Wood smoke stories
Stories tagged:
Ecodesign stoves
Reconsidering wood burning
Two years ago we replaced [our wood burner] with a more modern, easy to use and, we thought, more eco friendly one.
Severely degraded air quality in a smoke control area
The smoke comes into my house even with the windows and doors closed.
Wood smoke led to child’s medical emergency
…my then 12-year old daughter who is asthmatic couldn’t breathe and her inhaler made no difference…
Chimney below bedroom window
These wood burning stoves… are not just a nuisance but a danger…
Acrid smoke in Norwich
…both our back and front gardens are filled with thick, acrid smoke that makes your eyes sting and your throat sore.
Asthma in a smoked-out smoke control area
There are three people living in our house with asthma… I bought an air quality meter and the air is often at dangerous levels.
Air quality deteriorating in a smoke control area
More and more of my neighbours are opening up fires and installing log burners…
Suffering in a smoke control area
The very large house behind me often has four wood-burning stoves going at any one time, all day every day…
Smoked out by a Defra-approved stove
…Three air purifiers in the house, no ventilation possible, caused mould for the first time ever… Soot on the walls…