Wood heat was not only the main source of heat for our fore fathers, wood fires also were used for cooking, heating water for clothes washing, baths and all the essentials of life. To accomplish these task there was normally an open fireplace. I am sure most of you have seen pictures of the pioneer housewife with the pot of food dangling on a hook inside the open fireplace.
A wood burning stove consists of a sealed combustion chamber (in which the wood is burned) connected via a stovepipe to a flue that vents smoke and other combustion products to the outside. It is the fact of being sealed that is one of the main distinguishing features of wood burning stoves. They are popularly believed to have their origins in the Franklin Stove though this itself was derived from earlier designs, and ironically initially employed an open, rather than sealed, design.
It was the 16th Century before substantial numbers of Britons moved the fire at home against a side wall and began venting it through a chimney. In earlier times, families literally lived and slept around a central fireplace in every type of home from the humblest cottage to the grandest castle.
The next generation of Wood Stoves and Wood Inserts became popular as many homes had open fireplaces that were very attractive but very inefficient. These Wood Stoves and Inserts had a fairly good controllable airflow, usually with some sort of restrictive baffling system, allowing approximately 30% efficiency from the wood fuel. For many years these stoves heated the homes and were considered to be a wonderful heat source. Today, these types of stoves are illegal to sell in most states, due to the high particle emissions emitted from the exhaust chimney. As our population has increase, it has become necessary to reduce the particles being emitted from the stoves in the form of smoke. Studies have confirmed that the particles from the stove smoke are not only a nuisance, but also cancerous as the particles will lodge in the lungs of people.
Benjamin Franklin changed the method with which we heat our homes when he invention of the Franklin stove. The stove was made from cast iron with two swings out doors to resemble the open fireplace. The characteristic of cast iron allows the cast iron to heat up fairly rapidly then radiate the heat into the room much more efficiently than the open fireplace.
In 1900, Benjamin Thompson, an American and a British spy, invented the first metal wood-fired cookstove, suitable for castle kitchens. Philo Stewart followed with a compact cast iron home kitchen version in 1834, which was so popular that 90,000 were purchased by 1864.
Today most insurance companies will require that you obtain a Certified WETT inspection prior to issuing a home insurance policy. You can contact your local Certified WETT inspector to have this inspection performed.
A wood burning stove consists of a sealed combustion chamber (in which the wood is burned) connected via a stovepipe to a flue that vents smoke and other combustion products to the outside. It is the fact of being sealed that is one of the main distinguishing features of wood burning stoves. They are popularly believed to have their origins in the Franklin Stove though this itself was derived from earlier designs, and ironically initially employed an open, rather than sealed, design.
It was the 16th Century before substantial numbers of Britons moved the fire at home against a side wall and began venting it through a chimney. In earlier times, families literally lived and slept around a central fireplace in every type of home from the humblest cottage to the grandest castle.
The next generation of Wood Stoves and Wood Inserts became popular as many homes had open fireplaces that were very attractive but very inefficient. These Wood Stoves and Inserts had a fairly good controllable airflow, usually with some sort of restrictive baffling system, allowing approximately 30% efficiency from the wood fuel. For many years these stoves heated the homes and were considered to be a wonderful heat source. Today, these types of stoves are illegal to sell in most states, due to the high particle emissions emitted from the exhaust chimney. As our population has increase, it has become necessary to reduce the particles being emitted from the stoves in the form of smoke. Studies have confirmed that the particles from the stove smoke are not only a nuisance, but also cancerous as the particles will lodge in the lungs of people.
Benjamin Franklin changed the method with which we heat our homes when he invention of the Franklin stove. The stove was made from cast iron with two swings out doors to resemble the open fireplace. The characteristic of cast iron allows the cast iron to heat up fairly rapidly then radiate the heat into the room much more efficiently than the open fireplace.
In 1900, Benjamin Thompson, an American and a British spy, invented the first metal wood-fired cookstove, suitable for castle kitchens. Philo Stewart followed with a compact cast iron home kitchen version in 1834, which was so popular that 90,000 were purchased by 1864.
Today most insurance companies will require that you obtain a Certified WETT inspection prior to issuing a home insurance policy. You can contact your local Certified WETT inspector to have this inspection performed.
About the Author:
Read about WETT Inspection Satisfied Customers. Stop by http://infared-detection.ca where you can find out all about Simcoe County WETT Inspections and ensure your protection.
No comments:
Post a Comment