Early 2015 brought us a lot of winter storms, and winter storms always bring at least one big power outage. Out in the country, it can be days before you get your power back, but you’ve got to stay warm in the meantime. Fortunately, Wooden Sun has your winter heating needs covered.
Valor gas fireplaces and inserts are designed to function without a fan, and therefore without the need for electricity. In addition to the convection heating you get from all gas fireplaces and inserts, Valor has some of the best radiant heat technology in the industry. While few Valor appliances are large enough to heat your entire home, they will easily keep a few rooms warm and cozy while you wait for the power company to do its thing.
Wooden Sun carries a variety of wood-burning stoves and inserts, to heat anywhere from 600-3000 square feet. While inserts often work best with blowers, they’ll still put out quite a bit of heat without the fan, so you don’t lose your heating capability when the power goes out (your faithful blogger has a wood insert with a very noisy blower, and she can get a great deal of heat out of the appliance without having to resort to the fan).
We’re also very excited about our most recent addition, the Wise Way brand of gravity-fed pellet stoves. While other pellet stoves rely on electric motors and augers to get the pellets from the hopper to the burn chamber, Wise Way pellet stoves have a simple gravity-feed system, which means you can still use your stove when the power goes out. Note: the zig-zag portion of the stove is actually the outlet from the burn chamber, which means that you can see the fire through the window on the side as it streaks upwards!