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Buying Logs for Wood Stoves – How to Make the Right Choice

It can be difficult to work out whether you are getting a good deal when buying firewood for your woodburner. Unlike coal and smokeless fuel, which must be sold in defined weights under the Weights and Measures Act, wood is usually sold by the bag or by lorryload. This makes it difficult to compare prices between suppliers. In addition, the performance of logs as a fuel varies a lot depending on moisture content and the type of wood. Continue reading

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Stay Warm With Underfloor Heating

Natural sources of energy like oil, coal and gas are dwindling rapidly given their extensive use all over the world. We need to conserve whatever is left for the future because these resources are at the risk of being extinct. Continue reading

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Renewable Heat Options – Part 1

The renewable heat incentive is a UK government scheme designed to provide financial support that encourages us to switch from using fossil fuel such as gas oil or coal to renewable heat sources such as air, water or wood fuel in our homes and businesses. So what are the options? There are many eligible technologies, solar power, wind power, geothermal power, biomass, compressed natural gas, nuclear power and wave or tidal power to name just a few. Continue reading

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A New Heating Way – Pellet Stoves

Heating devices such as pellet stoves, which use solid wood pellets as a replacement for coal and oil, could work with gas and oil ovens. Now government promotes people to get warm with this energy-efficient equipment, with government tax assistance of up to two thousand euros that much more than you anticipate. A serving home heating power is normally concerning 10 kW for a pellet stove, while for the detached house, about 15 KW is actually requested. If only 1 room needs to be warmed, 3 KW to 10 KW is fairly enough. Continue reading

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Heating Your Home With Either Gas, LPG or Biomass Fuels

When it comes to heating your home these days there is more choice than ever when it comes to the types of fuel available. There is gas, electric, coal, wood, oil, solar and liquid petroleum to name a few. Below I am going to talk about gas, LPG, and biomass. Continue reading

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