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I disagree with Jim-Bob. In my area heating with wood is big issue due to energy costs rising. According to two chimney sweepers I talked to (they are pretty qualified technicians over here) old stoves are NOT as efficicent as new designs. In general a wood stove is only as efficient as the amount of heat the exhaust gas routing can absorb AND give away to the room instead to the outside.
Talking about "greener" and putting the possible CO2 saving a side. Wood heating causes a huge amount of respirable dust. There's no way, these old stoves would keep under the new "green" local respirable-dust-limits here.
Let's be honest here: wood heating is about mainly one thing: it's a lot cheaper.
Mar 15, 2012, 2:39:41 PM