why tiny wood stoves are a great addition to your tiny house life
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WHY TINY WOOD STOVES ARE A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR TINY HOUSE LIFE
If you are planning a tiny home design, whether it is for a portable, trailer-mounted mini
cabin or a permanent, freestanding micro house, you have a lot to think about. Typically, tiny homes have limited resources in a variety of ways, and this can make running a large number of appliances that all require a high electric output an issue. One way that many people have found to get around this limitation is to use a low-tech alternative for heating, which frees up more of the home’s available electrical resources for other appliances. When this trade-off can make the difference between having access to a dishwasher or air conditioning unit and finding your resources maxed out, it is important to make sure you are getting the most out of everything you put into your home.
Small wood stoves are quite efficient, too, and most homeowners who use them in tiny
house projects find that their concerns tend to be in the neighborhood of overheating instead of under heating. This can be a good problem to have, especially if you live in colder climates, because you can easily reduce a stove’s heat output by reducing its available fuel, but an underpowered furnace can quickly become a long-term problem. Wood burning stoves also operate without the need for electricity, which ensures that your home stays warm and snug even during unexpected power outages.
There are some costs and trade-offs to consider, though. Most small wood stoves do not have an air intake built in, and that means that they can easily suck the air out of a room if they are not installed carefully. Building an insulated pipe to the outside to feed your wood stove is integral if you do not buy one with an intake, because the other alternative is to open a window, which can let smoke from the stovepipe back in, not to mention the cold air. It’s also worth noting that tiny wood stoves often have size limitations on the logs they can take, which means that you may need custom cut wood if you are not prepared to cut down your firewood yourself.
Even with those trade-offs, though, tiny wood stoves have the advantage of
flexibility and the low-tech appeal of being incredibly hard to break. Combined with modern innovations like catalytic converters to reduce stove emissions, which help to keep your outdoor air quality up even when the stove is getting heavy use, and it is easy to see their appeal. When you add the fact that some even come with a range top for cooking, it’s easy to see why a tiny wood stove would be great for your San Diego tiny house. You may buy a wood burning fireplace in La Mesa here at this website www.farrellsfiresideshop.com/wood-fireplaces