513yj
ArboristSite Operative
I just did some research of the woodpiles this morning and so far this year I burned about 1/3 of the wood I did last year with the exact same stove and house. I'm going to venture out on a limb here and guess it is because the temp outside is a lot warmer overall than last year at this time. If the winter is milder, such as the overall temps for the last 10 years(except for last year) I don't have a problem with this stove, but in cases like last winter it just did not cut the mustard (grey poupon nonetheless ). In the past 4 years of owning this thing it was great years 1-3 but in year 4 when the Upper Peninsula winter decided to make a comeback, I felt it wasn't up to the task. The bright side of shoveling a lot of coals is this