Wood Cook Stove and Heating Blog

Once you've made the decision to invest in a wood burning stove and picked out an appropriate space for it in your home, the next step is to determine the size wood burning stove you need. Northern Cookstoves is here to break down a variety of factors to take into consideration when selecting a small, medium, large, or extra large wood stove. The Right Wood Stove Size to Heat Your Home If you're calculating by square footage, as a benchmark: A small wood stove can generally...

Did you know that most home insurance policies will not cover your wood stove or damages resulting from it (such as house fires) without a WETT inspection by a WETT certified technician? You may have heard that you need to learn how to "WETT certify" your wood stove. This is an important distinction. Actually, a wood stove cannot be WETT certified, only WETT inspected by a WETT certified professional. While it is not a requirement to own and run one, WETT inspections have many ben...

Wood stoves are amazing in many ways. They can help cut down on your energy bills, you can cook wonderful food in them, you can warm your home, and they also look great! Wood stoves can be even more beautiful and convenient for you and your family with the right wood-burning stove accessories. We're here to introduce you to a few you had no idea you needed. 1. Stove Boards When considering installing a wood stove, ensuring it is away from anything combustible, including flammable fl...

Living in Canada, we have learned to embrace the cold. There are many wonderful qualities to living in a four season country, but our energy bills definitely do not make the top ten list. Canadians look for ways to save money on their electricity bills every winter, and most of them include going without. Not having the heat as high as you'd like, constantly changing it based on when you'll be out of the house, and wearing extra layers are a few ways people attempt to lower their en...

Do you live in rural Ottawa and currently have an uncertified wood burning stove, wood burning insert, fireplace, or wood burning masonry fireplace installed in your home? Then you may be eligible to participate in Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association of Canada's Ottawa Wood Burning Changeout Program, which is offering an Ontario energy rebate of up to $750 to households that upgrade old wood burning appliances to a cleaner-burning certified appliance. Why the Ottawa Wood Burning ...