With hundreds of models on the market, it can be quite daunting when looking to purchase a new wood burning or multi fuel stove. That's why at Natural Heating, we always test each model before it makes it into our showroom. After all, if we wouldn't buy it why should you? One of our projects this year was to make this process easier, especially in warmer seasons where lighting a wood burner in our showroom isn't practical, is to have a video of each stove model lit with all the needed information. These are intended as honest with all the good and bad bits, and not your typical marketing videos made by manufacturers. We always advise to touch and feel the stoves before purchasing - online photos may look great, but they may not be suitable for everyone. Everyone is welcome in our showroom, however if you're outside the area and travelling is not an option a review will be the next best thing. Click on the logo below if you'd like to check out our review videos! We
No matter how experienced you are with wood burners, every day can be a school day! About a year ago, we have come across something very peculiar when our showroom display HWAM 4640C wood burning stove was burning out of control shortly after refueling. This was out of the ordinary, as we have always stocked up on kiln dried wood from a local supplier for many years without any issue and always check the moisture content of our logs. We chalked it up as a one time strange occurance and didn't think any of it. Until... it happened a second time! This time, we had the second part of the log and were able to figure out what was causing the issue... As you can see in the photo above, the log had an abnormally high content of sap which would have been undetected had we not split it beforehand. On the outisde, it seemed unassuming however the weight of the log was a giveaway that something was not quite right. The woodman informed us that if a tree is cut late winter, he thinks the sa