How to Buy a Wood Stove

Permits and Insurance

Before you install your own stove, check with both local and state offices to see what permits, if any you need. Your insurance coverage could be affected, as well as the efficiency and cleanliness of your stove.

Consumer Reviews

A review of the various sites that review wood and pellet stoves.

The Best Clean Stoves

Basic recommendations in what to look for in a wood stove.

Free Firewood

In some parts of the country, there is more free firewood available than you may think. And, lots of cut-your-own programs exist on national and state forests.

What to Avoid

Avoid new, uncertified cheap stoves, conventional outdoor wood boilers, etc.

Buying a Stove

Common Questions and Answers, with lots of photos and stove prices, that will help you buy the right wood or pellet stove or boiler.


Featured products

Periodically, we feature a newsworthy product in our e-newsletter, Green Heat News, and they are compiled here.