That's the big thing for me. I'm saving a couple of hundred a month in December, January, and Febuary... So around $600 for the coldest months. BUT the house is WARM. Before I burned regularly the thermostat was set on 69* and it was a cold 69*. Now it's 72-74 downstairs and its a warm warmth. Kids are running around in their underwear and I'm wearing a T-shirt. It used to be wool socks and sweat shirts.
I thank God our house is not larger than it is and that we are able to heat it so easily. We are not happy at all to have a house temperature of 70 degrees so keep it around 80 all winter long and burn from 3 to 3 1/2 cord per year. fwiw, I do have a problem which requires that we do keep it warmer than most folks say they like. However, I still fail to understand why folks seem so happy in the summer months when the temperature hits 80 but then keep their homes 10 or more degrees cooler in winter. Do they really enjoy stripping to take a shower in the cooler air.
A cord a month in the depth of winter, yep that is about right for me. It is a bit unnerving to see it disappearing, but I always have some left over if I plan for 7 cord for the winter.
Nah! Just take a shower in hot water...so much more refreshing and you wouldn't notice any cooler air for the time it takes you to get dressed again!
Husky 395, grapple for Tractor, dump trailer, and Timberwolf All made it here that way! Gotta have the right tools!
Yep I like it warm in the house too. I will keep it up around 76 to 78 degrees. No way would I do that on propane.
That’s why we “hoard” “Burn baby burn” Down to 7 cord left for this burn season & getting nervous! A “True Hoarder”
You guys are killing me with the thermostats set in the high 60's. Now that we're down south in warmer climate and a more modern house, we keep it around 62-64 but run the wood stove as much as possible to keep the heat pump from running. Up north our house was insulated with plaster walls on lath, air between the studs, then cedar shakes on lath. Kept the thermostat at 55 unless the wife cranked it up to 58 when it was really cold. Getting spoiled by this stove though. Sometimes the house gets north of 68*!
You will have to start a new thread titled "I thought of burned a lot of wood BEFORE..." I heat 1400' of 1850 sparsely-insulated house plus hot water, stat between 64-68, and burn 15 cord, give or take yearly. Five cord or so of that is usually pine, which disappears pretty quick. As I get a little further ahead, my wood usage is coming down a little bit - likely due to not wasting btus boiling water out of the wood. I think I'd get a lot more efficient adding storage, but don't know that it would be worth the expense and time. I think the next improvement will be insulating sill plates, and adding an air tight door behind the Bilco doors.
We have been going through the wood the last 2 weeks, around 1/2 cord. I just said, "To heck with it" and let her burn. Tired of the chill and it looks like at least another week of this deep freeze. I still have 1 1/2 cords of the stuff I intended to burn this year. If I run short I will just bring some of next years wood up to the house. 15 degrees now
Wow...68* is my panic point! I try to keep it at 72*, and start getting nervous at 70*, but my wife is a Florida girl without a lot of meat on her bones.
My wife is a Nebraska girl with just the right amount of meat in just the right spots. Guess I lucked out in that regard. You know, 'Cause I kan keep the thermostat lower...
I'm surprised in the amount of wood I have burned this year. Not the best,but dry. Maple and boxelder do not hold the temps that black locust does. I'll be ready since I left the locust in the woodshed all nice and covered up!
