OK, so right now it might seem like an odd thing to start thinking about. However, if you stock up on fire logs for your log burner now, you’ll be ready to go when winter strikes. Plus, if you’re in the UK as well, winter could be here any day now – depressingly! There’s nothing better than listening to the crackling wood and watching the mesmerising flames flicker and dance in the hearth. I grew up having a huge log fire in my parents cottage, so when I first moved out, i knew we had to get a log burner installed!
We’ve actually had our log burner for around 10 years now and get used every year. Pretty much as soon as October comes it goes on. Right the way through to maybe February – March time. Over the years we’ve tried many different types of wood for our log fire. From eco logs and briquettes, to kiln dried logs and pretty much everything in between.
How Do You Get Your Log Burner Prepped & Ready?
The best thing you can do right now (June / July) is to get your chimney swept. If you leave it too much longer they generally become too busy to fit you in before the colder months. Plus, if you do it now, if there are any problems, you’ll have plenty of time to get them fixed. Often, birds will use chimneys to build their nests in which can cause all kinds of issues. So do it now while there’s still time and hopefully you won’t find any nests up there!
How To Keep Your Log Fire Clean?
A little trick i was taught years ago by my Dad was to clean the glass to your wood burner using the ash in the fire. Simply dampen a cloth and dab it in to the ash at the bottom of your fire. Then gently wipe the gas over the glass window (if you have one). Then wipe it off with another clean, wet cloth and there you go. A sparkling clean window that cost you nothing!
Where Do You Get Your Fire Logs?
To be honest, there are so many places you can get fuel for your log burner these days. However some of the best places are online as they offer the cheapest prices, especially if you buy in bulk. Or, if you’d rather not buy online, you can always go to your local wood merchant, or even to the place that normally sells Christmas trees. Even organic farm shops and petrol stations will often sell logs as well.
What Are Kiln Dried Logs?
Kiln dried is the process of force drying wood in commercial kilns. This drives the moisture out of the wood through repeated complex processes allowing any moisture in the firewood to escape. This means your wood will burn better and won’t have any resin left in the wood to damage your wood burner.
However, if you want proper kiln dried logs that are better for the flue in your chimney, you generally are better to get them online. Kiln dried logs don’t have any resin, or tree sap left in them. So they won’t damage your flue lining. It also means you shouldn’t have to get your chimney cleaned quite so often, or worse, get the lining replaced as often.
One company i have used recently to get our kiln dried logs, briquettes and natural firelighters is White Horse Energy. They have everything from wood pellets, firewood and briquettes to choose from.
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The Pros of Kiln Dried Logs…
- The logs are ready to burn
- The logs create more heat and a much cleaner burn
- Won’t damage your wood burner
What Are Eco Logs & Are They Better?
Eco logs are made from sawdust, wood-shavings, and other offcuts/ waste from timber. They’ve been heated and mechanically-compressed to form a briquette of highly-concentrated calorie-dense fuel. The briquettes are lighter than traditional logs and burn at a much higher heat. They will often also burn for much longer.
They also contain no artificial chemicals or additives and can therefore be used in household fires and for cooking appliances that require solid fuels. Eco logs are also easier to transport due to their smaller size and weight.
The Pros Of Eco Logs…
- They are often cheaper than wood depending on how you source them
- Easier to transport
- Take up less storage space
- Easier to light than wood logs
- They give off less ash than wood logs
- Produce more heat than wood logs
- They retain a very low moisture content
So, do you think you’re more of an eco logs person, or a kiln dried logs person?
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