What Type of Firewood Burns Best?

Whether you’re burning a fire in fall, winter, or spring, it’s important that it burns efficiently and safely. The type of firewood you’re burning in your system may determine how well it heats, how much soot and creosote are produced with fire, and how often your...

How to Season Firewood and Why It’s Important

One of the most important things to remember when burning a fire this winter is to burn the proper fuel. Gas fireplaces should only burn gas. Pellet stoves and fireplaces should only burn pellets. Wood-burning appliances should only burn properly-seasoned wood. Never...

Disposing of Ash

During a winter, if you’re burning wood in a fireplace, stove, or insert, you will have some ash to deal with. In fact, if you’re not burning properly seasoned wood, you may need to empty ashes from your firebox every few days, depending on how often you burn. Burning...

The Importance of Seasoned Firewood

When it comes to your fireplace, you want to have a warm, safe, and pleasant experience. A smoky fireplace is not pleasant. Burning more wood than you have to is not either. It’s important to burn the right type of wood in your fireplace. Properly seasoned...

What is Seasoned Firewood and Why Is It So Important?

Homeowners that have been burning wood for several years are probably familiar with the term ‘seasoned firewood’. New homeowners, however, and those who have a newly installed wood fireplace or stove might not know that seasoned firewood is the only fuel that should...