Ever since the time of prehistoric man, humans have been burning wood from trees to provide heat and warmth. Many people would have thought this trend would have died out with the advent of gas and electric heating, but wood-fuelled heating systems have been making a comeback in recent years. A wood-fuelled heating system burns wood logs, chips or pellets to create heat for either a single room or to central power heating or hot water boilers. If you are considering switching to a wood burning boiler, there are some benefits attached to doing so.

One of the big benefits of investing in a wood heating system is the savings that you can make. According to the Energy Saving Trust, you could save a lot a year with a wood burning boiler, compared to an electric heating system. One thing to keep in mind, however, is that the price of wood fuel varies constantly, but in almost all situations it will still be cheaper than other heating options. Logs, pellets, and chips can be purchased from a range of suppliers, such as local DIY stores or from a range of retailers online. Make sure to shop around to find the best price.

The pellet cost for boilers depends largely on how many you buy and how they are delivered. You can make the biggest savings by buying in bulk. Logs for wood log boilers can be cheaper than pellets, but again the cost largely depends on the supplier. By purchasing Aarrow boiler stoves, you could also be entitled to financial support from the government. The Renewable Heat Premium Payment scheme provides funding to cover the installation costs of a wood-burning boiler, and from October 2012 you may also be entitled to payments for every unit of heat you produce from your wood boiler through the government’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).

It’s important to note, however, that pellet and log stoves are not currently eligible for Renewable Heat Premium Payments. There are also seemingly no plans for them to be supported by the RHI either. Another significant benefit of Aarrow boiler stoves is the low amounts of carbon they produce. CO2 emitted when wood is burned equally to the amount that has been absorbed over the tree’s lifespan, making the wood burning a carbon neutral process. There are additional emissions to factor in when considering the cultivation, transport, and manufacture of wood-based fuel, but these are negligible when compared alongside fossil fuels.

You don’t have to put wood in the unit all day consistently. Often with Aarrow boiler stoves, you would put wood in once, and it would last for several hours. If you use a specially treated wood or harder wood, you may even get a longer burn time out of it. There are logs and even wood pellets that you can purchase cheap that can be used to run the unit as well. There are pellet stoves and pellet heaters that do the same thing, but the wood-fired boiler uses chopped up wood much as you’d use for your fireplace. It can generate a great deal of heat for your home and is a preferred choice for cabins in the woods that don’t use electricity.