Hello--
My husband and I are having a disagreement about what could be causing my allergic response to our BRAND NEW Pacific Energy T5 woodstove. Long story short, we have a TON of green wood and a lot of kind of dirty, rotten, dry wood. We have been burning the latter. Because of the quality of the wood, he has to blow on the fire to get it going. My asthma has definitely been worse since getting the stove. I have had to use my inhaler every day and my lungs don't feel all that great. SO. He thinks that it is only the fact that smoke is getting in that is causing my asthma. I also think that this crappy wood might harbor more mold or other bad things, and may also be a problem.
What is the protocol for an asthma sufferer that heats her house with wood?
Any thoughts would be great.
My husband and I are having a disagreement about what could be causing my allergic response to our BRAND NEW Pacific Energy T5 woodstove. Long story short, we have a TON of green wood and a lot of kind of dirty, rotten, dry wood. We have been burning the latter. Because of the quality of the wood, he has to blow on the fire to get it going. My asthma has definitely been worse since getting the stove. I have had to use my inhaler every day and my lungs don't feel all that great. SO. He thinks that it is only the fact that smoke is getting in that is causing my asthma. I also think that this crappy wood might harbor more mold or other bad things, and may also be a problem.
What is the protocol for an asthma sufferer that heats her house with wood?
Any thoughts would be great.