Energy Efficient Wood Burning Stoves
Epa approved wood stove with an app.
Energy efficient wood burning stoves. Cleaning out the inside of a wood stove with a wire brush periodically will also help the wood burning appliance heat more efficiently. The internal design of wood stoves has changed entirely since the epa issued standards of performance for new wood stoves in 1988. Learn the benefits of a new wood stove in epa s brochure your old wood stove s dirty little secrets. The epa requires manufacturers of all wood heating appliances subject to the 2015 air emission rules i e any wood stove manufactured after may 1 2015 to test and report overall efficiency as part of the epa certification process.
For pellet fuel appliances it is very important to follow the manufacturer s instructions for operation and maintenance. Unlike traditional wood stoves catalyst lets you set your room temperature with the catalyst smart app. Even better catalyst is constantly learning. Even one tenth of an inch of soot can drop the heat transfer efficiency of the metal by 50.
Catalyst is an efficient wood burning stove because it does things a little different. A new generation of high efficiency wood stoves are as low in emissions as they are high in energy efficiency. Get a list of more efficient epa certified wood stoves. Consider switching to a more efficient gas or wood pellet stove or buy a new epa certified wood stove that is 50 percent more efficient than older models.