Logs For Wood Burner
Logs for wood burner | Best Wood For Log Burner
Logs for wood burner, the wood the bad and the ugly.
It’s easy to find wood fuel for your wood burner but just what is the best wood for a log burner? When you are looking for logs for wood burning stoves it is imperative you find seasoned logs or kiln dried logs.
Importantly, the moisture content of the logs you choose should be 20% or less. This makes them ‘oven ready’.
Further, by using dry logs for your wood burner, you will produce more heat, more quickly and reduce harmful emissions and particulate matter which is a bi product of wood burning.
Water does not burn…..
Moreover, burning wet fuel is not efficient and can cause damage to your flue and chimney. Log burner fuel comes in a variety of wood types. Furthermore, it is available in a range of supplied options.
Hot Box ® Stoves have tried and tested a wide range of wood fuel suppliers and have hand picked the best only options available.
Logs for wood burner | How do you light yours?
Moreover, the way in which you light your wood burning is important.
Ideally, you want to produce heat quickly so that the fire inside your stove is sufficient to create auto-ignition of the logs you put in thereafter.
There are many ways to light a fire, some use kindling and firelighters, others opt for newspaper and kindling.
Either way, you should ensure you create a bed of embers with enough heat to ignite larger logs.
At Hot Box, we believe we have produced the best way to light a wood burner,
Our own, patented and completely natural firelighter is convenient, consistent and clean. Produced using waste products you no longer need kindling, firelighters, newspaper and the days of building a fire in your log burner are over.
Simply place Hot Box ® Firestarter your appliance and add logs around it or afterwards for the perfect fire every time.
Wood has been the go to option for domestic fires for hundreds of years. Using your modern wood burner to heat your home means you no longer need to solely rely on traditional gas or oil to generate heat.
Softwood or Hardwood?
When it comes to burning wood, hardwood is far superior to softwood as it burns slower. The density of softwood is around half that of hardwood which means it burns twice as fast. Logically, this means you may burn twice as much softwood versus hardwood to produce the same amount of heat.
Logs for Log Burner
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Logs for wood burner | Dry wood every time!
Regardless of what wood you choose for your wood burner, the most important part is that it is dried before it gets burnt. Wood that is wet or not dried properly can waste as much as the energy it creates.
Importantly, freshly felled wood can contain anything between 65-90% water. We supply only wood that has been seasoned for at least a year on some occasions two years.
Furthermore, dry or ‘oven ready logs, should have a moisture content of 20% or less. Further, to check the moisture content you should split your logs down the middle and not rely solely on a reading taken from the outside surface of the logs you intend to burn.
You can dry your own wood using a wood store but its easier to buy seasoned or kiln dried wood to ensure you can start using it right away.
Further, it is important to be prepared when using a wood burning stove.
Having a small amount of wood stored inside your property is advisable to reduce the moisture content further before you use it.
At Hot Box, we recommend storing at least a few evenings wood fuel at any one time inside your house. You can use a log basket or log store to keep things tidy.
Kindling and firelighters…
Moreover, and arguably the most important element when it comes to lighting your wood burner is kindling.
Having a ready supply of dry kindling or timber will halp make lighting your fire a breeze.
In the alternative, Hot Box ® Firestarter provides a convenient solution and eradicates the need for kindling as part of your fire lighting ritual.
Costs versus an electric fire?
Interestingly, using logs for a wood burner is 77% cheaper than using an equivalent electric fire.
How much vs Gas?
The price of natural gas, especially recently, continues to rise. Using logs for a wood burner is reportedly 29% cheaper than getting the same heat from a gas powered appliance. This number is likely to be considerably higher in April 2022.
Wood fuel versus Oil
The real cost of oil for home heating has rocketed by over 100% in the last 12 months. Logs are reportedly 43% cheaper than heating with oil. Further, especially in light of the Ukraine crisis, oil is set to rise further still.
In comparison to LPG?
50% cheaper is the commonly accepted number. However, the costs associated with transport and storage of LPG are continually rising alongside the commodity itself.
Logs for wood burner costs per annum?
Speculatively, based upon the use of one log burner in your home, Hot Box estimate the costs to be as follows.
Average use = 3m3 of ‘oven ready hardwood logs = £255.00/annum.
Consider an average of 100 fires per year.
If you use Hot Box ® Firestarter each time then add a further £168.00 to this.
Total annual costs therefore £423.00 over the course of the year.
Break this down monthly and you are looking at £35.25/month to use logs for wood burners.
Not only is using logs attractive for the eco credentials, it also works out very cost effective too.
The best wood for log burners
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With so many log options to choose from some customers prefer the convenience and storage of a briquette. Sometimes known as a heat log. These can be a great choice for a quick clean way of heating your room. Hot Box Stoves always recommends using kiln dried logs for fuel but understand the briquettes are convenient too!
Briquettes & Natural Firelighters
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So many tree options which is the best wood for my wood burner? Hot Box Stoves checks out some of the most common wood types you may come across.
- Apple – Slow burner with little flame but does produce a pleasant scent.
- Ash – Considered to be the #1 for wood burning; good flame with steady heat.
- Beech – A similar wood to the Ash
- Birch – Big heat output but can burn fairly quickly.
- Hawthorn – Traditional style firewood slow burn time but strong heat output.
- Horse Chestnut – Burns well in stoves as it can split nice flame with great heat output
- Oak – Very dense so has little flame, and a slow burner
- Robinia – Slow burner with strong heat however can be known to produce acrid smoke.
- Thorn – A steady flame with great heat no excess smoke on this one.
Logs for wood burner | Ready to burn – Woodsure
This initiative is a government backed scheme. Designed to provide customers the confidence that the wood they are buying is suitable for immediate use.
Burning fresh wood fuel supplies contributes to considerably higher levels of particulate emissions leading to poor air quality. Ensure that any wood you buy and burn is woodsure approved and has a moisture content of <20%.
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