<h2 class = 'uawtitle'>WETT Inspection for Stoves and Fireplaces</h2><br />
<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>by Roger Frost</div><br /><br />
<div class='uawarticle'>The Wood Energy Technology Transfer Inc., a non-profit training and educational association, maintains a registry of certified professionals, including inspectors, WETT-certified technicians and chimney sweeps. The Barrie Home Inspector is a WETT Certified Home Inspector who specializes in Residential and Commercial inspections.<br />
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Wood stoves are free-standing space heating appliances. Used either as the principal source of heat for a home or to supplement conventional heating systems, wood stoves are the most popular form of wood heating equipment because of their relatively low cost and installation flexibility. There are two general categories of wood stoves based on differences in combustion technology, emission characteristics and efficiency: conventional wood stoves and advanced technology, EPA certified wood stoves.<br />
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Sawdust or other waste biomass material is compressed into small cylinders about 8 mm in diameter and from 10 to 30 mm long to produce pellets. The raw feedstock for pellet production does not include binders or other additives, except in some cases to assist in the extrusion process. In the pellet stove, the fuel is moved from the integral hopper to the small combustion chamber by a motorized auger. The exhaust is forced into the vent with a fan. Because steady state combustion can be approximated by adjusting the fuel and air mixture, pellet stoves can burn with lower emissions, on average, than wood stoves. In contrast, the combustion of a batch of wood in a wood stove never stabilizes, so combustion air requirements are constantly fluctuating and good combustion conditions are transitory. Pellet stoves deliver about the same efficiency as EPA certified natural firewood-burning stoves.<br />
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Creosote, a crusty deposit left behind by the smoke that drifts up your chimney, can ignite into a dangerous fire when it builds up. To reduce the build up of creosote burn only clean, well seasoned wood that has been split and dried properly. Dry wood lights faster, burns better and produces less smoke than "green" wood - a major culprit in creosote buildup. You should think twice before you chop up that old furniture and toss it into your wood stove.<br />
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The best way to start your fire is with newspaper and dry kindling. Never try to get a blaze roaring with gasoline, kerosene or charcoal starter - you will get more firepower than you bargained for. Remember to remove ashes from your stove or fireplace regularly and store them in a covered metal container in a safe area away from the side of your house. The sparks in hot ashes can easily start fires. It is important to keep all household items - such as; drapes, furniture, newspaper and books - away from the heat and the stray sparks of your wood stove or fireplace.<br />
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Practice responsible wood burning habits (such as building small hot fires, using seasoned wood or manufactured non-wax firelogs) and using low emission wood-burning hearth products (such as wood-burning stoves and fireplace inserts certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and new state-of-the-art clean-burning fireplaces). Burning wood responsibly is about doing the right thing for you, your family, and your neighbors, while protecting your ability to burn wood well into the future.<br />
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The Barrie Home Inspector is a WETT Certified Professional Home Inspector for the Barrie, Alliston and Orillia area of Simcoe County. The experience and knowledge from over 4,000 inspections allows us to guarantee the best possible WETT and Home Inspection. The Barrie Home Inspector is also a Certified Building Code Official with the Ontario Building Officials Association.<br />
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