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From YouTube: Heating with Wood
Description
The Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency talks about the benefits of newer wood stoves on our health and the environment. Presented by Ashley Featherstone of the WNC Air Quality Agency and featuring a video produced by Environment Canada.
A
Many
people
here
in
western
north
carolina
and
across
the
state
choose
to
heat
their
homes
with
wood.
For
some
heating
with
wood
is
the
most
economical,
environmentally
sustainable
and
responsible
way
to
heat
their
home.
The
benefits
are
numerous:
it's
renewable,
a
local
fuel
source,
it's
good
exercise
and
it's
often
cheaper.
However,
heating
with
wood
also
has
some
serious
risks.
Home
fires
and
poor
indoor
and
outdoor
air
quality
can
be
an
issue.
These
risks
can
be
avoided
by
using
up-to-date
equipment,
maintaining
it
well
and
using
the
best
combustion
practices.
A
Better
equipment
and
techniques
also
increase
the
heating
efficiency
of
your
wood
saving
time
work
and
money
heating
efficiently
with
wood
requires
three
things:
a
good
stove,
a
good
source
of
dry
seasoned
wood,
cut
to
the
right
size
for
your
stove
and
the
dedication
to
making
it
work.
Newer,
wood,
stove
models
are
safer
and
more
efficient
when
operated
correctly.
Newer
stoves
use
a
third
to
half
as
much
wood
produce,
90
percent,
less
smoke
and
ash
are
easier
to
ignite
and
monitor
and
are
easier
to
maintain.
A
The
newer
stoves
actually
burn
the
smoke
rather
than
sending
it
up
the
chimney
and
they
don't
create
near
as
much
of
a
dangerous
creosote
which
can
cause
chimney
fires
all
stoves
manufactured
after
july.
1
1990
are
certified
to
meet
the
epa
standard
for
clean
stoves
to
find
out
if
your
stove
meets
the
epa
standards,
look
for
the
permanent
metal
label
attached
to
the
back
of
the
stove.
A
B
Look
hi,
I'm
john
gullen
in
front
of
the
burn
it
smart
display,
trailer.
The
display
is
used
to
demonstrate
the
visual
difference.
The
advanced
wood
burning
technologies
make
one
of
the
stoves
on
the
trailer
is
an
older,
conventional
stove
and
one
is
an
advanced
technology
epa
or
csa.
B415
certified
stove
the
two
stoves
don't
look
much
different,
they're
about
the
same
size,
both
have
glass
doors
and
they're
both
painted
black.
That's
where
the
similarities
end.
B
B
In
contrast,
the
epa
certified
stove
does
have
these
technologies
and
the
difference
is
noticeable
right
away.
There
are
lots
of
flames
and
they
completely
fill
the
area
above
the
fuel.
The
wood
smoke
burns
in
lively
flames
before
it
leaves
the
firebox.
This
is
a
characteristic
of
advanced
technology
stoves.
B
B
B
Now,
let's
see
this
new
technology
in
action,
the
gases
rising
from
the
wood
are
kept
hot
by
the
baffle
and
insulating
fire
brick,
and
they
react
with
the
hot
combustion
air
fed
to
the
top
of
the
fire.
The
result
is
a
striking
display
of
flames
high
in
the
firebox
that
is
characteristic
of
these
advanced
technology
stoves.
B
B
Most
conventional
stoves
are
like
this
one
empty
steel
boxes
in
which
to
build
a
fire,
but
you
can't
burn
wood
cleanly
in
an
empty
box
without
the
reflecting
baffle
and
preheated
secondary
air
supply.
Wood
smoke
can
exit
the
firebox
into
the
chimney
where
it
clings
as
creosote
deposits
or
is
expelled
outside
as
wood
smoke.
Pollution
smoke
is
also
wasted,
energy
that
could
be
used
to
heat
a
house
compare
that
with
the
advanced
stove,
because
the
wood
smoke
is
burned
in
the
firebox.
There
is
no
visible
smoke
at
the
top
of
the
chimney.
B
This
results
in
up
to
a
30
percent
higher
efficiency,
that's
30
percent,
less
cutting
splitting
and
carrying
and
30
percent
less
cost.
If
you
buy
your
wood,
they
say
that
seeing
is
believing-
and
that's
certainly
true
when
it
comes
to
the
new
advanced
wood
burning
technologies.
I'm
john
galland,
thanks
for
watching.
A
It
can
be
said
that
wood
heats
you
when
you
collect
it
when
you
split
it
and
when
you
burn
it.
Heating
with
wood
has
many
benefits,
but
many
of
these
benefits
are
reduced
if
the
individual
is
not
committed
to
burning
with
good
practices.
Good
wood
and
good
equipment,
as
with
anything
burning,
wood
is
only
worth
doing.
If
you
burn
it
right.
A
If
you
choose
to
burn
wood
and
want
to
purchase
a
new,
more
efficient,
wood-burning
stove,
you
may
qualify
for
a
federal
tax
credit.
The
tax
credit
provides
30
percent
of
the
purchase
and
installation
of
a
qualified
wood
burning,
stove
or
fireplace
insert
installed
in
your
primary
residence
by
december
31st
2010,
any
wood
or
pellet
burning
stove
that
meets
a
75
percent
efficiency
rating
does
qualify
in
december
2010.
The
residential
energy
efficiency
tax
credit
was
amended
and
extended
for
another
year.
A
The
amended
tax
credit
provides
three
hundred
dollars
for
the
purchase
of
a
qualified
biomass
burning
stove
between
january
first,
twenty
eleven
and
december
thirty.
First.
Twenty
remember
that,
if
you
do
decide
to
take
advantage
of
the
tax
credit,
make
sure
that
the
stove
meets
that
minimum
efficiency
requirement
for
more
information
about
the
tax
credit
visit
epa.
Dot
gov
forward,
slash
burnwise
forward,
slash
appliances.html
for
more
information
contact.
The
western
north
carolina
regional
air
quality
agency
at.