It will also mean you won’t have to clean the glass as much. Although if you do, take a look at these 3 best ways on how to clean log burner stove glass. Eco logs are an alternative to wood logs for your stove or log burner. Eco logs are highly compressed, manufactured logs made from recycled natural materials.

Our heat logs are perfect for multiple fireplaces and can serve various uses for your home fire setup. For instance, they’re ideal for use in wood burners, multi-fuel stoves, open fires, and even chimeneas. You can use them in indoor or outdoor fireplaces, and you can be sure that they will burn bright and true throughout the night. If the heat log is claiming to be eco friendly, they should not contain any artificial chemicals, additives or fossil-fuel based materials. Heat logs may also contain peat, but if you are considering the environment, please don’t buy peat-containing logs.A good heat log should maintain its shape and not crumble into sawdust and other bits of material either in the bag or when in the stove. How are heat logs made? Heat logs are made by mechanically compressing wood, sawdust and other organic offcut materials into a very dense log. The heat logs are usually pressed into shape. The high compression squeezes a lot of the moisture out of the biomass that goes into each heat log. This gives the eco logs a high density and also means they have a very low moisture content.

The only downside to eco logs for me is that they will be shrink-wrapped in plastic. This is to keep the logs are dry as possible and prevent any moisture from entering. If left in the elements, eco logs will readily absorb any moisture, which isn’t good for burning. A longer burn time means you won’t have to buy as many logs and will save you money in the long run through being more efficient. The moisture content of eco logs is less than 10%. This benefits the efficiency of a fire and helps it burn for longer. Eco logs are now produced all over the world. So, if you’re in the UK, try and source locally made eco logs. Eco logs shouldn’t contain any chemicals, additives and other nasties. This means that eco logs burn cleaner, producing less air pollutants, which is good news for the air in your house and the environment outside.

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Choosing the right fuel source for your fire isn’t easy, as there are lots of things you need to think about. At Homefire, one of our most popular products is our bag of ultra-dry, high energy Shimada Heat Logs. To help you decide if they’re the ideal fuel for your fire, we run through some of the benefits of our heat logs below and illustrate why they’re such a popular choice with our current customers. And finally, if possible make sure the initial wood source is from a sustainable plantation and certified by Forest Stewardship Council. Can you burn eco logs in a wood stove? Heat logs are considered environmentally friendly as they are produced using leftover organic biomass, wood shavings and other waste materials. Even better, a UK heat log of good quality will have been accredited with the Woodsure Plus mark. This is the UK’s only woodfuel certification scheme. Most heat logs produce very little smoke. This is good for the health and condition of the stove and flue, as well as the environment.

In 2021, the UK government announced a ban on the sale of wet wood in units under 2m3. In other words, you are legally required to ensure that the wood you burn in your home fireplace has been sufficiently dried. In addition to our ultra-dry heat logs, our kiln-dried firewood has been dried to a moisture content of 20% or less and is another great option for your home fire. If the heat log contains no artificial chemicals and is 100% organic material, then you can use the leftover ash as fertiliser for your garden. A multifuel stove has been designed specifically to accept different fuel types and may also have different flue liners. You can read up on the difference between a wood burner and multifuel stove here. However, if you still like to burn traditional wood logs, this isn’t a problem as you’ll be able to burn both wood and eco logs on a multifuel stove. However, don’t do this at the same time. Our heat logs are 100% clean and come with no additives or chemicals. This is a super important consideration when you’re looking for the right firewood for your home.

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Although some people will do this, burning any other fuel other than a 100% wooden log, may void your guarantee and could damage the stove. This is because the inside of wood burning stoves are designed differently to multifuel stoves. Previous fire logs may have been made with sawdust but it would have been bound together with paraffin wax. This is the same fossil-fuel derived substance that is used for candles, which is why natural eco friendly candles are a better choice. They can come in different shapes and sizes, but are often cylindrical or can be squared off like a briquette. You may also find that the beautiful flames may not be as good as the ones produced with wooden logs. The fact that they’re compressed also means that they hold their shape well during burning, which helps the structure of your fire. This is why we refer to our heat logs as a high energy fuel source and is another reason why they’re one of our most popular products for home fireplaces.