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EcoFire
Super-Grate Comparison Rating
The
EcoFire Super-Grate is the only product of its type that works to
reduce pollution in existing fireplaces. Other grate heaters or
heat exchangers will help to provide more heated air into the room;
they do not however, aid in keeping a hearty fire going or in reducing
pollution.
The EcoFire Super-Grate As
Compared To Other Fireplace Appliances
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Grate Heaters
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Grate heaters
whether U-shaped tubes or base heaters are good at supplying
more heat into the room when a hot fire is going. Some heaters
however make it hard to keep a hot fire going as they are
bringing cool air in under the fire. The EcoFire keeps a hot
fire burning constantly without much tampering because it
is forcing air into the base of the fire making it burn hotter.
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Wood Stoves
& Inserts
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Wood stoves are
your best bet if your primary interest is to heat your home
from wood. The closed system maximizes the heat value with
little or no inside air escaping to the outside. Make sure
that your woodstove was manufactured in 1990 or later - all
models before that are extremely polluting. Also if you have
a catalytic converter stove, you should make sure that the
converter is cleaned at least once a year. Closed systems
maximize heat but do not give you the radiant warmth and ambience
of an open fireplace.
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EcoFire
Super-Grate
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The EcoFire
is the only product designed to increase the combustion temperature
of a fire - which dramatically reduces pollution and keeps
a hearty fire going strong.
Burn Clean
- Burn Smart - Burn Efficiently
If heat is
your primary concern you should consider a closed system insert
or woodstove. Open fireplaces are generally not effective
in heating a home. However, if you enjoy the radiant warmth
of a traditional fireplace the EoFire allows you to burn efficiently
while dramatically reducing the smoke, pollution and creosote.
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Pollution Comparision
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Device
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Avg. PM Pollution
Emission Factor (g/kg)
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Typical Length
of Use
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Typical Emissions
Per Use
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Wood Burning
Fireplace with After-market glass doors (lacking
outside combustion air)
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18-24 g/kg
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4 hours
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300-400 grams
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Traditional
Open Wood Burning Fireplace
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12
g/kg |
4 hours
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200 grams
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EcoFire
Super-Grate Technology *
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2.8
g/kg |
4 hours
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48 grams
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Certified
Wood Stove & Fireplace Inserts
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7.3
g/kg |
7 hours
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52.5 grams
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Un-certified
Wood Stove
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25
+ g/kg |
7 hours
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400+ grams
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Pellet Heater
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2.1
g/kg |
7 hours
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7 grams
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* Test conducted
to the Washington State Test Protocol at Omni Test Labs.
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Hourly Emission
Rate shown is average of 4.166 kg of wood burned per hour
for fireplaces- listed by BAAQMD - Latest EPA reports show
fireplace burn rate closer to 3 kg of wood per hour.
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Most EcoFire
users report using 25 to 33% less wood per evening. This lowers
the evening emission calculation shown on the even further.
- Open fireplace emissions are
reduced to 2.8 g/kg when an EcoFire Super-Grate is used instead
of the traditional fireplace grate.
- Carbon Monoxide emissions are
reduced from 126 g/kg in the average fireplace to less than
25 g/kg with the EcoFire technology
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