Wood heating (stick, pellet, outdoor furnace, etc.)

• Wood and Pellet Heating by U.S. Department of Energy

• Outdoor Wood Fired Hydronic Heaters by U. S. Department of Environmental Protection

• Fuel Wood Web Site by UMaine Extension
  

• Heating With Wood and Coal
  Wood- or coal-burning stoves require that you have a much greater awareness of fuel characteristics and combustion techniques to use the fuel efficiently and safely. This 72-page book reflects technology and code changes affecting the installation of stoves that have occurred since 1985. Designed to be used as a guide when selecting, installing and operating a solid-fuel stove for home heating. Covers evaluation of solid fuels, fireplaces, stoves, furnaces and boilers, installation, chimneys, and cutting/splitting firewood. Item #7049, From NRAES $12.00

• Firewood and Insects
  Pest Management Fact Sheet. 2-page fact sheet describes insects that "hitchhike" on firewood and how to prevent problems. Item #5019. From UMaine Extension.
  

• Heating with Wood the "Lazy" Way: Plan Ahead
  It's not too late to become a lazy tightwad about firewood. This 4-page bulletin explains how to save time and money, and how to split wood the easy way! Item #7116. From UMaine Extension.
  

• Home Heating Safety: Fires and accidents caused by home heating equipment are largely preventable if you clean, maintain, and use equipment properly. Review general safety tips as well as those specific to electric and kerosene space heaters, wood stoves and fireplaces, and heating emergencies.
  

• Units of Measure and Conversion Factors for Forest Products
  Includes approximate weight and heating values per cord of different woods, green and air dried. Item #7103. From UMaine Extension.
  

• Heating with Wood by State of Maine Wood-to-Energy Initiative

• Consumer Home Heating Rights from the Maine Attorney General's Office's Consumer Law Guide (see Chapter 19.5 for information about firewood)

• Maine Statutes for Wood Measurement, Chapters 380-385, from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Resources

• Heating with Firewood by State of Maine Wood to Energy Initiative

• Cleaner Burning Woodstoves and Fireplaces by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Burn It Smart: learn more about health and safety issues and good practices when heating with wood. Publications and videos by Environment Canada.