As of: February 16, 2024, 9:04 a.m
By: Philipp Bräuner
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Optimal heating is not that easy, especially with an in-house oven.
Anyone who learns how to use the device can get certified.
Kassel - Heating with wood also needs to be learned.
In order to be able to operate your own wood heater safely and, above all, in an environmentally friendly way, skill and a little practice are required.
Stove owners can acquire the basics for this in a course for a so-called stove driving license.
Heating in winter – Operating wood stoves incorrectly can be fatal
Learning how to heat can be worthwhile.
An incorrectly operated stove can pose a serious danger, explains Frank Hachemer, Vice President of the German Fire Brigade Association, to the German Press Agency (dpa): “A chimney fire can occur inside a chimney, for example if unsuitable fuel is used. “This could spread to the entire building.
For example, neither painted nor glued wood may be used.
You can learn to operate a wood stove.
© Bernd Weissbrod/dpa
But a defect in the ventilation of the oven could also be dangerous, according to Hachemer.
If toxic carbon monoxide escapes unnoticed, people in the apartment could even suffocate.
Proper heating is also important for the environment
However, even when ventilation is working properly, the amount of toxins emitted when burning wood is enormous.
According to the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), fine dust emissions from wood-burning stoves in Germany, at 19,400 tons, are more than twice as high as exhaust emissions from road traffic.
The new Federal Immission Control Act now lists stricter pollutant levels for stoves, which is why many old wood stoves will have to be shut down at the end of 2024.
Through proper operation, the individual pollutant emissions of oven users can be minimized.
Learn to heat in an online course and get your stove license
Although demand for pellet stoves has collapsed, there are still 11.3 million wood stoves in Germany, according to UBA.
In order to reach their operators, the national project “Smart Heating with Wood” was founded, in which many municipalities and districts are involved.
The Bavarian city of Kempten has already joined the project, which is intended to reduce heating costs.
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The online platform Stove Academy can be used to learn the basics of proper heating with wood in an online course lasting just under an hour and a half.
By passing a test, participants ultimately receive an individual environmental certificate: the oven driver's license.
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