spike60
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How are you guys fairing this year vs last year?
26 degrees here right now, about as cold as it's been for the last 10 days. Here in the Northeast it has been a much more mild winter, (so far), than last year. Last December, I had already been into the teens and lower 12 times. This December, I've only seen the teens once and no single digits yet this year.
Wood usage is down, but not as dramatically as the temps might lead you to believe. Still cold enough that I'm keeping the stove going and there's a certain amount of wood that you'll go through if you stay lit. It's when I get down to the single digits and I let the thing rip that I see a noticeable jump in the wood consumption. Last year at the coldest point I'd go through a face cord rack in just 10 days. In this mild weather though I only need to let the stove coast along and it easily handles the entire house. A face cord rack in these temps will last me 3 weeks or better.
26 degrees here right now, about as cold as it's been for the last 10 days. Here in the Northeast it has been a much more mild winter, (so far), than last year. Last December, I had already been into the teens and lower 12 times. This December, I've only seen the teens once and no single digits yet this year.
Wood usage is down, but not as dramatically as the temps might lead you to believe. Still cold enough that I'm keeping the stove going and there's a certain amount of wood that you'll go through if you stay lit. It's when I get down to the single digits and I let the thing rip that I see a noticeable jump in the wood consumption. Last year at the coldest point I'd go through a face cord rack in just 10 days. In this mild weather though I only need to let the stove coast along and it easily handles the entire house. A face cord rack in these temps will last me 3 weeks or better.