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November 30, 2009
Did you know that there are 25,100 chimney fires resulting from wood burning hearth appliances in the U.S. every year? These fires result in 30 deaths and $126M in damages every year.
The EPA recommends that wood burning hearth appliances be installed and regularly maintained by a properly trained and certified installer. The National Fireplace Institute (NFI) conducts testing and certification of hearth appliance professionals. The Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA) is a good source for finding a certified chimney sweep. All hearth appliances, including wood stoves, gas fireplaces, pellet stoves and fireplace inserts, should be maintained in accordance with manufacturer guidelines (check the owners manuals) in order to ensure proper and efficient operation and to mimimize safety and fire risks.
Since 1972, Fireplace Village New Hampshire has provided professional installation and maintenance of hearth appliances, including wood stoves, gas fireplaces, pellet stoves and fireplace inserts with our NFI certified staff. Fireplace Village is the largest certified hearth installer in NH.
When deciding between a vented or a vent-less gas fireplace there are many things to keep in mind, the most important being, do you want to use this fireplace as a way to heat your home?
While Vented gas fireplaces are more realistic looking, they operate under an open chimney, which means a large portion of the heat created is leaving your house. They also use slightly more gas.
A vent-less fireplace has a smaller flame, but is an excellent source of heat and many can even be set up to a thermostat. Vent less gas fireplaces may take the place of central heating if your electricity goes out, but should be used mainly as a secondary heat source.
Certain states ban the sale of vent-less gas fireplaces due to potential health concerns, including potential accumulation of carbon monoxide and oxygen depletion. Check your local building codes or contact a gas fireplace specialist at Fireplace Village before buying one of these hearth appliances.
Fireplace Village is the largest gas fireplace retailer in New Hampshire and New England, and any one of our amazing sales associates would be happy to help you chose the best gas fireplace for your home. We also sell gas fireplaces online. Free shipping in the continental U.S.
November 25, 2009
The University of New Hampshire has a very good free online resource. Safe and Efficient Wood Burning. This online guide includes the following:
1. Assessing your home for wood heat.
2. Wood supply.
3. Buying, installing and maintaining wood stoves.
4. Outdoor wood boilers.
5. Wood burning ash management.
It also recommends wood stove accessories, fireplace tools and accessories, including use of smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and carbon monoxide detectors. Fireplace Village NH encourages customers to utilize this free online resource to ensure safe and efficient use of wood stoves, fireplace inserts and fireplaces.
November 24, 2009
Consumer Reports recently reviewed six leading Pellet Stoves including the Napoleon NPS40. The NPS40 along with the other pellet stoves were evaluated as part of the pellet stoves and wood stoves program at Consumer Reports. The Napoleon pellet stove performed very well in the testing and earned a coveted Recommended rating and an overall exceptional scoring in the pellet stoves competition. The NPs40 is relatively inexpensive and easy to load and clean.
Fireplace Village is one of the largest retailers of Napoleon pellet stoves. We have burning pellet stoves on display in all of our locations in New Hampshire and we sell them online. Shipping is free in the continental U.S. If you are looking for the best value in pellet stoves nh look no further. We also display and install pellet fireplace inserts.
The Jotul wood stoves company has been producing high quality, energy efficient wood stoves and gas stoves for over 100 years. Jotul has recently introduced a new line of gas fireplaces. The new product line from Jotul is the Atra Adirondack Gas Fireplace Collection. This gas fireplace collection borrows its design aesthetic from the Adirondack region of New York. The offering is unique because it incorporates materials such as rough hewn gas logs, split rock, tree branches and roots, and the antlers of animals into the design of the gas fireplaces.
The new Jotul collection is available in two different base size models and a number of attractive fireplace door and fireplace surround options. The fireplace liner options are very interesting as well, two traditional brick liners are available along with a fieldstone liner. Our favorite burner gas log option is the Beach Fire. Fireplace Village, Bedford has these exciting new gas fireplaces on display.
November 23, 2009
Napoleon Fireplace has made available for a limited time a linear gas fireplace with crystallized Swarovski elements. The Napoleon LHD50 limited edition gas fireplace comes with a bed of precision-cut crystals (as opposed to traditional fiber gas logs), made with “CRYSTALLIZED-Swarovski Elements”. Light in this unique gas fireplace brilliantly reflects light in every direction. This gas fireplace comes with a Swarovski certificate of authenticity and is available in a one-sided or two-sided unit. This beautiful gas fireplace is also very efficient and comes standard with an electronic ignition.
Fireplace Village carries a wide selection of gas fireplaces and gas logs. Visit us online or at one of our New Hampshire gas fireplace and gas log showrooms.
Fireplace and wood stove accessories are the perfect gift for any fire place owner.
The easiest way to update a tired, old looking fireplace or wood stove is to give it a facelift with a new fireplace screen. Free standing screens not only protect children and animals from the fire, they are also an easy, inexpensive way to change the look of your fireplace. We love the new line from Portland Willamette.
Updating the look of a gas log fireplace is easy with Décor Packs from RH Peterson. Their Décor Pack 2 includes realistic looking pinecones and pieces of wood to transform the look of any gas fireplace.
Another great way to inexpensively upgrade your fireplace or wood stove is to replace your tool set. Fireplace Village stocks a broad selection of fireplace and wood stove tool sets. We are the largest fireplace tool set retailer in New Hampshire and New England. We also sell all of our wood stove and fireplace tool sets online. Free Shipping anywhere in the continental U.S.
November 17, 2009
Among the top 10 states in America where households use wood on a per capita basis as their primary heat source, are Arkansas and New Mexico. According to the US Census Bureau, approximately 2% of Americans use wood as their primary heating source. Vermont tops the list with nearly 10% but arid New Mexico on our southern border is over 5%. Wood is burned in various hearth appliances including, fireplace inserts, wood stoves, fireplaces and pellet stoves.
1. Vermont – 9.4%
2. Idaho – 7.7%
3. Montana – 7.5%
4. Oregon – 7.1%
5. Maine – 6.4%
6. West Virginia – 5.9%
7. New Mexico – 5.1%
8. Arkansas – 4.7%
9. Washington – 4.7%
10. New Hampshire – 4.3%
Fireplace Village NH recommends upgrading old hearth appliances to new EPA certified models and investing in certified fireplace stove inserts if you currently burn wood in a traditional fireplace. These new models are highly efficient and environmentally friendly. Wood is our largest potential source of renewable energy.
November 13, 2009
One of the Fireplace Village NH premier hearth manufacturers, Heat & Glo, has added an exciting new energy efficient, environmentally friendly gas fireplace insert to the Fireplace Village offering. The Cosmo gas fireplace inserts are modern, direct-vent gas inserts. The most interesting aspect of this new gas insert is that instead of fiber gas logs, the Cosmo features black glass media. A black glass fireplace refractory liner reflects a ribbon of flames that run across the length of the firebox. This fireplace gas insert features a curved halo front. Homeowners have the choice of three fire place surround sizes. The installation of this gas insert into an existing fireplace opening is easy. The Cosmo gas insert comes standard with the IntelliFire ignition system (electronic fireplace insert ignition) with the option of a fireplace insert remote control. The electronic ignition system is highly efficient as no pilot light is required, significantly reducing waste when the gas insert is not burning.
Fireplace Village NH sells a wide variety of fireplace inserts, including gas fireplace inserts, pellet fireplace inserts and wood fireplace inserts. Visit one of our New Hampshire locations to find the perfect fireplace insert for your fireplace. We also install and service fireplace inserts.
November 12, 2009
 Fireplace Insert Changeout Fireplace Village, a leading dealer and retailer of hearth appliances, formally announced today its participation in the Keene Woodstove Changeout Program. The Fireplace Village Keene Wood Stoves shop is the largest wood stoves dealer in Keene. Fireplace Village has been in operation since 1972. The company believes that the best way to improve and protect the environment is to upgrade old wood stoves, pellet stoves and fireplace stove inserts to new high efficiency, low emissions models. Efficient and environmentally friendly use of renewable energy sources such as wood is critical to improving environmental and economic conditions in NH, VT, ME and MA.
FireplaceVillage will offer select discounts on wood stoves, wood pellet stoves and fireplace stove inserts to Keene NH homeowners who participate in the Woodstove Changeout program.
Fireplace Village Keene carries a wide selection of wood stoves, gas stoves and fireplace inserts that qualify for the $1,000 voucher. The Keene Woodstove Changeout Program encourages voluntary replacement of old inefficient wood stoves with new, cleaner-burning fuel efficient woodstoves, pellet stoves, or gas heating systems. The campaign, modeled after the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Great American Woodstove Changeout,” will reduce emissions of small particle pollution from chimneys, especially when temperature inversions tend to trap smoke and air pollution in the valley during the cold winter months. Air monitors operated by the NH Department of Environmental Services have shown that air quality in the Keene valley has been adversely affected by smoke from wood stoves. Levels of particle pollution have been detected that are near or exceed national standards, placing the city and the county at risk for potential environmental violations.
“We are very excited to be participating in this program,” said Allen Coco, Product Manager Fireplace Village, who is also a member of the NEHPBA ( Northeast Hearth, Patio and Barbeque Association) Board of Directors and is providing expert advice to the NH Department of Environmental Services – Air Resources Division and the town of Keene, NH regarding the Woodstove Changeout program. “The Keene woodstove program is modeled after an existing successful EPA change out program. We hope that Keene homeowners take advantage of this tremendous opportunity to improve living conditions in the Keene valley.”
Fireplace Village Keene, 661 Marlboro Street (Rt 101), Keene, NH 03431.
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