Fireplace Economics and Efficiency
In many homes, the fireplace is the heart of the house, and when you add a wood fireplace insert, it can also bring you many hours of economic comfort and environmentally friendly warmth? Wood fireplace inserts are a type of stove that is specifically designed to fit into the firebox of an existing fireplace so that they can use the fireplace flue as the vent.
Why invest in a wood fireplace insert you ask?
Well, a wood fireplace insert will transform a 10% efficient fireplace into a 70-80% efficient wood heater overnight. Now that’s a major boost in efficiency! In fact, many air-tight fireplace inserts allow one load of wood to heat a home all night long. Because of this the insert will end up paying for itself. Fireplace inserts can achieve sizable payback in 2-3 years just from the money saved on heating bills. The colder your climate the faster the payback. Fireplace inserts also eliminate the normal cold air drafts down the chimney as they provide both radiant and convection heat that distributes heat more evenly throughout the entire room.
If you have a gas equipped fireplace, gas-fired inserts are also available. Gas fireplace inserts have a greater output of heat than conventional gas logs and they are designed to be more like a wood-burning insert. Gas inserts provide convenient heat that’s clean, easy to use and safe for the whole family to use. All you have to do is turn it on and sit back and enjoy the fire and warmth.
When installing a new hearth appliance be sure to have your chimney and venting systems inspected by a Certified Chimney Sweep before the installation process begins.