Why an Outdoor Wood Stove Should be on Your Radar
I know, I know—it’s not quite mid-July. Why am I breaking the unspoken northern-dwellers rule of pretending winter is a season far, far off in the distance? Why would I bring up outdoor wood stoves and outdoor wood burning cookers when temperatures are still hovering in the 80s and 90s?
One word: preparedness. Being prepared for the upcoming winter season may not be the first thing on your mind the week after celebrating the Fourth of July, but this is the perfect time to get your home equipped with an outdoor wood stove for the cold that is coming.
About Outdoor Wood Stoves
Let’s talk about outdoor wood stoves. An outdoor wood stove is a wood burning unit placed outside of the home that that heats via a boiler system. This heat is transferred underground into your home and distributed throughout by way of your furnace blower. Simple, effective, and efficient.
Advantages of Wood Heat
Why would you choose to heat your home with wood rather than a conventional propane, electric, or natural gas option? A primary reason homeowners choose this route is financial. Most of your winter utility bill can be eliminated with a wood burning stove. Additionally, an outdoor wood burning stove can be used to heat multiple buildings on your property (think garage or shed) with one stove. Outdoor wood stoves, including exterior wood stoves, are therefore an excellent choice for folks looking to heat outbuildings as well as their home in a budget-friendly, affordable manner.
Considerations to Make
Some considerations to make when thinking about installing an external wood burning stove: do you have access to wood? Do you have space to install the unit? And if you live in a suburban area, you’re going to want to be sure that the unit you choose is neighbor friendly. Cheaper units tend to emit more smoke than better models, which obviously becomes an issue when neighbors are in close proximity.
Here at Earth Energy Systems, we want to help you stay ahead of the game and be prepared for each coming season. Outdoor wood stoves and garage wood stoves are some of your heating and cooling options, and we’re here to serve you. From Luck to Grantsburg, Danbury to Siren, Spooner to Hayward and beyond, Earth Energy has all of your Wisconsin heating and cooling needs covered. Contact us today!
