John Daley Bendigo, Australia The Enemy of progress is the hope of a perfect plan
Benefits of rainfall collection https://permies.com/t/88043/benefits-rainfall-collection
GOOD DEBT/ BAD DEBT https://permies.com/t/179218/mortgages-good-debt-bad-debt
Douglas Alpenstock wrote:1. Because humans make mistakes, in operation, in maintenance, and in handling ashes. Over 20 years, or 30, the risk adds up. With a wood stove, you have to be perfect; it only takes once. I have seen this firsthand. I also confess I have had a few minor lapses, like forgetting to fully close the stove door.
2. Because the cost of building (and repairing) Code-approved houses is completely insane and out-of-control.
3. Because new urban housing is built two arms-lengths apart, with highly flammable sheathing and siding, meaning the cost of a house fire is to repair/replace three houses.
4. Because they can't figure out how to connect the dots between increased use of local biomass and the reduction of fossil fuel use, which helps reduce their catastrophic risk.
Andrew Pritchard wrote:5. Because chimney smoke is highly toxic which is why some towns are banning them from new constructions.
John Daley Bendigo, Australia The Enemy of progress is the hope of a perfect plan
Benefits of rainfall collection https://permies.com/t/88043/benefits-rainfall-collection
GOOD DEBT/ BAD DEBT https://permies.com/t/179218/mortgages-good-debt-bad-debt
I don't own the plants, they own me.
John C Daley wrote:I asked the question because somebody explained that was the case for themselves.
I make the following points to question some of the above comments, based on modern practise;
- wood stoves usually have a stainless steel flue all the way through, or one can be specified, so chimney fires may not be real today.
- inflammable hearths have been a requirement for a long time, or one can be specified so falling logs should not be a problem.
- poor quality chimney discharge is not an insurance issue as mentioned, by Andrew, and modern wood stoves are much better today anyway.
I have suffered with breathing problems and wood stove so I am aware of the issue.
- the matter of townships being located in a valley where smoke may be trapped is not an insurance issue.
I wonder if its a throwaway line by insurance companies and if you push back you get approval.
I cannot accept that a legally available product can be 'pinged' by an insurance company.