do people in canada still use wood stoves?

Question

kind of a silly question i guess.

Answer 1

As the previous answers have stated, yes, some people still use wood stoves in Canada. They are often used more for decorative purposes than for heating or cooking however many people also use them in case of emergency such as extended power outages during the winter months. Of course people with isolated cabins would use them for both heating and cooking. Many older homes have wood burning fireplaces and many people have replaced the older style fireplace with a wood stove type insert. Many have also converted to gas as a more convenient form as well and in a new home you are more likely to find a gas fireplace than a wood stove or wood burning fireplace.

Answer 2

Yes.



Wood furnaces too - I just got mine going before going on the computer. I live in the Yukon, where it is very, very cold, and fuel extremely expensive. I have 2 furnaces, a propane one, and wood. Wood is much cheaper (trees are pretty much free), and most people here have wood furnaces, or at least a wood stove in the main part of their houses.



For most, wood stoves are an "add on," to supplement heat in a particular room, like a basement, or the living room. They are functional, but decorative as well, sort of like a fireplace, but more efficient. In new homes, and in cities, they are fairly uncommon, but in rural areas, and especially in the North, they are quite common, and in a few places, they are the only source of heat, especially for cabins, and smaller places.



We also use them when out on the land. There are special tents that have provisions for a stovepipe, and we use wood stoves when out hunting, or on Ranger patrols, etc.

Answer 3

There are two types of wood-burning stoves in Canada that may be in use:



1) Wood fireplace. This is mostly decorative or for nostalgic people who like the smell of wood burning in the home. In a pinch, it can be used to provide heat when the power goes out in winter or cold days.



2) Wood stove or furnace. These take logs or wood pellets and are designed mainly for heating a home or country cottage. Some major cities have banned wood stoves and furnaces out of concerns for both contribution to smog and for chimney fires.



But many regions of Canada still make use of them. Our neighbour where I live (Just north of Montreal) still uses firewood and a pot belly stove to heat his home. My uncle in New Brunswick has a wood furnace that heats water in radiators that are pumped throughout the house.

Answer 4

Yes, they sure do. In many cities you're not allowed to install anything wood burning in new construction though if you already have such a thing you can keep it. In the country, however, woodstoves are very common. I live on Vancouver Island in a rural area and I'd say 4 out of 5 houses on my road have a woodstove. Everyone has another type of heat too, but firewood is easy and fairly cheap to get so burning wood makes sense here.

Answer 5

In the small mountain community I live in wood heat is very common. I've had a wood heater for nearly 10 years and can't imagine having to rely only on forced air heating again. It may be a bit more work than just turning up a thermostat, but it's a much nicer heat than any furnace puts out.

Answer 6

Yes. My son put a wood stove in his house because he lives in Halifax, the other available heat source is oil, not natural gas, and it's very expensive. They light the stove when they get home from work, it heats the the house through the evening, and they let it die down when they go to bed. The oil furnace comes on sometime during the night but not as much as without the stove.

Answer 7

My 4 year old home has one. I had it installed. Our main source of heat is natural gas but we like fireplaces and a wood stove was the closest and cheapest alternative. Works great but it's not as though we use it for cooking or that we sit around it in the evening and tell stories for entertainment.

Answer 8

Not as a primary source of heat but many homes have wood stoves as a secondary source of heat. I had one in my home for many years. The crackling of logs and the scent of the wood is very pleasant on a cool wintery night.

Answer 9

In cabins and cottages you may find people heating and cooking on wood stoves and in the Northern regions, but most houses have central heating.

I have fond memories of visiting my aunt who lived in an old farmhouse built in 1867. She had central heating installed, but in the main dining area the old wood stove was still in place. Off that room was a very small kitchen with electric stove and fridge etc. Next to her stainless sink was an old sink with the pump still connected to it. It no longer pumped water, but I still remember it as well as the wonderful aroma of that wood stove in the morning when we would all come down to breakfast. The room was quite large and several windows lined the back wall looking out onto the orchard and fields beyond, and you could imagine all the farmers and their families of yesteryear sitting around a huge wooden table enjoying delicious meals cooked on that old wood stove.

Answer 10

Do you mean for cooking or heating? I doubt they are used very much for either anymore, maybe in remote areas or in cabins/fishing lodges. We had one on the farm when I was growing up, it's still sitting in my mom's basement if you want it, lol.

Edit - Lmao, I'm glad someone with an obvious hate of wood stove questions took the time to come in and give thumbs down to everyone. Some people are such maroons.

Answer 11

I switched out my gas fireplace for a woodstove insert....I rarely use it though. Its in my rec room and is more for enjoyment than it is for a heat source, and I certainly never cook on it.



BUT it is quite common for people who live in Northern Ontario communities to have an oil/woodfurnace combo, as well as either a regular fireplace or woodstove in the common area like the living room. I have only ever seen one in use as an actual main source of heat and cooking, but it was in an ancient cabin that a little old lady lived in.

Answer 12

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Answer 13

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Answer 14

After the 1998 Ice Storm when we had no electricity for more than 2 weeks in January, many people felt it wise to install an alternate source of heat in their homes. I have one intended for heating & I can cook simple meals on it. My neighbour often burns wood to heat his basement but in many places, it is banned out of concern for air quality.

Answer 15

If you go back in time about ten thousand years, then, yes. But today, nobody on the planet uses wooden stoves. I don't even think that people back then used wood for their stoves, because the wood would burn up before they even grabbed the food to put on the stove.

Answer 16

I'm sure some older homes or cabins might.. renovated ones have central heating for a back up now :P

Answer 17

No more than Americans do.

Answer 18

Lol. Yes. Some.

Answer 19

no that much

Answer 20

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