All About Wood Stoves Webinar
Thank YOU for joining our ‘All About Wood Stoves’ webinar on Tuesday Oct 25, 2022.
Together with Assistant Chief Mitchell Sherrin from Salt Spring Fire Rescue, we learned how to burn more safely and efficiently when using a wood stove. If you missed the live recording (or want to watch again!), you can watch the replay below. Please share with a friend or neighbour who you think would benefit from learning how to best ‘burn it smart’.
And for those who are interested in the Smoke Reduction rebate to exchange your current wood stove with a high-efficiency EPA-2020 Certified Wood Stove or Heat Pump, the interest list is: here.
Some key takeaways from the talk:
- Uncertified Wood Stoves output 15-30 grams of smoke per hour. Compare that to the new EPA-2020 Wood Stoves output of 2 grams of smoke/hr.
- TSS offers a Community Wood Smoke Reduction Rebate of $300-$1000 for Wood Stoves and Heat Pumps
- Salt Spring Island has multiple chimney fires every year, according to Assistant Fire Chief Mitchell Sherrin
- Burn hot, bright fires and burn in cycles to burn without smoke
- The “top-down” lighting method is considered the best way to light a fire with little smoke
If you need any guidance on what steps to take to make your home more climate-resilient and you live on the Southern Gulf Islands, feel free to reach out to Morgan, your Climate Action Coach, anytime.