http://www.easyecoblog.com/63/wood-burning-fireplaces-pollution/ Easy ways to be Green and Save Green Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:18:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.easyecoblog.com/63/wood-burning-fireplaces-pollution/comment-page-1/#comment-853 Ways to Save Energy, Money on your Utility Bill | Easy Eco Blog Mon, 17 May 2010 20:27:59 +0000 http://www.easyecoblog.com/?p=63#comment-853 [...] up. Set heat to off when you are gone. Be careful when using your fireplace because they can be polluting. Get a home energy audit to help find your problems. They use blowers that will detect areas [...] [...] up. Set heat to off when you are gone. Be careful when using your fireplace because they can be polluting. Get a home energy audit to help find your problems. They use blowers that will detect areas [...]

]]> http://www.easyecoblog.com/63/wood-burning-fireplaces-pollution/comment-page-1/#comment-851 Improving Fireplace Efficiency, Dampers, Balloon Draft Eliminators | Easy Eco Blog Mon, 17 May 2010 20:26:37 +0000 http://www.easyecoblog.com/?p=63#comment-851 [...] Fireplaces are known to be inefficient ways of heating a home. Some rate fireplaces as being -15% efficient as they suck more heat out than they create. They can create a convection current that can pull heated air out of the room and up the chimney, causing your regular furnace to work harder. Fireplaces also generate a lot of air pollution. [...] [...] Fireplaces are known to be inefficient ways of heating a home. Some rate fireplaces as being -15% efficient as they suck more heat out than they create. They can create a convection current that can pull heated air out of the room and up the chimney, causing your regular furnace to work harder. Fireplaces also generate a lot of air pollution. [...]

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