Consider it to be a cold winter day. The thought occurs to you where you can easily start up your fireplace and get some more warmth circulating through the room. When you were out earlier at the store buying more firewood, you stopped to think to yourself whether or not you should spring for real firewood or artificial fireplace logs. Eventually you reached the conclusion that you should get the artificial logs instead. Although getting real firewood could’ve sufficed, artificial logs work just as well. They’re safer and friendlier to the environment. You receive the same results – a fire – but with artificial logs, there’s less work involved in trying to get it started.
Typically, it goes as far as reading instructions and lighting the log the proper way, whereas with firewood, the process is more tedious. It involves cutting the wood, leaving it to dry, and by the time it’s ready to light, you could’ve already had one going if you originally decided on artificial logs. With these logs, the fire would last an average of two to four hours, give or take. The safety that comes with artificial logs is no myth. Statistically speaking, they are safer than using real wood. They’re less likely to cause a chimney fire, produce less smoke, and result in less toxic pollutants.
In terms of heat, artificial logs don’t provide as much heat as firewood, however the warmth that radiates from this faux wood is still just as enjoyable. In fact, you can get a fire started with only one of the artificial logs. It is important that you take the proper safety precautions and follow the instructions to guarantee a successful fire. If you want a safe, steady and eco-friendly way to enjoy a fire, artificial logs are always a suitable way to go.
No matter which type of log you choose to use, artificial or real, you’ll want to have your chimney inspected annually. Give Able Chimney Sweeps a call for all of your chimney service needs. Able Chimney Sweeps provides the most common Level 1 Readily Accessible inspection as well as the more in-depth Level 2 Accessible inspection. Read more about the WETT levels of inspection here and while we are on that topic, please take a look at our previous article The Benefits of a WETT Inspector and why you need one as it offers more of an in depth glance at to why it is important to contact one of our WETT inspectors for your inspection.