The magnum classic black country flame is a beautiful insert that s unlike many of the other inserts in this category.
Best firewood for fireplace insert.
What makes some types of firewood better for burning than others.
These woods tend to be hardwoods such as hickory or ash rather than softwoods such as pine and cedar.
All wood burns but not all woods burn the same.
Therefore the best types of firewood for a wood stove or fireplace burn hot and relatively steadily producing more heat and typically burning more completely.
Here is a list of the best types of firewood to burn sorted by high medium and low heat value as well as a few important wood burning tips.
The denser and drier the firewood the better it will burn and the more heat it can produce.
Fat chance you ll get either gamble oak or almond for firewood.
It comes down to two factors.
Gamble oak is 28 0 mbtu cord with a recommended drying time of 36 months.
Electric fireplace log sets differ to electric fireplace inserts because they don t fill the entire opening of the fireplace.
Hickory burns hot and clean when the wood is seasoned and cut to the proper size which generally mean no log thicker than five inches for an indoor fireplace and it can produce a sweet savory.
Some burn hotter slower and cleaner than others.
What makes for good firewood.
Density and water content.
Some smoke a lot and some have a lot of sap or resin that clogs your chimney quickly.
Almond is an excellent firewood producing 26 7 mbtu cord with a drying time of 24 months.
That s because it s capable of not only burning wood pellets but it s also capable of burning many different biomass fuels so the homeowner can use whatever is available in their part of the world.
So let s try the list again with families and are at least a little practical.