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4 Home Maintenance Tips To Save Money On Heating This Fall:  Expert Advice from The Stove Store

Embrace Autumn with Expert Fall Home Maintenance Tips

Autumn is upon us, painting the leaves golden and bringing a crisp freshness in the air. As we bid adieu to summer, it's time to welcome the fall season by preparing our homes to be cozy and warm. At The Stove Store, we care about your comfort and the longevity of your home. Here, we present six fall home maintenance tips that are bound to safeguard your home from the winter's chill and keep your haven snug and warm.

There are certain things you need to do a couple times per year. Change your tires, go to the dentist, replace the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, among other things. Did you know you should also clean the glass of your gas fireplace? Learning how to clean the glass on your Direct Vent Gas Fireplace is very simple. This little DIY will keep your fireplace spreading the ambiance and luxury all year round.

It is not always possible to generalize accurately about service and maintenance because of the differences among the categories of wood burning equipment. But, here are some suggestions for keeping your wood burner working the way it was intended to.

Being good to the environment also means making sure your fireplace habits are safe and will not pose a danger to your home or your neighborhood.

1.  It's a renewable energy resource

Renewable means you don't run out. Renewable means you don't deplete the earth's resources. Wood is energy from the sun, stored by the tree as it grows. When you burn wood you are releasing this stored energy. In the dark of winter, it's like having a bit of summer sun on your hearth.

2.  No global warming

When fuels burn they release carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas responsible for global warming. Burning fossil fuels such as oil and natural gas is like pumping carbon dioxide from the centre of the earth into the atmosphere – a one-way trip. Trees absorb carbon dioxide as they grow. When wood burns, the carbon dioxide is released, only to be absorbed again by young trees. Because trees recycle carbon dioxide, woodburning just warms you, not the globe.

3.  You're in charge

Stop writing cheques every month to the energy utilities. Take control by heating with wood. In our climate, staying warm is right up there on the list of the most important things in life. Do you really want to leave something so important in the hands of a faceless corporation?

4.  No more freezing in the dark

The big, centralized energy sources are not very reliable. When a storm interrupts the electrical supply, all the conventional heating systems are useless; the fancy heat pump falls silent, the gas furnace can't work. But the wood stove or fireplace keeps you warm and cozy and safe. Now a power failure is kind of fun; you get to use the candles.

5.  Warms you like no other

The radiant heat from a stove or fireplace is like the rays of the sun. It warms you through and through. Come in from the storm and stand near the fire rubbing your hands together. It's one of life's small pleasures.

6.  The romance of the flame

Sure it's a cliché, but that doesn't make it any less true. The soft glow of the fire is the favourite setting for an intimate conversation. It's the place where friends and family gather to talk and laugh in comfort. Gazing into the fire, your imagination is free to soar on flights of fancy or probe the depths of the soul. Take a break from the harsh world outside – you'll find solace there in the flames.

7.  Raise your energy I.Q.

Flick the switch, turn up the thermostat. Now, what did that cost? What impact did it have on the natural world? What sins were committed in getting that energy to you? You're in touch when you heat with wood. That arm load will last the day. That log you placed on the fire is a tangible measure of the cost to the environment of keeping your family warm. It's the wood heat way of knowledge.

8.  Heat a space, save some energy

Well-planned space heating saves energy. That stove or fireplace in the living room keeps you warm and cozy in the place you spend your time. The basement and bedrooms stay cool. Regardless of what you pay for energy, space heating with wood clips 25% right off the top.

9.  Invest in your community

Spend a buck on oil, natural gas or electricity and you feed a corporate giant. Spend a buck on firewood and you feed a neighbor. Save a buck by heating with wood and you can spend that buck in your community. Heating with wood makes you richer in ways beyond counting.

10.  It's cheaper!

We almost forgot to mention it. Wood is the cheapest heating fuel you can use if you don't live in a large city. Some people actually think the only reason we heat with wood is to save money. Poor souls, they miss so much of what is good in life.

** Above information taken from www.woodheat.org website.  Visit them to learn more about everything woodburning.