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    Wood fuel and your woodburner

    When Heart was established, one of our aims was to promote the use of wood as a fuel for heating. Our company is run by avid wood fuel users, indeed we have been using more and more wood as electricity and gas prices have been increasing over the past few years. One of the issues people face when it comes to using wood as a fuel is accessibility and supply. The UK is behind other European countries in the availability of reliable regional suppliers of good quality firewood, but this situation is slowly improving.

    Supply and demand

    If more people take up using wood as a heating source then it will enable suppliers to further gear up to meet this demand and this in turn will have the benefit of creating jobs in supporting industries such as forestry management, wood fuel processing, farmland management and biomass engineering. It also has a positive effect on the environment since improved forestry management benefits wildlife habitats and it is widely accepted that using wood as a fuel source is carbon neutral or a low carbon fuel due to the carbon balance of growth and decay.

    Clean burning

    One concern that potential woodburner users have is “won’t I be producing pollution by burning wood” and “what about all that smoke”. Well it is true that you can produce a considerable amount of harmful gases by burning wood and a lot of smoke, but, if you use a high efficiency wood burner and good quality, seasoned wood then you can achieve a high heat output with low emissions (compared to burning poor quality wood or using an open fire). Indeed, modern wood burning stoves are designed to burn off a very high percentage of the hydrocarbons and smoke particles before the combustion gases leave the flue. This is what manufacturers refer to as cleanburn, clearview, afterburn, secondary ignition or advanced combustion. It basically means that the gases released during the initial combustion of wood are circulated in the wood burner, to be burnt off in a secondary burn. It is this process that allows wood burners to reach their high temperatures. Any smoke emitted from the flue is wasted energy.

    Wood and your ‘burner’

    If you are already a ‘wood burner’ and are having trouble getting the technique right, then firstly check your wood. It should be dry and well seasoned – ask your supplier how long they season for, also possibly try looking at using Heat Logs (compressed waste-wood logs) along with regular firewood. Then read our section on wood burning technique. It contains a useful guide on burning wood.

    Your chimney should be swept at least once a year and more often if you use your woodburner regularly.  Your woodburner should be serviced every other year and you should carry out basic cleaning of it regularly. We have carried out dozens of wood burner services where the air channels and flue connectors were so clogged with ash and bitumen that it was no wonder the stove was having trouble working efficiently. Finally, if you think your wood burner needs a service, get in touch for a no obligation quote or just some advice.

     

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    Testimonials

    We’ve turned the downstairs radiators right down since the stove was fitted. They don’t come on when it is lit. Great Job!
    D Rutterford Bradford Upon Avon
    Morso Squirrel
    Since having the lovely new stove fitted in the dining room it has become the heart of our house. We light the fire rather than turning on the central heating – much nicer!
    R Rose Montpelier, Bristol
    Stovax Stockon 7
    We just wanted to say a really huge THANK YOU to you and your team. The wood burner looks fantastic and we can’t wait to start using it. The guys who worked at the house were brilliant. Friendly, tidy and professional. We were given a thorough explanation before they left too.
    G Williams Filton, Bristol
    Cleanburn Lovenholm
    We are really pleased with the fireplace – came out just like the brochure! Heart are highly recommended.
    L Faiello St Andrews
    Chesneys Beaumont and Chesneys Marble Surround
    A really refreshing experience to have a chilled out friendly chap round who genuinely cares about his work and is driven by making sustainable heating as accessible to as many people as possible rather than motivated by money. We were more than happy to leave Will and Stuart with the keys to our house while we went to work and have already recommended them to two of our friends.
    E Chapman Easton, Bristol
    Morsø 1412 Squirrel
    Using a HETAS engineer to install your woodburning stove means that you are using a competent person who has undergone training and certification in the safe installation of flue systems and solid fuel appliances.
    HETASInstallers
    What a difference the service has made to our wood burner. It is definitely producing more heat and looks great now. Thanks for a good job.
    Dan Montpelier, Bristol
    Wood burning stove service
    Will and his guys were amazing to deal with from start to finish. Super professional, super-efficient and really kind all at the same time. The burner itself looks fantastic and works perfectly. All in all, I recommend that you have Heart put a Heart in your home!
    Tristan Hogg Pieminister
    Charnwood Island I
    Thank you for a fantastic job. Our new wood burner looks great and makes our front room so warm and cosy. Very knowledgeable, very accommodating and professional work.
    M & S Parry St Andrews, Bristol BS6
    Stovax Stockton 5
    Thanks for being able to fit the stove before Christmas. Perfect timing! Stove and hearth were fitted with care. Very friendly, wood burner looks amazing and so efficient.
    D Boari St Andrews, Bristol
    Clearview Solution 400

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