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Small wood burning stoves are the appliances used for heating. They use wood as their fuel or the fuel derived from wood. This product has a fire chamber which is closed and an air control which can be adjusted. There should be a suitable size chimney attached to it. The chimney acts as ventilation for the burnt gases when wood is ignited. It is very important to keep the chimney of the small wood burning stoves cleaned. It does not matter that you use hardwood or softwood in these stoves.

The only thing is that hardwood burns at a slower rate as compared to softwood. We also need to control the supply of air in the small wood burning stoves as there should be proper amount of oxygen in the chamber. If the amount of oxygen is less, it would result in the creation of carbon monoxide which is very poisonous gas and can cause serious damage to health.

Safety is very important. Proper air supply along with proper ventilation through chimney, both are critical to proper working of the stoves. You need to make sure that you follow all the guidelines specified by the manufacturer of the wood burning stove. While installing the stove, please make sure that you go through these deadlines and properly adhere to them.

Please make sure that the wood you are using in the stove is not wet. Wet wood would not burn properly and would produce unwanted smoke. We also cannot leave the air control valve fully open as it may lead to over firing. In the beginning you might need some time to learn all the settings of the small wood burning stoves. Chimney should remain well insulated as it would contain gases which are hotter than the outside temperature and may be harmful to health as well.