ACR Fireplaces provide a contemporary multifuel range

ACR fireplaces provide stoves that can be used in smoke-controlled zones and areas and all their stoves can be connected to direct air supplies. As wood burning is a highly efficient method or heating your room, home or space, you can be rest assured your closed combustion system is eco-friendly and highly effective as a heating system.

1. All models supplied with a standard flue collar.
2. Solid construction with premium grade materials.
3. Airwash system is designed to keep the glass doors or panels clean and free of deposits.
4. Cleanburn technology ensures less harmful emissions.
5. Lined firebox.
6. User friendly ashpan removal system.
7. Simple to use front mounted controls.
8. Easy to clean and maintain.

If you are new to owning a wood burning fireplace, the term unseasoned wood may be familiar to you. Unseasoned wood is wood that has not been left to dry properly or is termed as green or wet wood. Wood with a moisture content of more than 20% is deemed as wet our unseasoned wood.

Dry or seasoned wood has been left out to dry for a long period of time, allowing the moisture trapped in the fibres to evaporate and leave the wood dry. You can tell if wood is seasoned by examining the ends of the wood. Wood that is darker in colour and cracked is well seasoned. Dry wood will also be lighter than wet wood. A greenish colour or inability to peel back the bark from the logs can indicate wet wood. If you are not certain, you can purchase a moisture meter from your local fireplace merchant.

Not only is wet wood difficult to burn, it creates a build-up of creosote which can harden into tar if left uncleaned. An excessive build-up of creosote can result in a chimney fire which is extremely dangerous.

When buying wood for your stove, ensure you use a reputable merchant and check the quality of the wood you purchase. Wood merchants will have a good stock of seasoned hardwood as these tend to smoke less, deposit less resin in your flue and burn adequately.

Never burn waste, garbage or documentation in your fireplace. Don’t burn firewood that has been collected from the seaside as the corrosive salts in the timber will not fare well in a fire. Burning treated or painted wood is also not recommended as it releases hazardous fumes.

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