Central heating and hot water from a woodburning boiler stove?. Heating a house with a woodburning boiler stove is an increasingly popular option in the UK: firewood is a secure and relatively cheap form of fuel and a wood burning stove provides a cosy focal point to any room. A back boiler woodburner stove gives your family plenty of hot water, as well as running a complete central heating system and by heating your home by burning wood as fuel, you are reducing your CO2 emissions.