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Flames and Fire For Environment Protection
Information about heating eco-friendly and on a low level of pollution with wood and brown coal briquettes
Chimney-sweeps and builders of tiled stoves as advisers
Chimney – Yes or No ?
This
question is often asked when a new house is built. A considerable
number of building owners has afterwards regretted not to have included
a chimney.
As the costs of a chimney come to only 1% of the shell-sum, a decision
shouldn’t be difficult. To include a chimney adds to your
independence concerning the choice of heating system – and
later on you have the chance to install a secondary heating system.
Emissions
All
fossil fuels (coal, wood, oil, gas) cause emissions when burned.
In our days it has become more important than ever to use every
possibility to keep emissions low.
Apart from advice by chimney sweeps, fuel-dealers and others, the
use of modern heating systems, suitable fuels and correct operation
of the system is momentous.
Modern fireplaces for solid fuels
To
have installed modern fireplaces for solid fuels means to follow
the trend. Decisive factors for buying one are the resulting atmosphere,
with the fire making the room comfortable and warm. Every year the
number of tiled stoves / fireplaces and open fireplaces in Germany
is increasing by about 250 000. These systems are predominantly
used as reserve heating.
The demands on fireplaces in houses are no longer restricted to
aesthetics and warmth – to an increasing degree factors such
as economy and the rate of emission have come to the fore.
In contrast to old systems considerable improvements concerning
the reduction of emissions have been made.
Heating correctly with wood
Active preservation is not only a matter of using fuels which are ecologically harmless or a matter of using a modern heating system. Three factors have to come together: The right fuel, the right fireplace, the right handling.
One of the most important rules is therefore: Follow the operating instructions of the heating system. Fuels such as plastic, cardboard, treated wood and refuse are not to be burnt. If you heed the following rules you’ll prevent causing unnecessary emissions:
Lighting the fire
Light
the fire by putting thin pieces of wood and a few briquettes / small
logs on the grate.
Set the air-control for lighting, light the fire and close the fire
door. When the fuel is burning steadily, the air-control can be
adjusted for the desired temperature.
Constant heating
If the fire is still glowing just fan the embers and put on some lignite. Set the air-control for lighting until the wood has caught fire. Please take care that there is enough air for the wood to burn.
Embers
For the night put on 2-4 briquettes and wait until they burn. Then close the air-control. In the morning it is warm again in no time.
Conclusion
To conserve energy and to preserve the environment, only as much fuel should be used as is actually required at that moment.
The fireplace and the connection-piece to the chimney should be
maintained regularly.
Power-reduction and unnecessary emissions will ensure from insufficient
maintenance.
Any questions...?
Ask the chimney-sweep, chimney-builder, fuel-dealer or specialised craftsman.