Hey all. Long time lurker and occasional poster. Just super excited to be ready for burn season. Flue cleaned out, some new gaskets, firebrick repair, and about 2 cords of Chestnut Oak dry. Going into year 5 with Regency Hampton. Fall is coming to NC and I love it.
Yes, two cords is about what I use each winter. I won't start burning full time (24/7) until mid-December and January and February are cold here. In March, back to part time. My winters are relatively mild. Windows on south side of house also help with solar gain.
I know the feeling, I've got a clean chimney, clean stoves, clean cats, plenty of dry wood. Here in New England the nights and following mornings are getting almost cold enough to light the stoves. Tomorrow is supposed to be our first strong frost here where I am. Bring it on Mother Nature, I'm ready.
I’ve had the hard frosts. I guess house is better insulated then I thought; sun comes out and house warms up.
I had one of those for 30 years down in my family room/basement. Burned wood or coal. It served me well.
Not yet sir; but wife shut windows yesterday low last night was 34 so no frost. Her continued hot flashes might save us a cord a year
I usually play it in the month of March when the wife and I have cabin fever and I'm sick of loading the stoves, and she's sick of me. Apologies to FWHowler for hijacking his thread. 32'F here this morning in Ashby Ma. on the NH border.
