Looks as thought the climate change activists want to ban wood stoves and possibly wood burning fireplaces as of October 1, 2022. Just googled it after hearing about it on a local talk radio show and sure enough, there's an article by the Times Union stating that wood smoke leads to heart attacks. Since when is NYS concerned about heart attacks when they are militantly pushing the JoeTox jab? --72.231.xxx.xx

I was talking to someone about this the other day. Its another one of those “rules” that gets filed in the “who cares” or “good luck with that” folder. Go split a cord of wood with an ax and tell me how good that aerobic exercise is for your heart. I d iots. --174.198.xx.xx

Might be a good time to buy some heating fuel stock that services NY state. There will be drones who give up their wood stoves just cuz Daddy said so. --174.198.xx.xx

In the house using a EPA rated Drolet wood stove which has double wall pipe right down to the stove. A high efficiency wood stove burns hotter along with wood gas is burned as well where there is greater efficiency when the stove reaches operating temperature there is very little or no smoke from the chimney as the wood gas is burned in the stove. As a result of more complete combustion there is no creosote in the chimney where took off pipes then the pipes were cleaned along with running brush up the chimney. The stove is rated 3.5 grams per hour which is low where some new stove have ratings even lower. A unilateral approach to climate change where everyone has to go in the same direction. China and India will not stop using dirty coal fired power stations. Unlike the Us if use the high efficiency gas furnace there is carbon tax on natural gas here wood is free no carbon tax. Every month slowly spray foaming section by section of the house where it is starting to show results as heat is staying in longer. If had the funds would convert the house to net zero where no heating or cooling would be required. Solar panels would provide power where no connection to the grid. The climate activist want to ban people from using natural gas stoves as well where some cities will not allow new construction to have a natural gas connection. So in the mean time have to save the funds to buy DIY spray foam kits to overall reduce heating costs. In 2005 converted out stove, dryer to natural gas as electricity costs in the province of Ontario are expensive where even though there is carbon tax the stove does not use a lot where only use dryer not very often as the front load washing machine spins out most the water. It is possible to install a outdoor outlet where if decided to buy EV vehicle then will be able to charge. Suppose here there was nothing was being burned no combustion then would global warming end. One of the reasons why products are so cheap from those countries is dirty energy. Slowly there are going to be improvements at least in North America and the EU. --99.236.xxx.xxx

I will keep burning,who will even enforce it? probably health dept but it will be complaint driven,most of my neighbors burn wood at least part time so i dont imagine anyone will come here anyway.I season my wood very well so most of the time you cant even see smoke coming out of my stack,i even had a neighbor telling me i didnt have a fire going because he couldnt see smoke. --72.231.xxx.xxx

Vermont Castings Defiant and Resolute --72.231.xxx.xx

Pat (Va) what are your thoughts about banning wood burning this week? --24.101.xxx.xxx

Just another smile and nod law. Just like those signs I dutifully abide by on the highway that read "55 MPH". --165.225.xx.xx

Expect to dry you cloths on the old cloths lines and rely on sun power and Cold showers. --47.155.xx.xxx

You might be onto something there, Robert J. I definitely think that we are going to see old ways becoming new again. --24.152.xxx.xx

Reminds me I need to buy a flue kit today for my new stove. --107.141.xx.xxx

Reminds me I need to buy a flue kit today for my new stove. --107.141.xx.xxx

You saw what happened in TX last year with the fragile solar and windmill energy. Yes, I don't know where they think all that electricity will come from. Sun has a Maximum and Minimum stage every 11 years. We are one year into the return of Maximum. We have to stop this. It's not OK. I am reading a climate book and it some scientists feel that the greenhouse gases are preventing a return of an Ice AGe. The Real Story of Climate by Kirsten Peters. Ebay $4.00. --108.24.xx.xx

Are the politicians running out of things to do? Tired of talking about masks? What the heck. Next is chewing gum, chap stick, and concrete. --172.58.xxx.xxx

I look forward to springtime because I also enjoy cutting, using the chainsaw, getting some good healthy exercise, spending time in the woods with my husband and Grand-kids. We pack a lunch and make a day of it. We all love it. --67.22.x.x

PB, my situation is the same as yours. Wood is my main source of heat. Plus doing all the flip houses, we are often cutting trees. It makes sense to burn them. --174.197.xxx.x

Plenty, politicians love to find ways to justify their existence. Makes you wonder how we survived for 1,000’s of years. We didn’t heat with solar and propane. It was wood. And we roasted big beautiful hunks of meat from animals we clubbed over a roaring fire. --174.197.xxx.x

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I’ll throw an extra log on in your honor before bed tonight Arron. --24.152.xxx.xx

Expensive where a high efficiency European indoor wood boiler which has very low emissions. People have little knowledge about secondary burn wood stoves where the EPA rated wood stoves have low emissions. A fireplace at best is 20 per cent efficient where simply installing wood insert the efficiency will reach 70 per cent with no smoke or low smoke along with less creosote or no creosote as the secondary burn of wood gasses prevents creosote from forming inside chimney. The problem with the critics is they do not even represent 0.01 per cent of the population. Ever ask a critic what they accomplished in life then will see absolutely nothing. In house using natural gas demand hot water heater along with all LED lighting along with upgrading insulation. It is going to take time to completely spray foam house where buying DIY spray foam kits is expensive. Most people care about the environment where there disincentives not to improve. Suppose upgrade exterior walls with solid board insulation then stucco then install solar panels on roof then property taxes increase dramatically. --99.236.xxx.xxx

You shouldn’t be seeing any smoke from your chimney if you’re burning correctly. Unless the wood is green, wet, or not burning hot enough. I use an older Fisher with no converter and I run it full throttle for about 25 minutes after loading it before dampening it down. It will burn several hours with no smoke coming out of the chimney. I only have smoke when I first light the fire or reload with wood. Very short time. --24.152.xxx.xx

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Aaron,I do firewood as a hobby,It gets me out in the woods to cut,split and stack.My stove burns clean because i season 3-4 years.My house is owned by a trust so yes i found a policy for a renter with a woostove,was not easy but i got it.Kind of hyprotical to tell me to stop using my stove while you are lighting a fireplace,bet i know who you voted for. --72.231.xxx.xxx

Chimney swept professionally every year with a compliment that the flue is clean and the professional says that however I’m burning is correct. Insurance paid. Several winters worth of wood stacked and drying. Ready to go. If we lose power for days, we’ll be nice and toasty AND able to cook. As a matter of fact, having a wood stove was on our “must have” list when looking for our 2nd house. --24.152.xxx.xx

As for NE? Well, I have read a number of his posts before.I don't fight with an unarmed person. --66.30.xx.xxx

A EPA wood insert it maybe possible to heat a entire house as the heat output is much greater then fireplace. There is lot more safety as the flames are behind the glass. If you live in country that has carbon tax on natural gas, gasoline, heating oil and propane then the option is to minimize. Skids are free along can find free wood. On electricity there is also a 13 per cent harmonized tax. I will continue to spray foam where the moldy fiber glass insulation is going out. Every year the house requires less heat as more air tight. Renovating lower bathroom where there are seven inch studs where installing 7 inches of solid board insulation. I can feel the difference already. The wall goes into garage where the garage is not as warm but the bathroom is warmer. If ever a power failure will be heat house and cook with natural gas stove as can light burners. --99.236.xxx.xxx

You’re probably right Ken. --24.152.xxx.xx

Only place I know that banned wood many years ago, possibly the 80’s, was Telluride CO.I think it was because it was a boxed in canyon with no where for the smoke to go. Unless it had to do with limiting fire damage due to lack of resources to fight it. --75.67.xxx.xxx

High of 12 on Tuesday and a low of seven on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Looks like I’m going to have to bring a good pile of wood in over the weekend. --24.152.xxx.xx

We have a wood stove. Much as I hate the ash and pieces of bark all over the place, I really appreciate the savings in electric and propane. We've had several ice and snow events where out power was out for as many as five days, but we were warm and our pipes didn't come close to freezing. I would nhate to lose my hubby's favorite firm of exercise, too --98.115.xxx.xxx

That's exactly what we need, more government regulation. After all, they do such a good job at fixing things. --73.120.xx.xxx

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I'm with you Wilma... love to spend the day with hubby splitting and stacking. Then a dip in the hot tub. --72.231.xxx.xx