Why Heat Your Whole Home? Save Fuel Switching Off Your Heating and Using Your Stove

Article by Adam Ross

Let’s face it. Economically speaking, it has been a tough couple of years. As the public purse tightens and businesses struggle to stay afloat, most of us have been working hard to reduce our living expenses. With the ever increasing price of oil, gas, coal and electricity, bloated fuel bills are an added headache we could all do without.

More heat for less money

Wood burning stoves have always been popular, but the recent surge in sales indicates that they are meeting the new demands of a cash-strapped market.

This popularity is not difficult to understand. Few would deny the attraction of a crackling fire on a cold winter day. With a wood burning stove that no longer needs to be a guilty pleasure. They are a cleaner and more environmentally friendly option than coal fires, and much cheaper than central heating which runs on gas, oil or electricity.

Wood is a much cheaper fuel to produce and, if sourced locally, can reduce the delivery and transport costs. Why not collect salvaged wood? As long as it is untreated waste wood can be burnt in the stove, eliminating fuel costs altogether!

Greater efficiency

Wood burning stoves are up to three times more efficient than open grate fires, allowing the heat to stay in the room rather than escape up the chimney. Some models even burn off the gases that wood produces in the stove, further increasing the heat efficiency while reducing emissions that can be harmful to the environment.

The greater efficiency means heat will travel out into the rest of your house. Of course, most people are attracted to a fireside, but the days of having to huddle around for warmth are long gone! If you are using a stove to supplement central heating, the greater efficiency of the wood burning stove means you will be able to turn off the heat elsewhere. Selectively heating the rooms you and your family use most with a wood burning stove, means you can save money on your fuel bills and reduce your carbon footprint.

Room for improvement

Depending on how much you are willing to invest initially, your wood burning stove can meet all your heating needs. A back boiler connected to your stove can heat the radiators throughout your house and provide your hot water. This will significantly reduce your reliance on more pricey fossil fuels, putting you back in control of your home heating bills.

GR8 Fires is a UK stockist of electric wall mounted fires, Wood Burning Stoves and Multi Fuel Stoves, boiler stoves and fireplaces.

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Xtreme Fuel Treatment Saves Money in a Number of

Below, you can see the science (made simple) behind the savings, when you use Xtreme Fuel Treatment (XFT).

1. XFT contains a compound which makes your fuel ignite quicker in your engine – creating a longer, better burn of the fuel. This means that you actually burn more of the injected fuel- whereas most vehicles waste a good portion of unused fuel as exhaust. By Using XFT, you get more efficiency out of the fuel that you already use.
2. By altering the burn-rate of your fuel (and other fuel improvements) XFT makes even low grade fuel behave like high-quality or premium fuels, eliminating the need for higher octane or other more expensive fuel.
3. XFT uses a combination of ingredients — Detergents, Demulsifiers, Rust & Corrosion Inhibitors, Lubricating Agents, and Polymerization Retardants. All these work together to keep things clean, remove existing deposits, reduce friction, stop water damage, which keeps your engine & fuel system working and running smoothly.
4. By using more of the available fuel, and improving the combustion process in the engine You have less harmful emissions produced and coming out as exhaust. XFT is proven to reduce your harmful emissions substantially. Some tests show over 40% reduction in Hydrocarbons and Carbon Monoxide emissions.
5. Petroleum based fuel will separate and lose its efficiencies rather quickly. One great feature of XFT is that it acts as a super-effective fuel stabilizer, allowing your fuel to be stored for years without going bad.
6. Xtreme Fuel Treatment is very concentrated. It only takes 1 ounce (30mL) to treat 80 Gallons (300 L) of fuel.

1. You will go farther on a tank of fuel. Based on hundreds of tests and user feedback, XFT can save you between 7% and 20% on your fuel costs – Gasoline (Petrol) or Diesel. A 150 gallon (570 Litre) tank of fuel at a 12% savings would save 18 gallons (69 Litres) per fill-up. Do the math. And many are saving much more than that!
2. You no longer have to use mid-grade or premium fuel in your gasoline (petrol) vehicle, even in high-performance engines. That will save you another 3% – 5% on your Gasoline (Petrol) costs right at the pump.
3. Your vehicle will run longer and smoother, without all the problems that come with a dirty, sludge-filled, corroding, sluggish, polluting engine. This will save you money on unneeded repairs and allow your current vehicle engine to last you much, much longer, eliminating the need to replace or repair the engine nearly as often.
4. This can save you money when it comes to emissions inspections or tune-ups. XFT is also very good for the environment and is a way for your company to become more “green” without changing how you do business.
5. You no longer have to empty or replace the fuel that sits in storage tanks or seasonal equipment such as recreational vehicles, boats, lawn mowers, and storage tanks. That can also save you a substantial amount of money.
6. XFT is very inexpensive and you no longer need other fuel additives designed to lubricate, clean, stabilize or do the other things that XFT does. If you were to buy store-bought additives to accomplish the same things, you would put multiple bottles of products in your tank and spend about 20 times more money.

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The Practical Way in Cleaning Fuel

Renowned for first rate performance, Jaguar equips its vehicles with practical engine maintenance components like the Jaguar fuel filter. Cleanliness and purity of fuel from unwanted particles may be provided by gas stations but there is really no harm to be on the defensive side. It’s about the welfare of one’s car after all, so installing a fuel filter remains to be a crucial preventive measure that Jaguar does to help car owners with engine maintenance from the inside.

Contaminants finding their way into fuel are not uncommon especially because the environment is getting dirtier by the minute. Harsh environmental debris does no good but clog the channels and gaps that they may find in the engine and settle on those areas. When this occurs, the result is an erratic engine performance and poor fuel economy. Both consequences are definitely heavy on the pocket and call for time consuming repairs. To avoid shelling out a lot of cash, proper maintenance of the Jaguar fuel filter is the key. This component effectively filters out fuel contaminants and facilitates better fuel combustion. This naturally leaves no room for highly toxic exhaust emissions.

However, replacement time for the fuel filter shall come no matter what. When that moment arrives, car owners need to choose the proper Jaguar fuel filter to install on their engines. Their choice, one among three types of filters, depends on what type of engine their vehicles have. There are the threaded tube-type in-line filters that sport a higher level of filtering capacity. Their notable filtering capability is due to their resin-impregnated pleated paper. For engines using carburetors, in-carburetor fuel filters are appropriate as they fittingly sit inside the carburetor. Thus, the need to change the external housing is eliminated. Fuel injection engines, meanwhile, should make use of the fuel filters with laser welded seams. Such type of seams allows the fuel filter to get through the pressures of operation and high temperature. Whatever engine one’s Jaguar is equipped with, there’s a fitting fuel filter to combat contaminants that dare to pollute the vehicle’s fuel.

Anthony Fontanelle is a 35-year-old automotive buff who grew up in the Windy City. He does freelance work for an automotive magazine when he is not busy customizing cars in his shop.