The Log Rack
Wood Stove
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Wood burning stoves have become highly efficient over the years and are still in demand. Every time gas
prices rise more people are turning to wood heat. The cost of heating with wood is relatively inexpensive. The
cost of buying and installing a wood stove can be the same or slightly higher than buying a new furnace.
Where the savings comes in is in the cost of operation. Even if you purchase firewood the cost is much less
expensive than heating with oil, propane or natural gas.
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What makes a wood stove more efficient? A wood burning stove is called a stove because it allows you to
slowly cook the firewood. That's right cook the wood! Once the stove is heated to temperature you are able to
close the air controls down to minimum intake and close the damper to minimum output of smoke. Some stoves
that have catalytic combustors allow the smoke to be channeled through them when the damper is closed
down. When the catalytic combustor heats up to an average internal temperature of 1100 degrees it reburns
the smoke output producing less smoke in the air and more heat in your stove. More heat for your stove and a
slowed down air intake allows the firewood to slowly cook down to a fine white powder rather than just burning it
in a fireplace, loosing heat up the chimney and having a pile of coals and as left over.
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Most wood burning stoves made today come with a window in the door. The window is not glass but ceramic.
Glass, tempered glass or pyrex are not capable of withstanding the heat from a wood stove. A few of the wood
stoves today come with an air-wash system for keeping the ceramic clean. The air wash does a great job but it
is still necessary to clean the window. Do not use regular household cleaners on the ceramic, they are not
designed for removing creosote and can cause damage to the ceramic. One of the best products to use is
made by Rutland. Conditioning glass cleaner a thick almost paste put a little on a rag to clean the ceramic.
This product leaves a silicone coating on the ceramic leaving it easier to clean the next time around.
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It is not necessary for a wood stove to have a firewood grate for the wood. If your wood stove didn't come with
a grate the stove is designed for the wood to lay on the firebricks in it's own ash. Never remove all the ash from
the stove when cleaning it out. The wood will "Cook" better when lying in it's own ash. Leaving some ash in the
bottom of the stove makes starting the fire easier. The fire gets enough air from the air vents for combustion.
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Heat is radiated slowly off the wood stove on all sides. This radiant heat is transferred throughout the room.
Some wood stoves have blowers or fans to help move the heat. The blowers are always a low CFM so as not
to chill the air just to move it gently throughout the room. Sometimes it is hard to get the heat out of one room
and into another. The main room the wood stove sits in will get very warm and the trick is moving the heat to
the rest of the home. If you have ceiling fans in other parts of your home put the on reverse mode and run
them slow. This will help to move the heat throughout your home. Save electricity with the Ecofan a nonelectric
stovetop fan that operates on the heat from your wood stove. Another method is to use doorway fans. These
fans mount in the corner of any door and gently move heat into the room.
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Wood stoves are great zone heaters. The airflow in your home can help to spread the heat throughout. Newer
high efficient wood stoves allow for a more even heat over a long period of time. The best location for your
wood stove would be near the cold air return on your furnace. While the wood stove is burning put your
furnace on FAN ONLY mode and the heat will circulate through your furnace ducts into every room. If this is
not possible a central location will allow the heat to flow more freely throughout your home.
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Firewood for wood stoves is usually cut between 16 to 18 inches in length. Once the fire is going you can pack
as much wood in the firebox you can fit. Close the door, close the air controls and the damper allowing a little
air in and a little out, Depending on the size firebox and the wood stove rating this should burn for 6 - 10 hours
small stoves and 10 - 14 hours on larger stoves. The burn time depends on how much wood is in the stove
and the quality of the firewood. Good seasoned hardwood will burn the longest and provide the most heat.
Burning wet of unseasoned firewood will result in heat loss. Any heat in the fire will be used to cook the
moisture out of the wood. See Firewood Tips Article. For an extensive list on firewood see our Firewood Rating
Chart.
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Thinking or Buying a wood stove this year check out the tax rebates and incentives for renewable energy in
your state.
The Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE)
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List of wood stove manufacturers and links to their websites.
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American Energy Systems, Inc.
Avent; Baby Countryside; CountrySide; Essex; MagnuM 8500; MagnuM Avent; MagnuM Baby Countryside;
MagnuM Countryside; MagnuM Essex; MagnuM T40; MagnuM T40I; MagnuMB; Magnum; Magnum 7500 Corn
Furnace; Magnum Furnace Corn Boiler; Magnum ZC; Natural Settings; Reliant; Reliant T40; Reliant T40I
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Appalachian Stove and Fabricators, Inc.
Gemini; H.E.E.T.;
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APR Industries Ltd.Kozy Stoves
KOZI; KOZI 100; KOZI Baywin; KOZI KSH; KOZI Natural Gas
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Aqua-Therm, LLC
Aqua-Floor; Aqua-Therm; Archgard "Optima"
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Blaze King Industries
Blaze King; Classic Series; Classic Wood Stoves and Inserts; Classic Wood stove; Contemporary; Traditional;
Tuscany; Valley Comfort Systems
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Bosca Chile S.A.
Bosca; HearthStone; HearthStone I; HearthStone II; HearthStone III; Hergom
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Breckwell Hearth Products
Breckwell
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Buck Stove Corporation
Buck Stove
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Burns Best
Aqua-Floor; Buck Stove; Empyre Outdoor Wood Furnaces; Laars Outdoor Gas Boilers; Pelco Outdoor Boilers;
Rehau In Floor Heat; Wirsbo In Floor Heat
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Central Boiler Inc.
Bio-Advantage; Central Boiler; Central Fireplace; Classic; Dual/Fuel
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CFM Corporation
Century; Dutchwest; Dyna-Glo; Vermont Castings
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Country Stoves Inc.
Country Stoves
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Greenwood Technologies
Manufacturer of wood furnaces and boilers.
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Energy King
Energy King
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Englands Stove Works, Inc.
Englander; Summers Heat; Timber Ridge
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Even Temp, Inc
St. Croix Corn Stoves; St. Croix Pellet Stoves
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FPI Fireplace Products International Ltd
Regency Stoves, Classic Gas Stoves; Classic Wood Stoves and Inserts
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Harman Stove Company
Accentra - Pellet Stove; Accentra Insert - Pellet Insert; Advance - Pellet Stove; Clarity - Gas Insert; Clarity -
Gas Stove; Conquest - Gas Insert; DVC-500 - Direct Vent Coal Stove; Elite - Coal Insert; Exception (TL200) -
Wood Stove; Exception Insert - Wood Insert; FireLuxe - Gas Stove; Magnum Stoker - Coal Stoker Stove; Mark I
- Coal Stove; Mark II - Coal Stove; Mark III - Coal Stove; Oakwood - Wood Stove; P38+ - Pellet Stove; P61 -
Pellet Stove; P61A - Pellet Stove; P68 - Pellet Stove; PB105 - Pellet Boiler; PC45 - Corn/Pellet Stove; PF100 -
Pellet Furnace; SF1500 - Dual Fuel Furnace; SF160 - Trident Boiler; SF250 - Coal Stove; SF2500 - Dual Fuel
Furnace; SF260 - Trident Boiler; SF2600 SS - Triple Fuel Furnace; SF3500 - Dual Fuel Furnace; SF360 -
Trident Boiler; Serenity II (HB35) - Gas Fireplace; Serenity III (HB38) - Gas Fireplace; Shadowlight - Gas Stove;
TLC 2000 - Top Loading Coal Stove; VF 3000 - Coal Stoker Boiler; XXV - Pellet Stove
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Hearth & Home Technologies, Inc.
Heat-N-Glo; Heatilator; Quadra-Fire
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HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc
Alginon; American Heritage; Bennington; Champlain; Clydesdale; Curio; DVI-32; DVi-Ht; Harvest; HearthStone;
HearthStone I; HearthStone II; HearthStone III; Heirloom; Heritage; Homestead; Keepsake; Killington; Mansfield;
Morgan; Phoenix; Santa Feﾙ; Shelburne; Silhouetteﾙ; Starlet; Sterling; Stowe; Tribute; Tucson; Tudor; Vision;
Windsor Bay
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Heatmor, Inc
Stainless Steel Outdoor furnaces
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HeatSource 1
Harman Stove Company; HeatSource 1
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Hitzer Stove, Inc
Hitzer E-Z Flo
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JØtul North America, Inc.
JØTUL
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Kingsman Fireplaces
Kingsman
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Kuma Stoves Inc
Kuma
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Lennox Hearth Products
BIS Panorama; BIS Tradition CE; BIS Traditions; BIS Ultima; BIS Ultra; Brentwood; Cascade; Colonial; Dave
Lennox Signature Collection; Elite; Estate; Lennox; Lennox Brentwood; Lennox Colonial; Lennox Elite Series;
Lennox Estate; Lennox Magna-fire; Lennox Merit Plus Series; Lennox Merit Series; Lennox Oasis; Lennox
Serene Heat; Lennox Spectra; Magna-Fire; Merit; Montebello; Montecito; Montecito Estate; Oasis; Oliver
MacLeod; Profile; Reflections; Secure Flex; Secure Ventﾙ; Security Chimneys; Serefina; Serene Heat;
Spectra; Style View; Superior; Whitfield
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Mendota Hearth Products
Mendota; St. Croix; St. Croix Corn Stoves; St. Croix Pellet Stoves
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Morso
Morso
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Napoleon Fireplaces
Americana; AquaFire; Aspire; Bayfield Fireplace; Carlingview Fireplace; Casaloma; Emperor; Gemini Grill;
Grand Imperial; MANHATTANﾮ; Napoleon Fireplaces; Prestige; StarFire; The Dream Fireplace; The Maddison
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Northwest Manufacturing, Inc
Wood Master
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Pacific Energy Fireplace Products, Ltd
PACIFIC ENERGY; Pacific Energy Brentwood; Pacific Energy Classic Gas; Pacific Energy Estate; Pacific
Energy Esteem; Pacific Energy Fairfield; Pacific Energy Fusion Woodstove; Pacific Energy Granville; Pacific
Energy Pacific Insert; Pacific Energy Spectrum; Pacific Energy Spectrum Classic; Pacific Energy Summit;
Pacific Energy Summit Classic; Pacific Energy Summit Insert; Pacific Energy Super 27; Pacific Energy Super 27
Gas; Pacific Energy Vista; Pacific Energy Vista Classic; Pacific Energy Vista Insert; Posi-Pressure; Town &
Country Fireplaces.
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Rais & Wittus Inc
Helex; Jydepejsen; Wolf of Bavaria
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Rais
RAIS wood stove
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Sherwood Industries Ltd
.Accent 20; Accent 25; Ascot; Bankers Brown; Bedford; Bistro 3500; Bistro 4500; Cape Cod; DV 36; DV 42 DX;
DV 48 DX; DV 50 DX; EF 1000; EF 1600; EF 2100; EF1; EF2i; EF3; EF3Bi; EF4; EF4i; EF5; EG 20; EG 22; EG
25; EG 28; EG 30; EG 31; EG 33; EG 40; EG 828; EVO; EmberGlo; Enviro; Enviro Fire; Enviro Gas; Enviro
Grill; Evolution; Flame in Motion; Focus; Haven; HeatFlo; Kodiak; Meridian; Mini; Nova; Omega; Retreat; See
Fire Grill; Shop Max; Sienna; Solus; Sonnet; The Chalet; The Cottage; The Empress; The Lodge; The Manor;
Thermo 28; Triton; Westport; Windsor
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Stove Builder International (SBI)
Drolet; Enerzone; Flame; Godin; Osburn; PSG
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Temp-Cast Enviroheat Ltd.
Temp-Cast 2000 masonry fireplaces
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Thelin Co. Inc.
T-4000 Woodstove
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Travis Industries, Inc.
33 Elite; 35 Custom Builder; 36DVXL; 44DVXXL; 864TRV; Answer; Architectural Series; Artisan; Arts & Crafts;
Astoria; Astoria Bay; Avalon; Bed & Breakfast; Bedford; Bungalow; Cambridge; Cedar; Classic Arch;
Craftsman; DVL; DVS; Declaration; Discovery; Elite; Ember Fyre; Endeavor; Fireplace Xtrordinair; Freedom;
Freedom Bay; French Country; Hearthview; Heritage; Hideaway; Liberty; Looking Glass; Lopi; Metropolitan;
Neo-Classic; Newport; Newport Bay; Olympic; Oxford Brown (color); Parlor; Patriot; Pendelton; Pioneer;
Posi-Pressure; Prairie; Rainier; Revere; Rosario; Salish; Spirit; Sweet Dreams; Travis Industries, Inc.; Tree of
Life; Victorian Lace; Winthrop; Yankee; Yankee Bay
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Tulikivi U.S., Inc.
Soapstone stoves
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United States Stove Company
Acorn; Ardent; Ashley; Boxwood; Caboose; Cavalier; Clayton; Forester; Hasty Baker; Hotblast; Jensen; King;
Logwood; Longvie; Magnolia; Miracle Heat; Wondercoal; Wonderwood
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Vogelzang International Corp.
Defender; Frontiersman; Heartwood; Highlander; Mountaineer; Norseman Furnaces; Sentry; The Rancher
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Wolf - Bavaria GmbH
Wood Stove
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