Where I live insurance is hyper-regulated and required if you have a mortgage, and I'm not sure exactly how much or how little social engineering input the EPA had, but you're looking at your home insurance bill going up by about $2000 annually if you have a wood burner of any type in your house. Note this isn't silicon valley, and the national median household income is almost exactly $50K, so for more than half the homes in america, you're talking about a "tax" in excess of 4% of gross income merely for the privilege of owning a woodburner.
A tax by any other name... Add to that the cost of obtaining wood, and the substantial mostly product liability costs of a decent wood stove (more than a grand or two) and you've changed owning a woodburner from something any joe 6 pack can have in his house to pretty much elites only.
Sure, technically there's no official ban, but spending 5% of my annual income is kinda extreme as a hobby..
In France there is no premium on insurance if you have a fireplace or stove, but you have to declare it, keep it to the norms and do the mandatory yearly check by a professional.
A tax by any other name... Add to that the cost of obtaining wood, and the substantial mostly product liability costs of a decent wood stove (more than a grand or two) and you've changed owning a woodburner from something any joe 6 pack can have in his house to pretty much elites only.
Sure, technically there's no official ban, but spending 5% of my annual income is kinda extreme as a hobby..