The weather really makes people appreciate wood heat

Nothin beats wood heat .

 

Betcha all those suckers complaining about "wood smoke" are gonna be wishing they were feeling the heat like we are . Especially when they have to keep turning up their t-stat's!

 

Wife and I went to Gaylord today Dennis, and left the house nice and warm. SIL stayed with their dad while we were gone and I told her to add a couple pieces of wood if things started cooling down.
Well, we got home about 6 hours later and she had followed my advise. There were 2 splits in the stove, the air was still way down where I left it, and there was virtually no flame in the stove. The 2 splits were putting out quite a nice plume of smoke from the stack.
Jeesh.
Excited to see your boy?
We're in for some more cold, so your idea to stay in is a good one.

 

78, a couple degrees higher and that little redhead will be stripping off clothes again!

 

You are SO right Dennis. Down to -4 right now and only gonna get worse this weekend. 74 here in the cave which is exactly where I'll be all week end. Stay Warm.................

 

I think someone on here has something to the effect of needing another log on the fire for said cause.

 

It's 11 here now and going to 4. Local weather has it at feels like -7. Not sure I buy that, but it's cold. Wood stove has a mix of splits and Redstone Fuel bricks. Family room where the wood stove is located is a toasty 78. The main house which is oil heat is 64, and the furnace keeps coming on to keep up with the falling temps. Can't wait to get a wood stove or a pellet stove in the main part of the house.

 

it is -1 here now and going down into the minus teens tonight. Wife and I are parked in the family room with the Harman stove. That really cranks out the heat. Anyone visiting says it is too hot in here. Wife likes it about 80 F. I would prefer it cooler but she makes so much noise it isn't worth trying to win this one.
The cold is so intense that our labs go out only long enough to do their business then bark loudly to come back in. Tomorrow another blizzard with Siberian air.

 

I agree with you Dennis, having your home at 75 +/- deg is nice and comfortable and for a wood burner it is no doubt peace of mind at work. Anyone else who is heating their home with gas or oil is probably heating it at no more than 68 degrees and with the cold we are experiencing now, they have little peace of mind when it comes to what they are spending. Great thread

 

My boss lives in MA and has been filling his 200 gallon oil tank every 2-3 weeks. I can't imagine doing that...does not compute.

 

That sounds like reason to throw a few more splits in the stove to me

 

Yep, she did.
Educated, but not always very smart.
She has a fireplace at her house, and plans to put in a stove at some point. That should be interesting.

 

Yea the ole heat pumps work to about 10or so.. they dont cut it. Here its about 8 now down to around 4.. thats cold for around here in md. Glad I have this stove♨

 

Wind gust of 65.. its howling and limbs are a flyin.. were all sleeping in the center strongest part of house tonight.
I know we will be fine but u do worry that big post oak and 100ft poplers wont drop a duece on your roof ..Lol

 

Be safe my friend ,wind is howling here too cold as chit outside ,but nice and warm inside

 

If I still had the oil hooked up and didn't have wood that's about what I would use in three weeks. I can't imagine throwing all that money away.
We both like it 75 to 80 during the winter and the daughter whines that it's too hot.
I tell her to go outside if she wants to cool off.