Does your home become chilly in the winter? Buying a heater is a good option to escape from the cold but it may be an expensive option. Heaters also consume large amount of electricity and may require frequent repairs and maintenance. Instead, inset wood burning stoves might be a good option. A wood-burning stove is a heating appliance capable of burning wood fuel and wood-derived biomass fuel. Generally, the appliance consists of a solid metal like cast iron or steel, closed fire chamber, a fire brick base and an adjustable air control. The appliance will be connected to a suitable chimney or flue which will fill with hot combustion gases once the fuel is ignited. You can also place a stove inside a fireplace in order to create a natural chimney, fire chamber and air control mechanism. Inset wood burning stoves save a lot of fuel and reduce carbon emissions to a large extent, thus creating very less pollution.

One of the major strengths of inset wood burning stoves is that they can be placed anywhere in your home, where proper outside ventilation can be arranged. Generally, these appliances are installed in places where people spend most of their time – such as the kitchen and living room. Other than warming the home, many decide to use a wood burning stove to also heat the domestic water. A wood burning stove can also be used for heating water in the home. You can also create a central heating system if you purchase more than one stove and carry out some equipment installation.

Many kinds of wood burning stoves are available in the market today. Inset multi fuel stoves are especially popular. Multi-fuel stoves use combustible material such as coal, sawdust compacted briquettes as well as natural logs. All these fuels and logs are generally available from local suppliers and do not cost much. Seasoned wood from your surroundings can also be used to light these stoves, especially if you live in a hilly area. These inset log burners do not depend much on external power and thus can be of a great advantage during periods of power failure.

When buying inset wood burning stoves, you should be careful about the type of wood you buy as well. Hardwood and softwood are both available in the market. Hardwood is meant for providing sustained warmth at moderate temperatures. Softwood on the other hand, heats very quickly and provides far greater warmth but for a shorter duration.

Inset stoves are available in many styles and designs. Nowadays, people use the wood burning stoves devices to add beauty and elegance to home. If you visit the websites of the retailers who sell these items, you will see that they provide a wide variety of inset stoves. Detailed specifications for each model have been provided. Some of the newer features available in stoves are an externally controlled riddling grate, developed air diversion systems, unique air wash system that keeps the glass clean and many more.