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 Wood Stoves
The traditional pot-bellied stove is a thing of the past - today's wood stove models feature improved safety and efficiency. They produce almost no smoke,
minimal ash, and require less firewood, They can be sized to heat a family room, a small cottage, or a full-sized home. The best choices are appliances labeled by
the Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada (ULC) or another testing and certification body for safety. They should also be certified to be low-emission according to EPA standards.
While older uncertified stoves and fireplaces release 40 to 60 grams of smoke per hour; new EPA-certified stoves produce only 2 to 5 grams of smoke per hour.
EPA certified wood stoves burn more cleanly and efficiently, save you money, reduce the risk of fire, and improve air quality inside and outside your home.
EPA certified wood stoves come in different sizes:
- Small stoves are suitable for heating a family room or a seasonal cottage. For larger homes with older
central furnaces, consider "zone heating" a specific area of your home (family or living room) with a small
stove. This can reduce fuel consumption, conserve energy and save you dollars while maintaining comfort.
- Medium stoves are suitable for heating small houses, medium-sized energy-efficient houses, and cottages used in winter.
- Large stoves are suitable for larger, open plan houses or older, leakier houses in colder climate zones.
Let us help you find a wood stove that is well suited to the space you want to heat.
 Gas Stoves
Gas stoves are designed to burn either natural gas or propane. They emit very little pollution, require little maintenance, and can be installed almost anywhere in
the home. Today's gas stoves feature large, dancing yellow flames and glowing red embers that are nearly identical in appearance to a wood fire. They can be
vented through an existing chimney, or direct vented through the wall behind the stove. While some models do not require outside venting, EPA does not support their use due to indoor air quality concerns.
 Pellet Stoves
Instead of logs, pellet stoves burn a renewable fuel made of ground, dried wood and other biomass wastes compressed into pellets. They are some of the
cleanest-burning heating appliances available today and deliver high overall efficiency. Because they pollute so little, pellet stoves do not require EPA
certification; some manufacturers, however, voluntarily seek this certification. Unlike wood stoves and fireplaces, most pellet stoves need electricity to operate
, and can be easily vented through a wall, unlike log-burning stoves.
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