Category Archives: How To

Today, we’re going to show you how to properly start a fire in Jotul’s new Oslo V3 2020 EPA compliant wood stove. Let’s get started. So, I like to start by balling up individual pieces of newspaper and completely lining the floor of the firebox with the newspaper to help establish draft. So, let’s open…

In winter, a Geothermal System extracts thermal energy from the ground for heating the home. During the summer, for cooling, the system removes heat from the home and transfers it into the ground. This transfer of heat energy is done through pipe buried in the ground or submerged in a pond or well. Because geothermal…

Modern wood stoves are extremely efficient and they’re a little bit different than what you’re used to seeing from the one you grew up with. A couple of key differences, the efficiency on these is incredible. The EPA set new standards for May 15th of 2020 which means that in a given hour, you can…

So, you want to add gas to your existing fireplace. You have two real options, gas log sets or gas inserts. This is a gas log set. The main difference here is that it is mostly for ambiance. It has a little bit of heat coming from here but because you have an open doorway…