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Every year we see home heating fuel costs spike up at
the start of winter, be it oil, gas, or electricity. There’s always an
excuse on why the rapid increase. Sometimes it’s blamed on “unexpected cold
weather” or “unexpected demand”, and other times it’s claimed that there “is
insufficient refinery capacity for home heating oil”. There’s always a lame
reason that the energy suppliers give for the increase, but for anyone with
two oars in the water it’s easy to see through the baloney. Consequently to
combat high monthly home heating bills you may want to consider installing
an outdoor furnace, or more specifically an outdoor wood burning furnace.
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Outdoor furnaces
lower heating bills by reducing the demand on your home’s primary heat source.
At first blush an outdoor furnace may sound like a crazy idea. However, when you
weigh all of the pros and cons, outdoor furnaces often make sense for many
homeowners. One of the chief benefits is that they burn wood, which is a
renewable resource. Another key benefit, unlike gas and oil, many homeowners can
cut and prepare their own wood for burning. And in some cases they may be able
to even harvest the wood off of their own property. Also, cutting wood is much
less detrimental to the environment than drilling for oil and gas.
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Outside furnaces
are also cleaner and safer to operate than standard wood stoves and fireplaces.
With an outdoor furnace, all of the wood chips, dust, smoke, and ash stay
outside, thus keeping your home cleaner. Also, there is less of a fire safety
concern with operating an outdoor furnace.
Outdoor wood
furnaces are also typically larger than wood stoves and thus they can be filled
with whole logs, rather than with split lumber.
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As a result, less time is necessary for preparing the wood for burning, and for
reloading the outdoor furnace with wood. Unlike most wood stoves that require
reloading every few hours, an outdoor furnace can run for 8 hours or more
between re-loadings.
So fight home heating fuel suppliers next winter by investing in an outdoor
furnace and lowering your heating bills. Not only will you save a small fortune
in energy costs, you’ll also stay warmer, be more energy independent, and do
your part in conserving the environment by using a renewable resource.
For information on maximizing your
wood stove’s home heating efficiency see
the “Installation
of Hood over Wood Stove Ebook”.
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