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Gas fireplace inserts are simple and effective ways to convert wood burning fireplaces into gas fireplaces. The heat is generated by a connection to a natural gas or LP gas line.

Creosote is a gummy, foul smelling, corrosive and extremely combustible substance that, if no precautions are taken, will coat the insides of everything it passes through. It is formed when volatile gases given off in the burning process combine and condense on their way out of the chimney.

Maintenance of the wood stove during summer is easy. The stove will be ready for that first fire in the fall.

Electric Fireplace Inserts ­Electric fireplace inserts are the simplest, least complicated types of inserts on the market. Because there is no combustion involved, n

BIOMASS STOVE TAX CREDIT Biomass simply means the stove uses wood or pellet fuel. Consumers claim the credit on their federal income tax form at the end of the year. Thi

How to season firewood. To season wood means to give the wood time for the water to evaporate out of it. Ideally it should be seasoned to about 20% moisture content or l

It doesn’t matter what kind of wood you but, but it does matter if it has been seasoned properly. Hardwoods, especially oak, must be seasoned for over a year.