tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29504535.post116366041295649792..comments2024-03-08T14:04:00.258-08:00Comments on Breathing Treatment: Modern Wood StovesBrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450393891493020636noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29504535.post-1164013098358088532006-11-20T00:58:00.000-08:002006-11-20T00:58:00.000-08:00I probably wouldn't buy a pellet stove. I don't k...I probably wouldn't buy a pellet stove. I don't know that I could get pellets in LA and I also have lots of wood at hand.<BR/><BR/>I too am concerned about high chimney emissions, but at least the SCAN folks claim to meet US emission laws. They employ several tricks to do so, including preheating the incoming air (which can be drawn from the outside) and combustion chamber design. There is also a role to play for the homeowner, in terms of making sure the fire is hot enough to completely combust the gasses evolved when wood is heated. Fireplaces generally can't do that job, but with proper air metering the ovens can. Apparently, it is common to run these stoves with little to no observable smoke coming from the chimney, a sign of complete combustion.Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450393891493020636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29504535.post-1163926967198221692006-11-19T01:02:00.000-08:002006-11-19T01:02:00.000-08:00It is not just Boulder, but the entire CO front ra...It is not just Boulder, but the entire CO front range. Wood smoke is a major source of air pollution and excess mortality. Homes that have no other source of heat are exempted from the wood burning ban during temperature inversions. <BR/><BR/>Pellet stoves are cleaner. Would you consider one of those?badmomgoodmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569728075698885020noreply@blogger.com