, have gone so far as to say that burning wood is a ‘carbon neutral heating option.’ ‘I know it’s slightly debatable,’ sa ys Morley Sage, chair of the SIA, ‘but if you use locally sourced wood then you’re almost certainly in a carbon neutral situation.’ Designs have come a long way from the dingy black metal boxes of yesterday. Ft. You can Eliminate Smoking Odors, Viruses, Pet Odors, and Bacteria. These alternative heaters can look just like a wood burning stove. To say now that it will kill us is ludicrous. The answer is the p68 harman pellet stove no smoke and no ash, Its not a “recreation” burning firewood to keep your family warm. It is unbelievable. I want to know where is it written or told that this earth went through an ice age and started to warm and there is no science that is truthful by man or woman that the ice would be around for ever QUIT trying to play GOD you are stupid if you believe this bull shit . most large Italian cities). What let’s stop burn offs to the forrests because the smoke comes our way,let’s stop cars,trucks because of diesel smoke,let’s stop industry because of smoke,the wood stove has been around for years and if you burn dry wood with the burners you have today there is bugger all smoke. I live in a terrace house that was built about four hundred year’s ago of local quarry stone the stone is bare there is no insulation anywhere but the loft and that I suspect is below standard, there is no gas in this village so if you want to heat your home there is a choice of multi fuel stove or electric , I have electric storage heaters and radiators but these walls are like a heat sink and the electric too expensive, the only thing that makes this house bearable is our stove, you may ask why the house… Read more », Wood burning clearly generates passions such that only a small minority of your correspondents seem capable of thinking clearly. I’ve been involved with energy for 40 years. Meanwhile, the rest of society live in old housing stock, struggle to afford the heating bills and find the solid fuel burner to be a warming lifeline that pumps out DRY, affordable heat that doesn’t worsen the mould caused by environmentalists, like yourself, demanding all houses need to be vacuum sealed, when they were never designed to be. , there is an emissions hierarchy when it comes to the fuels we burn and the stoves we use. controlled areas for more than 60 years, researchers at King’s College London found that wood burning was responsible for between 23 – 31% of all PM2.5 pollution. I recently purchased a meter to measure pm 10 and 2.5. inside the lounge near to the stove and reading were very low and we’ll within safe levels. Stovax Studio inset wood burning fires are available in four sizes, each with a wide variety of frame options. What organisations do is up to them. that there are many other benefits of using wood burning stoves: ‘It’s also a form of heating which assists with fuel poverty, it is not generally bought on credit and it’s an affordable and a local space heater. Flash the defra paperwork, lie a little about what you burn, and even in a Smoke Control Zone you can pollute the whole neigbourhood and inflict misery and bodily harm on your neighbours without any penalty. For example, many stoves do make thick visible smoke, and yes this is a hazard to breathe, but many modern stoves burn so clean that there is no visible pm and nonetheless if you breathe the exhaust it almost has no smoke odor and will not burn your eyes. DEFRA have even made the newer types of burner exempt from the Clean Air Act which got rid of such things years ago! Your vehicle running does the same thing. View 5 Wood Burning Stoves & Multi-fuel Stoves With its clean, crisp lines and modern styling, Stovax’s View 5 stove offers a fresh alternative for today’s interiors. They weren’t interested in the problems it was causing us, runny eyes, smell of smoke in the house, health issues, ash fall out. I’m sorry but humans have evolved with fire. My neighbour has just installed one as well, and has built an external chimney breast to house the flue. And it gets worse. Even in London, which has had smoke. But in the midst of a respiratory pandemic, where air pollution has been linked to a greater risk of dying from Covid-19, the question remains, is lighting a fire and contributing to the wider air pollution problem the socially responsible thing to do? Through their family business, Wood Burning Stoves Limited, Tom and Susan Bagan have personally overseen the design, manufacture and distribution of their Country Kiln wood burning and multi-fuel stoves for over a decade. Surely the only reason smoking was banned in public was because of the nicotine? Until the power goes out in winter and then everyone who doesn’t have a woodstove will be huddled up in your neighbor’s house, Smoking is not banned in public places but those indoor public places. You’ve missed the part where I say ‘recreational use of wood burners’, as in those who have a wood burner because it looks nice in the lounge, while heating the rest of the house with gas central heating. I have removed gas from my house, installed pv panels and a woodburner so I don’t use any fossil fuels, I also smell gas boilers pumping out toxic fumes from my neighbours, but choose to be carbon fossil fuel free , I also only burn wood at 25% or less moisture, you can only do what you can do, For most of us, this trend that is inexplicably happening is ruining our lives. ‘But even the best stoves still emit air pollution, in their biomass report, the Air Quality Expert Group found that burning wood in an Ecodesign stove was similar to the emissions from six Euro V1 HGVs.’ From glass and steel to ceramic and stone, there will be a frame to suit your own personal taste and style.Alternatively the Studio can be fitted with an Edge kit for a more minimalist appearance or to create a connecting feature between two …
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