Heating your home with a wood-burning, multi-fuel appliance or fireplace offers many benefits, like saving on heating costs and reducing the time required to assemble your fire.
However, proper use and maintenance of the appliance are vital to home heating appliances. So, what are the best ways to stay safe in your home using a log burner, multi-fuel stove, or fireplace? Homefire wants to look at the best ways to achieve fire safety when using one of these appliances for safety and effectiveness.
Fire Safety Advice for Home Heating Appliances
Only responsible adults should operate a home heating appliance due to the intense heat generated from them; don't ever allow children too close to the fire for safety reasons. Follow the instruction manual of your wood burner or multi-fuel stove if you possess it for the best fire safety tips.
You should never burn coal in a wood-burning stove because the temperatures that coal reaches when burned far surpasses wood, and wood burners can't facilitate those temperatures; stick to wooden logs for your wood burner to stay out of harm's way.
The beauty of a multi-fuel stove includes the versatility of using either wood or coal to get your home heated. However, you should always check the appliance's operation manual to ascertain whether these fuels can be mixed simultaneously; if you're unsure, don't risk using two solid fuels.
Only purchase smokeless coal or kiln-dried wood if you are creating an indoor fire so that nobody in the vicinity will breathe in as many pollutants while you're doing your bit for the environment, too.
The Best Approaches to Using Your Heating Appliances
We advise that you ensure your appliance is clean and free from debris from the last time you used it before starting subsequent fires. Doing this means your fire will burn much more effectively than it would otherwise, using more energy within the solid fuel rather than burning the ash and remnants of the fire from previous fires.
Never store your wooden logs in a living space in your home; even when they’ve been kiln-dried, there's still a chance that bugs can live within the gaps in the logs. Therefore, it's best to keep them stored outdoors in a sheltered, airy space away from flammable objects. You can store your coal in a garage space, so potential dirt from the packaging won't ruin be left in living spaces.
When it comes to logs, choosing Homefire's Heat Logs makes the most sense to achieve stunning flames and limit the smoke emitting from the fire thanks to their ultra-dry composition. For coal on a multi-fuel stove, we have many options to choose from, which will work perfectly in appliances that can operate at higher temperatures. Selecting one of the premier products from the Homefire website means you'll get much better value while building a safe and effective fire.
