Tulikivi - Benefits - Quality - Value
 
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Tulikivi - Benefits - Quality - Value

There are many home improvement products available with an almost limitless combination of benefits. Making decisions between products with dissimilar functions and benefits is relatively easy. For example, the choice between a large screen home entertainment center and a fireplace is relatively clear cut.

With products having similar functions, making the best decision for your situation requires a much closer analysis of the actual benefits offered. When a careful analysis of the quantity and the quality of product benefits with similar functions is not made price not benefits reign supreme.

Another pitfall in the decision making process between products of similar function is the application of the word quality. If quality is ascribed to the product and not the benefit of the product it is easy to become confused or even mislead. Remember that while all products will claim quality related to one or more of their benefits, all products do not offer the same benefits and the benefits they do offer can vary greatly in quality as well as quantity.

In general, higher quality and greater quantity of benefits means higher price. Claims of high quality and low price without a careful analysis of benefit value may result in disappointment.
Radiant Heat Benefits:
  • Long lasting heat - Slowly releases stored heat 12-24 hours after the fire is out.
  • Store large amounts of heat - Soapstone thermal mass stores large amounts of heat.
  • Safe to touch - Warm surfaces are safe to touch, safe for children and pets.
  • Never too hot never too cold - Stable temperature between fires.
  • Even temperatures - Even temperatures from floor to ceiling and between rooms.
  • Radiant warmth - Radiant sunshine-like warmth produces the most comfortable home environment.
  • No creosote - Fire burns hot and fast eliminating creosote and undesirable odors.

    • Radiant heat provides even temperatures from floor to ceiling
    Radiant heat provides even temperatures from floor to ceiling.
    Environmental Benefits:
  • Renewable energy source - Tulikivi's burn wood, the original renewable energy resource.
  • Smaller carbon footprint - If burnt in a Tulikivi or decaying in the forest, wood releases the same
        amount of carbon into the environment.
  • Worlds strictest requirements - Emissions comply with the worlds strictest requirements.
  • Produces very little tar and PAH - Tulikivi's properly operated is the cleanest way to burn cordwood.
  • High efficiencies - Efficiencies in excess of 75% meet requirements for up to a $1,500 tax credit.
    • Convection heaters promote draftiness and circulate dirt and dust.
    Convection heaters promote draftiness and circulate dirt and dust.
    Other Benefits
  • No electricity needed - Doesn't require electricity to operate, stay warm when the power goes out.
  • Custom designs available - Soapstone allows for flexible design of fireplaces.
  • Extremely durable - Soapstone has a classic neutral color that blends well with any color and has
        extremely high durability.
  • Heat retention - Soapstone has high heat retention and conductivity.
  • Bakeovens available - You can bake your food as well as heat your home.


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