Spark up a roaring fire with all-natural sawdust briquets. The hottest way to heat up your wood burner, chiminea, or fireplace, our top-quality log sawdust briquettes enables you to enjoy hours of comforting warmth in any room. Made from wood biomass, these sustainable heat logs are ultra-low in moisture and high in density, giving you a longer, cleaner burn than ever before. Authentic look & aroma: If you can’t resist the authentic glow of a roaring fire built with chunky logs then traditional kiln dried firewood has to be the option for you. Our chunky split logs have a beautifully rustic look and emit a pleasant aroma that fills the room. If you’re not sure whether to use firewood vs briquettes to heat your home, the following guide should help you decide. Both Lekto’s kiln dried firewood and wood briquettes are cost-effective, convenient and sustainable solutions for heating your home. However, deciding on the best fuel to use for your home, ultimately depends on your individual requirements. For example, do you prefer the traditional look of a roaring fire? Or, are you more interested in a low maintenance option? Let’s take a look at the main qualities of firewood vs briquettes to help you decide. Properties of kiln dried firewood Briquettes are a safer option for heating than other fuel sources such as gas and oil. Briquettes are denser and burn more slowly than traditional wood logs, making them a safer option for home use. The slow-burning time allows for a more consistent, lower-temperature fire that produces fewer sparks and embers and is designed to be used in a variety of stoves and fireplaces. High density combined with low-moisture also equates to low-ash residue. Low ash means less mess and less cleaning up!

Artificial logs provide a higher energy output than regular firewood, meaning you get more heat for your money. The compressing process creates a log that is denser than non-compressed wooden logs and therefore has a higher heat output. The higher density of the logs means that less air passes through the logs, resulting in greater combustion efficiency. Duraflame produces a wide range of fireplace products, including this 2.5-pound fire log, which is about half the size of some of the other products we tested. We burned this one in an old wood-burning stove that we use to heat a large shop. It was easy to light by following the instructions: folding out the seam on the paper wrapper and then lighting it along the seam using a single match. The entire log was on fire within 5 minutes, and it burned for just over an hour. To find a use for the large amount of sawdust produced from wood turning sawing firewood etc, the 2 choices had was to dunp / compost it or burn it. They also burn cleaner, producing less smoke and ash. This reduces the amount of creosote build-up in the chimney, which is a frequent cause of chimney fires. The raw materials with irregular shapes and sizes are conveyed into the crusher and crushed into particles no more than 3-5 mm. It is a hammer mill usually, and the material is sent out by air. DryingOnly firelogs from Home Fire Prest Logs produce heat for up to 12 hours. That is because of our patented technology compresses wood waste so densely that the logs will burn red hot throughout producing the most efficient burn available in manufactured firelogs today. The logs stay together without falling apart and have an extremely low moisture content of 2%. For course sawdust I just add it to the paper pulp and turn the hose into the mix until it looks about right, it should be very a very sloppy slurry so the mixer can do its stuff. Making the switch from gas to renewable energy has never been easier. Our high-quality log briquettes are made from sawdust and are sustainably produced right here in the UK. An agricultural by-product, these sawdust briquettes are 100% environmentally friendly, giving you a safe and guilt-free way to heat your home. Burning real wood in a fireplace can create carbon monoxide (CO), a dangerous gas. Many of today’s manufacturers develop fire logs to burn slowly and cleanly. In some brands, the ashy byproduct of the burnt logs can be recycled as garden mulch. Some brands claim emission reductions of up to 80 percent over natural wood. Fire logs made from coffee grounds have the added benefit of emitting the smell of coffee as they burn. According to the FireSafe Council, commercial fire logs emit 50 to 70 percent less carbon monoxide than firewood. By far, our favorite pressed logs are the denser heat-pressed logs. Made from reclaimed hardwood sawdust, these logs are formed with heat and very high pressure to make a super-dense, high-BTU, and long-burning fuel.

If you’re used to standard firewood, you’ll notice a huge difference in the heat output from compressed saw dust heat logs. However, if you’re used to kiln dried logs, you might not see much difference in terms heat produced. Both heat logs and kiln dried logs are good options for heating your home. Disadvantages of heat logs You can’t buy loose If you want a fuel that has very low levels of moisture (like eco logs do) but still has the appearance and smell of traditional firewood, you should consider using kiln dried logs. While kiln dried logs aren’t quite as efficient their engineered counterpart, they are more efficient than air-dried firewood logs. Kiln dried logs represent a reasonable compromise between regular seasoned logs and eco logs. Artificial logs contain sawdust, wood chips, and wood shavings that are (usually) combined with a wax-based binder and squeezed together to form logs. The majority of the ingredients in artificial briquettes would otherwise end up in a landfill, which is another great reason to use them! As they are made from recycled wood waste, this helps reduce the strain on forests and other woodlands. 4) Choose for a cleaner burn Compressed saw dust heat logs have less moisture. That means that they burn hotter, and leave less ash in your wood burner or multi-fuel stove. This is great news if you’re busy and don’t have the time to be emptying ash out of your stove all the time – and any that you do take out can be used as fertiliser in your garden. Heat output So what are the benefits of using compressed saw dust heat logs? And what are the disadvantages? Benefits of heat logs Low moisture content

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For a better burn, compressed wood logs burn much more cleanly than other types of fuel, reducing the amount of smoke and soot that is produced when you burn them. Their density and lower moisture levels deliver cleaner burning. When they burn, they produce a more consistent flame and are capable of generating more heat per log than firewood. This was a challenging fire log to test because we’d just had the chimney sweep out to clean the chimney a few weeks before we tested the fire logs. We had no absolute way of knowing whether the Creosote Buster was effective or not at cleaning the chimney, but we suspect it helped reduce some soot buildup. We tested it after we’d tested all the other fire logs and did a visual inspection of the chimney before and after using the Creosote Buster. We think the chimney looked slightly cleaner after use. If your goal is to live more sustainably and reduce your carbon footprint, choose to cook and heat your home with renewable fuel from Green Olive Firewood. Our mission is to help homes across the UK become more energy independent and save money on household bills. Please note, all timber supplied by Cozilogs is sourced from 100% virgin UK forestry areas, which are fully traceable and grown in sustainableWoodlands. 10) High energy output

While some fire logs claim to burn for as long as 6 hours, the average fire log burns for 2 to 4 hours. The main difference in burn time is the size of the log and the density. Q. How do you use fire logs? The sawdust log maker machine refers to a machine that produces briquettes from wood sawdust. The sawdust logs are cylindrical or hexagonal, with a density of 1-1.3g/cm3. It can be solid or hollow, and the length is generally between 30cm and 50 cm. Logs that use wax as a binder are NOT safe to use in a wood stove. The most common example of a wax log is Duraflame brand. It’s advertised as burning for at least 1.5 hours, so we were slightly disappointed and felt it might have burned fast because we burned it along with other small wood logs. So we retested, using only the Duraflame log—and it burned for nearly 2 hours. Often, a fire log that lasts 1 to 2 hours is just right.The heightened efficiency of eco logs means that, in the long-run, they are comparable in their cost-effectiveness when compared to their traditional counterparts (again, this is a very loose statement as there are a lot of variables at play here: your type of stove, stove efficiency, the type of wood it’s compared to, is it softwood or hardwood, the moisture content of the logs, etc.). However, be aware that burning anything—wood or a fire log with natural ingredients—can add pollutants, such as smoke, to the home if the fireplace is not properly vented and maintained. To be on the safe side, it’s a good idea to have the fireplace and chimney inspected before using it every winter. Warmth I use builder's plaster trugs to do my mixing as they are flexible and large enough to mix a decent sized batch. Firelogs from Home Fire Prest Logs help homeowners heat more efficiently due to the efficient burning nature of the compressed firelogs. The higher temperature burn means the volatile gases which are released during burning combust in the firebox reducing their pollutant effect on the environment. Normally these gases condense on the flue of the chimney and form deposits we familiarly know as creosote. Reduced Creosote Buildup in Flue

Artificial fire logs provide some heat but are not known for producing intense heat—the type required to heat an ample living space. If heating a household is the priority, seek out natural wood. Nearly all varieties of seasoned hardwood that are appropriate for fireplace burning achieve higher, longer-lasting temperatures. After your fire is established, the damper on your wood stove can be adjusted for a long, slow burn. Break out the weenies, s’mores supplies, or other favorite campfire treats! The Enviro-Log is made from compressed cardboard and food-grade waxes, and the wrapper claims the product to be suitable for cooking, so we toasted a few marshmallows over its warm flames. Some types of fire logs can be combined with real wood logs to enhance the fire experience, but always read the usage instructions before combining the two. In some cases, adding real wood can result in the fire log smoldering rather than burning, which could lead to excessive fireplace smoke emissions. Perfect for pizza ovens...: If you’re the proud owner of a pizza oven then firewood is a great match. Kiln dried oak is used as the most common primary fuel in Italian pizzerias, due to the authentic leopard-spotted finish it creates. So, where there’s a pizza oven involved, when deciding between firewood vs briquettes, firewood is the best option in this case.

Most fire logs included in our list are advertised as producing fewer carbon monoxide emissions than traditional wood. This reduces toxins in the home and limits the amount of pesky, harmful smoke floating around. These artificial logs come in various quantities and contain natural materials like real hardwoods, waxes, biomass fiber, sawdust, molasses, shells, and nuts. The availability of heat pressed logs seems to be regional, with most options available on the West Coast or the Pacific Northwest. Our favorite heat pressed logs include: So these are the things to consider when you’re thinking about buying heat logs for your fire. They are certainly environmentally-friendly, have a fantastic heat output and are cleaner than burning firewood logs, but you can’t buy them loose and they won’t have the same realistic feel as natural wood. Why not try mixing heatlogs with kiln dry logs?