Wood burning fireplaces are the traditional way of having fireplaces in your home or outdoor patio. For centuries, wood burning fireplaces have been used to warm us and cook our food. While Fireplaces and Wood Stoves NOW isn’t going to say that a wood burning fireplace is better than the gas fireplaces, there are some definite advantages to wood burning fireplaces.
There are many different types of wood burning fireplace models which we explain about on Fireplaces and Wood Stoves NOW. Among these are high efficiency tax credit wood fireplaces, best selling wood fireplaces and radiant wood burning fireplaces. There are also indoor and outdoor wood burning fireplaces and wood burning fireplace inserts. Each of these models has different benefits and price ranges.
With all of the best selling wood fireplaces on the market, sometimes it can be hard to decide on a certain wood stove or even a wood fireplaces manufacturer! To narrow down your decision a bit, Fireplaces and Wood Stoves NOW has compiled a list of the best selling wood fireplaces.
This best selling wood fireplace makes this list for a number of reasons. First of all, it’s from Vermont Casting Fireplaces, one of the best manufacturers in the industry which is enough information to why it is one of the best selling wood fireplaces. The Sequoia model is also a high efficiency tax credit wood fireplace by becoming certified regarding energy efficiency standards – which means that consumers can get a great best selling wood fireplace and a tax credit to help pay for their wood burning fireplace on top to make it even better!
Majestic fireplaces Windsor series is another best selling wood fireplace because of the enormous value you get with these wood stove inserts. These best selling wood fireplaces are a good combination of the traditional look with modern wood stove insert technology, and will make any room or home more cozy. They are a great price (normally around $650), and for that price you are going to have a hard time finding better quality and better looking best selling wood fireplaces.
For some people, outdoor wood burning fireplaces are the only way to go when it comes to different outdoor fireplaces models. You can’t really completely match the combination of the outdoors and wood burning fireplaces which will make you feel like you really are in the great outdoors, even though you could be right outside your house!
Every other type of fireplaces really try to match the look and feel of these outdoor wood burning fireplaces, and they get close but can’t get completely there. Outdoor wood burning fireplaces have arguably the best style, look, feel and smell of any type of outdoor fireplaces. There are also so many style choices when it comes to these so homeowners have a easy time matching their backyard home decor with these outdoor wood burning fireplace units.
Outdoor wood burning masonry fireplaces top our list of these outdoor wood burning fireplaces because they are simply the most elegant of all styles. Masonry fireplaces can use the material of your preference, such as brick, stone, or rock depending on what kind of look you want. These outdoor wood burning fireplaces are great at generating heat as well.
Cast iron outdoor wood burning fireplaces are next on this list because they are the best at generating heat, and unsurpassed by any other model of fireplaces. Put one of these in your backyard, and you will never be cold again thanks to these outdoor wood burning fireplaces.
Tradition is hard to break. It’s hard to beat the beauty the flames create from one of these, the sound of the wood burning / cracking or the delightful smell of outdoor wood burning fireplaces. While there is more maintenance involved in these models than gas fireplaces, many people really like the whole process of making a fire and maintaining it by feeding it wood.
Wood burning fireplaces are focal points during social gatherings and can create beautiful romantic settings. There is something soothing about wood burning fireplaces which cannot be replaced by any other model.
Before purchasing one of these models you should think about certain things that you wouldn’t have to consider with a gas fireplace. When starting a wood burning fireplace, you should always be present to monitor the fire, especially if children are present. With gas fireplaces this isn’t such an issue, since they can be turned on and off very easily. You also have to consider the maintenance. Wood burning fireplaces require regular maintenance including the chimney for safety reasons, as well as the ash left behind from these models.
While these models are much more maintenance, it’s hard to replace a wood burning fireplaces with any other model.
Radiant wood burning fireplaces are space saving wood burning fireplaces which are very effective at heating your home and you! A radiant wood burning fireplace heats your home by way of infrared radiation, meaning the wood fire first heats your fireplace, then the fireplace gives heat back to you through infrared radiation as well. This heat generated from from these radiant wood burning fireplaces all comes from the walls of your fireplaces.
Basically, all fireplaces and stoves produce radiant heat as well as circulating heat (the heat that comes out of forced air heaters). But some units, such as cast iron fireplaces were designed to be more radiant heating wood burning fireplaces.
Radiant wood burning fireplaces produce some of the most efficient and comfortable heat of all home heating methods. Radiant heat is basically what you get from the sun, not what comes out of forced air heaters which aren’t as efficient or as healthy compared to radiant wood burning fireplaces. Radiant heat has no odor, noise and no drafts – just even distribution of heat.
A radiant wood burning fireplace will make you more comfortable when you get out of bed. Not only will one of these fireplaces or wood burning stoves heat the air around you, they will also heat the ground you walk on. So next time you get out of bed and feel the nice warm ground under your feet, you can thank your radiant wood burning fireplaces.
A radiant heater is more comfortable to be around for a couple reasons. Because the heat from a radiant wood burning fireplace is slow moving, you don’t feel drafts or lose heat quickly when a door gets opened. This kind of heat is better for your skin as well, and won’t dry skin out like a forced air heater does.
If you have a family with little children who are bound to get curious and touch the fireplace, maybe one of these models aren’t for you. Radiant wood burning fireplaces walls get very hot, and should never be touched. Touching can result in severe burn or injury. If this might ever be a problem in your household, then maybe you shouldn’t invest in one of these radiant wood burning fireplaces.
High efficiency tax credit wood fireplaces are wood burning fireplaces that have been EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) certified and rated with a energy efficiency rating of 72% or higher. This means that these high efficiency tax credit wood fireplace models will give you more heat for every piece of wood that goes into your wood burning fireplaces. Not only do these high efficiency tax credit wood fireplaces save you money on fire wood, the government is offering a 30% tax credit for sales of any of these models which qualify!
With energy prices skyrocketing and the need for the world to start considering alternative fuels, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act which included owners of these high efficiency tax credit wood fireplaces to receive compensation products that adhere to certain energy efficiency regulations.
How Much Money Can I Expect To See Back From Purchasing These High Efficiency Tax Credit Wood Fireplaces?
If you purchase any high efficiency tax credit wood fireplace, stoves or inserts that qualify you can get back up to 30% reimbursement in the form of a tax credit up to $1,500 total during the 2009 and 2010 tax years. For more information regarding this, please see www.epa.gov.
In this review, Fireplaces and Wood Stoves NOW is going to review the 1400P from Napoleon Fireplaces. This is a very energy efficient wood burning stove has a very large firebox chamber and is great at heating your home. Not only is this wood burning stove built for performance, it is also very appealing on your eyes with the pedestal base. This model is one of the easiest wood burning stoves to maintain, and is very easy to use. If you own one of these, the only heater you’ll need is this high efficiency tax credit wood fireplaces!