FAQ
FAQ
Should I buy A Woodburning or Multi-fuel stove?
A Multi-fuel stove will give you a little flexibility when it comes to choosing your fuel type as it will burn both wood and coal at the same time.
Multi-fuel stoves have an open grate on which the fuel burns and this grate allows air to enter from below in order for the fuel to burn.
A wood burning stove on the other hand has a flat bottom so the wood can burn on a bed of hot ash or cinders. The air to burn the wood comes from above and is easy to control. Hence wood burns alot more efficiently in a ‘wood burner’ rather than a multi-fuel stove; surprise surprise!!
p.s. Wood is zero rated for Carbon Tax!
p.p.s. Wood is rated smokeless!
p.p.s. Wood4stoves.ie can supply within a few days
How Green Is Burning Wood?
Wood fuel is rated as carbon-neutral as the carbon it releases when it is burned has been already absorbed during the lifespan of the tree when it was growing. In addition to this the new tree planted is already absorbing carbon dioxide (co2) from the atmosphere.
This makes burning wood in a stove much more eco-friendly than burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil or gas to heat your home.
Why Import Hardwood Firewood?
The answer is very simple;
% land area planted with hardwoods Ireland – 0.5%
Our source in E. Europe – up to 60%
Ireland has only 0.5% land coverage planted with hardwood forests. Up to 40% of this 0.5% has been planted in the past 50 years, therefore the % hardwood ready to harvest is very small. What hardwood forests we do have at present, we need to keep for amenity and wildlife purposes until we get more hardwood forests planted.
This is the sole reason we moved our firewood factory to Lithuania in 2008 because of sustainability of supply without damaging the environment.
Why Kiln Dried Hardwood?
By putting our logs in a kiln all we are doing is simply speeding up the drying process and ensuring a guaranteed % moisture content (m.c) to you our customers. Most of our hardwoods are Ash and Birch as this type of wood dries thoroughly in the kiln due to its grain. Whereas other hardwoods like Beech are much harder to kiln-dry due to having a short ‘grain’
Whats All This Carbon Emissions About?
In a nutshell:
If you burn something that has originated from below the ground you are standing on;
THEN IT’S BAD FOR MOTHER EARTH!!
If you burn something that has originated from above the ground you stand on;
THEN ITS NOT SO BAD FOR MOTHER EARTH!!
Wood4stoves.ie, as a responsible firewood processor and supplier,we source all our Ash and Birch from strictly managed forests in Lithuania. This wood is of no use for furniture making etc and is graded for firewood only. Some areas in this region of Europe have over 60% overage of firewood grade Hardwood, whereas Ireland has less than 0.5%!!
We Need To Keep What We Have for our wildlife!!
Does Importing Wood Increase Its Carbon Footprint?
The answer is of course yes … but only by a tiny amount.
The reason for this is because we use container shipping lines to bring over the firewood from our Lithuanian factory.
So by putting our wood on a container shipping line we are actually REDUCING the ships carbon footprint, as the ship sails whether it has 1 container or 1000 containers on board.
Its a bit, like the 10 o’clock bus going from Blanchardstown to the City Centre, it will have practically the same carbon footprint whether its empty or full. If it is full, that footprint is spread over its entire load.
For the same reason we use a very reputable dispatch company, as these trucks will be going to your area every day or two, rather than sending a truck with 1 pallet of logs.
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