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Washington fireplaces will quietly face a crackdown thanks to new legislation from Democrats in Olympia. It will lead to potentially significant restrictions or downright bans, pinning regulations to the most stringent standards set by the Joe Biden administration that President Donald Trump can’t undo.doesn’t explicitly ban fireplaces outright. Instead, it lays the groundwork for making life much harder for homeowners who enjoy the cozy tradition of a wood-burning fire.
In other words, good luck installing that charming, traditional wood-burning fireplace in your new home — because it likely won’t pass muster unless it’s some kind of hyper-engineered, low-emission, eco-friendly contraption that costs twice as much as the old models. And your older masonry heaters won’t likely pass federal muster.
And if retrofitting isn’t feasible? Well, you’re out of luck. Your fireplace becomes nothing more than decorative brickwork because, under the bill, you could be targeted by the state for using the fireplace.under Biden because it allowed the sale of new residential wood-burning stoves. Does anyone truly believe the state wouldn’t make it more difficult to purchase or maintain a wood-burning fireplace?SB 5174 is part of a larger movement to phase out traditional wood-burning devices altogether.
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