Energy Efficiency
Although everyone likes an open fire, the real efficiency of burning logs in an open grate is very low with most of the heat been lost up the chimney. As the fire burns the warm air from the fire is sucked into the fire and lost up the chimney. This heat loss means that the efficiency of an open fire is estimated to be only about 20-25%. Although it can be much lower and even fall into negative efficiency, potentially making your room colder. With modern technology stoves can run at up of 80% efficiency. A stove can generate nearly three times as much heat and burn three times more efficiently than a standard open fire grate.
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