Custom cut/noodle single blocks of your best quality wood, of a size that with just one, you can tstuff it in before you leave. That will burn the longest and throw usable heat.
In the morning, try to get your house temp up ten degrees higher doing whatever it takes. Then put that big one in right before you go. Maybe that combo will be enough to keep the oil furnace from coming on.
Besides that, I don't know. No one has come up with the autofeed home wood stove yet, anything that would load more regular splits.
Easy...sell 100 cord and burn the scrap/uglies/partial rot and the occasional pine you come across in the process.Where can I signup for free heat?
Englander 30, heating 1700sqft, not keeping up. If we let it do 8hr cycles, mid 40's to low 50's in the house. If we burn it hot and constantly stuff fresh logs in, then I can get into the 60's. We are constantly dumping coals since 200-300F heat is doing nothing at these temps.
Forgot to mention, plenty of wood.
I like Grandmothers Glenwood better and it was FREE$7400.00 at Lehman
He must be in Michigan.
My little Morso Squirrel is coping nicely, I even let it burn out early this am. (Taking a time-out)
Days like these, I feed it even smaller batches than otherwise, more often, with a tad more air- keeps it from "choking" on coals. Overall, probably using 1/4 more wood than "normal"- not a problem with so much in inventory. Related project is getting various stacks tidied-up.
Some white oak is now primo-ready, some of that is near the stove. About a month's worth there, total.
If I feel the need for a wee jolt of heat in a room, an Aladdin mantle lamp kicks in 3200 B/h, for shower-sauna.
Did I mention how much I enjoy seeing the gas-disposal-unit collect cobwebs? Gotta get out some and cut, for kicks.
Englander 30, heating 1700sqft, not keeping up. If we let it do 8hr cycles, mid 40's to low 50's in the house. If we burn it hot and constantly stuff fresh logs in, then I can get into the 60's. We are constantly dumping coals since 200-300F heat is doing nothing at these temps.
Lopi Freedom insert here. Yeah, we're running her pretty hard and I'm up about 30% on what I shove into it. Since I'm heating a bi-level with it, the back bedrooms get a little chilly once the fire dies down to just coals. Unless the global warming dust is falling from the sky, this is my slow season so I'm around to keep it fed.
The propane tank tells no lies - I started the year full (80%), I'm 55% now, 175 gallons used. Considering the weather, and the fact that I'm gone to work 12+ hours a day, that's acceptable to me. 10 hours of overtime just about covers that, and that's a week's worth of OT. Well, reading some other propane threads lately, it might take a couple weeks worth of OT to refill it. FWIW, hot water and cooking come off the bottle too, but I'd say 80% of it has gone to heat.
Ma Nature's being a ***** this year, for sure. Hope it warms up before I leave for my winter fishing vacation and go 100% bottle fed for a few days.
If I was home more, wood use would be up more, and propane use down. As it is, I keep the stove leaned on pretty hard when I am home. Based on the half winter I had with this stove last year, I "think" a "normal" winter should take 4-5 cords, I'll be surprised to get through winter on less than 6 this year. I do shudder a little when I think what I'd have gone through in the old Woodchuck by now.
How long of a burn are you getting out of your Freedom Bay wide open? I got one last year and finally got some wood dried enough to get it heating properly but still using a lot of wood. Only getting about 2 hours of good heat wide open but we have some huge single pane windows in the living room. At these temperatures I can get the living room in the 70's but the back bedrooms barely 60, fine by me though.
I only have about 3 weeks worth of dry wood left, bit the bullet and called the oil man today. Really haven't felt like going out to split wood in this weather although I have a ton of it.
2½ CORD‼ Yeah, I'd say that's pretty good... I converted near that much into ash by Thanksgiving‼
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Less than 2 cords in the house here so far. & about 1.5 in the shop...2½ CORD‼ Yeah, I'd say that's pretty good... I converted near that much into ash by Thanksgiving‼
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We usually have it pretty easy down here, but this winter has been a *****!Does it even get cold in Missouri? Sounds like the place for an EPA stove!!! LMAO
Just kidding! Don't shoot!
We usually have it pretty easy down here, but this winter has been a *****!
I hear ya. My bro lives in Florida just west of Disney and it has been really cold there as well. He said going below freezing tonight
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