by | Nov 28, 2019 | Heating Your Home, HPBAC Blog
Did you know burning green wood can severely damage your woodburning stove and cause residue build-up in your chimney? Green wood (or freshly cut wood) releases a lot of creosote (tar). It will burn, but it won’t burn well, and if done regularly can cause a chimney...
by | Nov 28, 2019 | Consumer News
Some might think it’s better to burn garbage rather than bury it in a landfill, but that’s not the case. Never burn garbage in your wood stove, your fireplace or a barrel in your yard. These devices are not incinerators. Food packaging is one of the biggest sources of...
by | Nov 8, 2018 | Member News
Over half a million homeowners in Ontario get some or all their space heating from wood stoves. While most use it for supplementary heat, as part of an effective zone heating system or to combat power outages, many others use it as their primary source of heating....