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- From: durtralp@ux1.isu.edu (Ralph Durtschi)
- Subject: Re: Wood Burning Stoves vs Screened Fireplace
- Message-ID: <BzrxrJ.Gn7@ux1.isu.edu>
- Organization: Idaho State University, Pocatello
- References: <92353.093458RMCCU@CUNYVM.BITNET> <BzqMuz.5n0@srgenprp.sr.hp.com> <1992Dec24.012657.24025@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
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- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 17:26:06 GMT
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- sr.hp.com (Wes Whiteley) writes:
- >I'm not positive about this, but I think that a wood burning stove requires
- >the fan to be running for it to work. Therefore, if you lose power during a
- >storm, you may not be able to use a wood burning stove....
-
- Most wood stoves are simply metal boxes that you throw wood into. They have
- no fans and require no electricity to operate.
- Some wood stoves do have pipes running through the fire box or chimney in
- which air is forced driven by an electric fan. This increases the efficiency
- of the stove somewhat as long as the fan is blowing.
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- Still other wood stoves have the entire fire box enclosed in an outer jacket
- with forced air blown between the fire box and the outer jacket. This type
- is most efficient as long as the fan is on however, without the fan, the
- thing hardly heats at all.
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- The above descriptions do not refer to the "Pellet" type stoves that burn
- wood pellets that you purchase in sacks. These stoves are very efficient
- but do require electrical power.
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- Bye for now, and Merry Christmas.
-
- Ralph Durtschi, Idaho State University
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