https://postheaven.net/brandchalk3/wood-burning-stove-tools-to-ease-your-daily-lifethe-one-wood-burning-stove How to Properly Start a Wood Burning Stove Wood stoves can be a great option to conserve energy and also heat rooms. They will require some maintenance. Many modern wood stoves comply with EPA emission guidelines. Look for an EPA sticker under or beside the grate to ensure your stove doesn't generate a lot of harmful pollutants. How to start a Wood Fire The smell and the sound of a woodfire can be an enjoyable addition to any house. But it's important to learn the proper way to create a fire on your stove. Improper techniques can result in a fire which does not burn efficiently, and produces creosote or smoke. The tips below can help you start a fire that is safe and will warm your home quickly and efficiently. Check the condition of your coals and logs before you begin a fire. If they are wet they will choke your fire and hinder proper burning. You might want to open the chimney to get rid of any ash that has fallen into the stove. Begin by placing a handful of small dry newspaper pieces into your stove. This will help to ignite the tinder and ignite the kindling. Once they start to burn, add a layer of larger pieces of tinder to the top of the pile. This should be done in a crosshatch pattern so there is air between each piece of wood. If you own a wood stove that has an automatic control for combustion, it will automatically feed a controlled stream of air to the fire as it grows. This will help the fire to burn at a consistent pace without the need to open the stove door to tend it. Avoid using excessive tinder since it can cause the fire to burn at a rapid rate and will not be able to use the fuel efficiently. If you have a nice bed of tinder and kindling in your stove, you can start the main fire by laying two large base logs on the grate. Then, add an additional layer of smaller logs parallel to these and on top of the base logs. This "top-down" metho