Thinking of Heating With Wood! Watch This First Before You Buy. Wood Stove, Fireplace, Wood Burner

There is nothing quite like heating with wood. It warms you to the core, and heats you with that incredible infrared heat. But there are some serious mistakes that you could make while getting a wood stove, outdoor wood burner, insert, wood cookstove or fireplace. Learn the basics of heating your house with wood before you buy. Knowing these simple things can make the whole process safer and avoid serious financial loss.

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[SlowRiderDucati]

I grew up in Northwestern PA. We only had one wood pot belly stove to heat our house. Hey when I was a kid I thought 50 degrees inside was warm. Sometimes we would wake up with little snow drifts inside the house where the air leaks where. That was back in the 1970s when we were all taught in school that global cooling was going to kill us all. That and global thermal nuclear war.

[rachelstratman]

When I was about 7 years old, my mom taught us to LOVE a wood fire! Every time the power went out, we were so excited: we busted out the oil lamps and settled down in front of the fire place, mom taught us to cook simple meals & we all sat together eating & talking until it was time for bed. As we got older, she got a cast iron insert with a blower that allowed her to heat the house, but it was harder to see the fire....we eventually got rid of that. Now I live in a condo, but i'd give anything to have that experience again.

[darylefleming]

I grew up in the mid-west and we heated out house with wood. We had 70 acres and lots of woods. It is not free. Every fall was cutting trees, spitting wood and building wood piles for the winter. It help to build that farm boy work ethic. It was a blessing to live on a farm.

[billjenkins]

My woodstove was made in 1902. Played $200 4 years ago for it. I'm 57, been heating with wood most of my life. I have always cut n split my own wood. My issues are that I don't want to denude my 25 acres so will start buying firewood. Also that due to my health I can no longer split wood by hand. And ... Bothers me that it takes 100 years to grow a tree, but only a few minutes to cut it down. I plant several trees for each tree I cut down.

[KPHVAC]

Since I work for an HVAC company I highly recommend a regular free standing wood stove in the house. Boilers are complex = expensive to repair and replace!! Everyone should have a 2nd backup heating system that can run without electricity.

[ericwiese]

I just had an insert installed and night and day difference. Best thing I have done to be able to have the comfort of knowing I can heat my entire house now!

[boonedog]

A good video. I would also note that before you install a wood stove, have a proper load bearing floor to handle the weight. Cast iron wood stoves are exyeremely heavy. Also, add stone tile flooring and walls (up to a certain height) because they are important and greatly reduce a potentil fire issue. While most wood stoves are built with double walls, they do emit heat, that could ignite certain wall and floor materials. You can cook from a woodstove.

[alanmurphy]

Great video. Very clear and simple to understand for new wood users.
One observation is that most, if not all the new 2020 EPA certified stoves do not have a rear vent application. But a lot of products allow a minimum rise of 2 feet off the stove top before exiting the home. This allows you to have a clean out on the outside of the house. Rule of thumb is to use 2 x 45 degree elbows instead of a 90 degree elbow. Also make sure your outside chimney is well insulated. New stoves are so efficient they leave very little heat to warm the chimney system. So a good well insulated chase is more efficient and a lot better looking.
Great video keep up the good work.

[christopherdavidson]

There is really nothing that compares to heat from a stove. It's just different... In a great way!

[pmur]

We have had several wood stoves inserts in various houses we lived in NE USA. We have a Blaze King now and at first used it as our others for heat and ambiance. It burns so efficiently it’s best at almost a smolder with a nice glow and occasional ignition of the off gasses.
I appreciate your thorough guidance.

[ardenblumer]

Mom and dad as well as family have had wood stoves and wood fireplaces all through me growing up. That giant stone fireplace you mentioned is my favorite part of the family cabin. I’m buying my first home (rented it for years) and that’s one of the first things I intend to do is install a wood stove to help with heat costs. With gas prices as they are, I could pay off the incurred costs within 3 years and then have nearly free heat (I love wood cutting so it’s not even a chore for me). Like the video, nice job

[rogerknight]

Sat down with my State Farm agent this morning. Provided him with documentation concerning the stove that I want to purchase, plus information concerning the dealership that’s working with me, and who will also be responsible for the installation. Two things were very positive to him; the fact that the stove will be my secondary source of heat, and it’s being professionally installed. He was perfectly fine with the project. He did specify that they require protective flooring around the stove. Otherwise, State Farm was ok with what I’m doing. He did say that he’ll need to inspect the project upon completion. I’m in south Mississippi.

[frenchfryfarmer]

Wood moisture is an audible characteristics. You can listen for tone when you bang it. It can be burned sooner if stored and dried properly, not under a tarp as he showed. Air circulation is critical.

[piptaac]

Thanks Chad. We have been heating with wood the last two years. You are right, there is nothing like it! Keep up the good work my friend.

[suzysmith]

This was the most informative video on wood burning fireplaces that I have found, especially about the HO insurance, I never would have known this, this is the first thing people should check into before anything else. Thank you very much.

[wilburcollins]

I had the exact same stove that you're sitting rather kneeling beside and it worked miracles. In the early 1980s it cost about 1200 dollars I managed to drop my gas heating bill up in Indianapolis Indiana from about $150 down to $32 in the middle of winter so it was definitely worth it. At the time it still was quite expensive but I got it was never disappointed that it was airtight I could adjust the flame which I did and of course if you use hardwood good hardwood and your justifying you can make the fire last all night. In a previous house I had a wood burning fireplace small and it was used not for heating but for the ambience and for romance. When I got the wood stove it was incredible I was able to open up the front and have basically a fireplace if I wanted it I could close it it would be airtight and also attach a blower system to it cuz it had that tubes that went through. Also the pipe inside my house from the stove up to the chip insulated pipe was single wall so it dissipated heat into the atmosphere at my house too

[georgelahmon]

I love heating with wood, my uncle used to heat with wood when I was a kid. Hell I loved splitting and hauling the wood also. Something about the smell and visual effects that always calmed the psychy.

[terri]

We have a woodstock soapstone. Been using it for 10 years, it makes winter bearable. Wouldn’t be without one. Highly recommend! Woodstock Soapstone Co.

[cindybroadus]

Whew getting ready to purchase wood burner freestanding and there you were! Thanks so much for your wisdom and information Bless you!

[Bobrogers]

One advantage of a wood stove is that you have a "hot spot" in the house where you can warm up after being outdoors in the cold. Hang your wet mittens/gloves above it and put your wet boots on the floor next to it.