Wood Heat Stoves & Solar — wood stoves

[caption id="attachment_566" align="aligncenter" width="174"] Wood Stove Chimney Diagram[/caption] Here's a do it yourself project that you can accomplish in a few hours on the weekend. First a word of caution. Wood Stove Chimney can be dangerous if not installed properly, so be sure to follow all the chimney pipe manufactures instructions and all the wood stove manufacturers installation instructions from their owner's manual. You can click here to find owner's manuals for many wood stove models. You can order everything you need right on our website. We have wood stove chimney order forms that start with a basic chimney system...

A customer asked for advice on a wood stove to heat his 1500 Square Foot home and in giving him a response I realized that this is something I have recited over and over for most of the 30 years I have been in business, so it would be a good blog article for all the people choosing a new stove. Here was my reply:I will first mention that heating a 1500 sq. ft. area is often most effectively handled by a stove that is designed to heat 1800 to 2000 sq. ft. if you want to be confident that...

A customer emailed us this question and I realized that this would be a good time to share with everyone the dynamics involved in keeping woodstoves from smoking in the home. "Hi, I am interested in purchasing a wood burning stove for my house. My wife is allergic to smoke and wants a stove that does not emit smoke inside the house and is energy efficient and qualifies for the government tax credit." I responded with this explanation: Almost all stoves manufactured since 1990 meet EPA Phase II clean burning standards, which also boosted efficiency. Almost all of these stoves...

Watch as we review the White Metal/Twin Stack Class A Wood Stove Chimney Pipe components that will help you prepare for installation of this and the interior pipe to go with it. This video reviews the complete process from the stove brochure specifications and owners manual specs thru the series of components for all aspects of a vertical installation. We review the methods of installing single wall stove pipe with a slip connector and optional stove pipe shield for closer clearances or Dura Vent DVL Double Wall stovepipe as another option for closer wall clearances to combustibles. You will find...

Winter is coming and it's time to refurbish your stoves with new gaskets, sweep the chimneys with our brushes and rods and make sure all is operating correctly for the change of seasons.