There are several ways people can choose to heat their homes and keep everybody within them warm; knowing which is the best approach for you involves understanding what solid fuels can be used where and what the benefits include.
As a premier supplier of smokeless fuel, Coals2U wants to inform you of the differences when it comes to using a wood burner and a multi-fuel stove. Did you know that smokeless fuel is burned best in a multi-fuel stove? Read on to explore the topic in detail.
- Wood Burners rid homes of pollutants
- Get good efficiency from a Wood Burner
- Use Kiln-Dried Logs for a Wood Burner
- Know how to operate your Wood Burner properly
- More choice of solid fuel with a Multi-Fuel Stove
- Multi-fuel stoves can reach higher temperatures than Wood Burners
- A safe and efficient appliance designed differently from a Wood Burner
- Burn Smokeless Coal on a Multi-Fuel Stove
Wood Burners
Safe and efficient
A wood-burning appliance will be installed in your home as a way to burn wooden logs indoors if you don't have a chimney, for example. The wood burner will be connected to a flue that can transport the emissions out of your home to keep your home free of smoke and protect the health and safety of those within it.
How to Use a Wood Burner
You can only use wood as a solid fuel source for your wood burner because the appliance isn't designed to reach the higher temperatures that coal can reach. There is no ash pan beneath the appliance because wood generally burns better on ashes.
The way to get your wood burner going is simple; firstly, put a couple of firelighters and a generous amount of kindling inside the combustion chamber as evenly spread as possible, then light the firelighters. Once the flames appear, add your wooden logs on top of this, again spread out so oxygen can flow between the wood.
The Best Types of Logs for a Wood Burner
We suggest that you use kiln-dried firewood for your log burner because it has been seasoned efficiently so that most of the moisture is removed from the wood to an acceptable level of below 20%, ensuring its high performance, long-lasting durability, and wonderful flames that won't produce an excessive amount of smoke.
At Coals2U, we supply a variety of kiln-dried wood sizes which means you can stock up if you have plenty of fires planned for your wood burner.
Multi-Fuel Stoves
Variety of Solid Fuels Choices
However, for those who want a variety of fuel sources depending on the occasion and what access you have to coal or wood, a multi-fuel stove could be a sensible approach.
A benefit of multi-fuel stoves, rather than only using wood, is that they operate with smokeless coal as well. This means you have the freedom to use multiple fuels, although we still advise you to double-check the operation manual of your appliance to see if coal and wood can be used in the stove at the same time.
Accommodate Higher Temperatures
Multi-fuel stoves can work at higher temperatures than wood burners to accommodate how hot coal can burn. For the best performance, choose smokeless coal so nobody in your home will be subjected to dangerous levels of PM2.5 that traditional house coal might contain. A raised grate system is built into your appliance to allow effective burning to occur, which is optimal for smokeless coal, and an ash pan underneath to rid the fire bed of ash during the process.
Smokeless coal is normally made from anthracite, which is the highest rank of coal that gives you brighter and longer-lasting flames.
How to Use a Multi-Fuel Stove
The assembly process is the same for smokeless coal as it is for wooden logs, requiring firelighters and kindling to assist you. This appliance will also be connected to a wall for extraction purposes.
There are benefits to installing both appliances among purely operating them, including the increase you might see in your property value. Whichever you decide to opt for, let the appliance cool down before you attempt to clean it and explore your solid fuel options, including what Spring Offers are available, at Coals2U.
To save more on your fuel this winter, find our Fuel Bundles here.
