Wood burner vs open fire: what's the difference? Put simply, an open fireplace is a fire that sits within a grate below a ...

[Michel] has a wood stove in his basement for extra heat in the winter. While this is a nice secondary heat source, he has creosote buildup in the chimney to worry about. [Michel] knows that by ...

By far the most important concern for wood or pellet burning is keeping the flue free of hazards. The most common problem is creosote buildup. We used to run a chimney division within our company ...