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Upgrade your existing open wood or gas fire to a high-efficiency CLOSED
        COMBUSTION WOOD STOVE to heat more of your home & reduce your heating bills



                 INCREASED ENERGY EFFICIENCY                        REDUCED WOOD CONSUMPTION
                 A Closed Combustion Wood Stove is much more        Burning at maximum heat output, our wood
                 efficient than an open wood fireplace. They use    stoves will require refuelling after about 90 minutes.
                 less wood to generate more heat, making them       With controls mostly closed and the stove gently
                 a great choice for those looking to reduce their   simmering, burn times of 8 to 12 hours on one refill
                 heating costs.                                     of wood are attainable.

                 CONVENIENT & EFFORTLESS                            TEMPERATURE CONTROL
                 Our wood stoves are designed for effortless        The simple air controls on the stove enable you
                 ignition and usage. It typically takes 1 - 2 minutes   to control the rate of burn and heat output to that
                 to light and about 1 minute to reload. Once lit,   required to warm your home. Controls fully open
                 leave the air controls fully open to get the stove   provides vast amounts of heat. Controls 90%
                 to its peak heat output and warm the room.         closed and a full load of wood will allow the
                 Thereafter you can turn the air controls down      stove to keep your home warm overnight.
                 to gradually spread the heat around your home.



          SIMPLE & EASY TO CONVERT...

          If you have an existing built-in open brick wood fire or a Jetmaster/Home Fires or similar steel fire box,
 HEATING YOUR   it is often a simple 1 day job to convert that box to a high-efficiency Wood Stove without any damage to walls.
          Often an existing flued gas fire can be converted to a high-efficiency flue-less gas fire or a wood stove in a day.
 HOME IN WINTER






 THE SOUTH AFRICAN DILEMMA...





 DID YOU KNOW?  Apart from the financial costs of using electricity
 for home heating and the burden of load shedding,
 A 300m  house with reasonably good insulation   using 10 000 kWh will entail Eskom burning
 3
 will require around 10,000 kWh of energy to   4 tons of coal & consuming 200 000 litres of water
 maintain a comfortable 20 - 22°C temperature   (roughly 3 swimming pools full), creating significant air
 over a 4 month Highveld winter period!  pollution & straining South Africa’s limited water supply.  Closed Combustion Wood Stoves are renowned
                                           around the world for being eco-friendly,
                                       economical heaters with an amazing flame effect
 A COMPARISON: ENERGY COSTS FOR 10 000 KW HRS OF HEAT OVER A TYPICAL WINTER SEASON  that creates a cosy atmosphere to sit around.

 OPEN FLUED GAS FIRE  R100 k    Wasted heat via open chimney 24 hrs each day
 UNDER FLOOR HEATERS  R40 k    Requires electricity to operate

 ELECTRICAL HEATERS  R33 k    Requires electricity to operate
 FLUE-LESS GAS FIRE/HEATERS  R30 k    Great heaters for use in open plan living areas

 OPEN WOOD FIRES  R28 k    Wasted heat via open chimney 24 hrs each day
 AIR CONDITIONERS  R15 k    Requires electricity to operate
 CLOSED COMBUSTION WOOD STOVE      R4k  ✔  Economical, environmentally friendly heating

        FIREPLACE WAREHOUSE
            JHB SHOWROOM Beyers Naude, Randpark Ridge
 The challenge we are all currently grappling with is how to reduce our reliance on Eskom’s      info@fireplacewarehouse.co.za     011 794 6000     066 045 5301
 unreliable electrical supply & keep our homes warm in winter. Many of us Home Owners have
 outdated home heating systems that were never designed to be highly-efficient, to generate    THE INSTALLER SA
 enough heat to warm most of our home from one heat source or to be environmentally friendly.    PTA SHOWROOM Cape Connection Lifestyle Village, Maroelana  www.infinitifires.co.za
            gideon@theinstallersa.co.za     076 856 8073     076 856 8073
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