Reasons Why Wood Burning Stoves are Better than Open Fireplaces
It could be one of the best investments to be made to install a suitable wood burning stove instead of a open fireplace. But why wood burning stoves are better than open fireplaces?
1. Due to their enclosed nature, wood burning stoves are safer due to the much lower risk of flying sparks igniting combustible contents of the room. This also means that if you have to go out for a period, leaving the fire unattended, you are much less likely to suffer the classic “My goodness, did I remember to put the fireguard in place?” dilemma! I reckon many marriages have been saved by this one benefit alone!
2. One of the advantages a stove posesses over an open fire is the fact that they are inherently MUCH more efficient. An open fire typically radiates out only 20% of the energy being released from the fuel. If you do the math, that means 80% is going merrily up the chimney.
3. Stoves produce less ash than open fires, which means less trips outside to the cold and wet.
4. Stoves are much more versatile than open fires. If you wish to keep the fire on overnight, you can close the air vents fully which will keep the fire “ticking over” nicely overnight. This can rarely be done with open fires. In the morning, you just open the vents again and the reviving effects of extra oxygen will cause the fire to get up, yawn and stretch, and merrily get on with it’s task again of heating the room and occupants.
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