While it may seem old fashioned or outlandish, the fact is that individuals who use a modern wood stove can save literally thousands of dollars on heating costs during the length of a winter—while boosting their exercise as well!
It is a sad fact, but American consumers who live in cold climates are being hit by a triple punch. Winters seem to be getting colder, with record snowfalls and unseasonable autumn storms leaving it ever harder to keep a family warm inside the home. The economy is tanking, leaving millions out of work or underpaid, making heating bills hang like a chain around their neck, even as those bills climb! Heating and utility companies have been steadily increasing costs, headless of the impact it has on those who are struggling (though relief programs are available).
While dropping the thermostat a few degrees and picking up a decent sweater will go a long ways to save you money on your heating costs, a wood stove will get you the rest. A good stove installation actually disperses the heat all throughout the home, boosting temperatures and also adding a centerpiece of warmth and security to your basement, naturally attracting family members and visitors to the warm yellow glow. Rather than a fireplace, which releases most of its heat into air which immediately rises out of the home, wood stoves radiate warmth, using catalysts and modern construction to match a modern heating system or at the very least, augment it to reduce your heating bill to a mere fraction of what it had been. A stove pays for itself, and does so much more.
