Can I heat my home with my wood stove or wood insert when the power is out?
Yes — an Arden wood stove or wood insert heats your home through a power outage, running on firewood with nothing plugged in. Many of the 1980s and 90s homes in Royal Pines and Skyland have tired open masonry fireplaces that pull heat out of the room; a sealed wood insert flips that into a real heater that also works when the grid's down.
Tired Open Fireplaces, Fixed
An open masonry fireplace looks the part but works against you on a cold night — a big open fire can run a net heat loss, sending warmed room air up the chimney while cold air sneaks in around the edges. That's the story in a lot of Arden's Skyland and Royal Pines homes.
A sealed wood insert with a correctly sized liner ends the draft and turns the same opening into a heater running 70 percent efficient or better. Because it burns wood off its own body, it keeps radiating heat straight through a power outage — no ignition, no blower, no grid required.
Natural Gas Town, Wood Backup
Arden sits on the natural-gas mains, and for everyday heat that's convenient and clean. But a gas fireplace with a standard ignition still goes dark when the power does, which is why a wood insert makes such a sensible backup — genuine, grid-free heat when a winter storm takes the lines out.
We'll help you weigh it honestly. If you'd rather keep gas and add battery-backup ignition, we'll say so; if wood fits your home better, we'll size it right rather than oversell it.
Permitted and Nearby
We're just 15 minutes south of the Asheville showroom. Wood installs are permitted work in Buncombe County — we pull the permit, set the Class A chimney or liner to clearance, and meet the inspector, protecting your resale and insurance.
We install and service Regency, Lopi, Jotul, and HearthStone. Have an idle stove swept and checked before you lean on it this winter. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Arden
We install and service fireplaces throughout Arden and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes south from our Asheville-area showroom.