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I would like to remind respondents that burning wood in a device inside your house depletes oxygen from your air supply ( a wood fire needs oxygen to burn, as do gas heaters in homes). These devices also emit carbon monoxide as part of the combustion process, which can be deadly in itself. A properly designed flue system is needed to vent the combustion gases but it does not help with input air supply quality, you need to have outsude air coming in to sustain aur quality. So unless your wood heater has its own outside air source you are going to need to keep a window open. It scares me that people with young kids use these things, as these kiddies are much more susceptible to oxygen depletion and carbon monoxide buildup.
People turning to wood burning in response to electricity, or gas, price increases, is perhaps a natural response in a country without any sort of national energy policy. The lack of leadership is incredible. Having lived in Sydney, i know how pollution can hang in that bowl east of the Blue Mountains, and bush fire smoke can linger there. Is there actually a no burning policy in Sydney? I seem to recall a ban on back yard incinerators, don't wood heaters fall into the same category?
Craig i am a big fan of Australian nuclear power.. we are self sufficent in uranium. Modern reactor designs insure no possibility of accidents like those in Japan. Canada has been doing some great design work in this area. If total cost is considered nuclear is expensive due to build cost. Fusion is the ultimate answer, as i was reminded of watching " Back to the Future" last night, sign me uo for a Mr Fusion unit.
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