I came back from a week of vacay and it was cold. We turned the pellet stove on automatic and built 2 small fires last couple nights. Hardly any pellets burned and two small wood fires without reloading. Simple. Sweet. Fun. I have a bunch of free wood this year to burn so I don't care.
It's much too warm around here...summer just doesn't want to end. In Maine last week, one night it dropped down to mid-40s, that felt a little chilly but it quickly recovered the next day when it was a sunny ~75 degrees. Around here, we haven't had a single night drop below mid-50s yet. Usually start burning sometime in October, but this will be our first full year with a ductless heat pump system which will carry us well into the heating season. Other than an occasional ambiance burn, it's not clear when we will start burning pellets.
Not even close yet. It hit 90 here yesterday, and is supposed to hit 90 again tomorrow. That will be the 32nd day of 90 or hotter. I'm ready for cooler weather. Still running the a/c.
It cooled off here overnight with no 80* temps in sight in the extended forecast, so I'm getting closer. I reviewed past years usage today and most years I don't start until October.
I am embarrassed to admit that for the last few days we have had the furnace on for an hour or so in the early morning. Still too warm during the day for wood heat but still need to take the chill off first thing because of the lowering overnight temperatures. I did redo the fire bricks in the woodstove yesterday in anticipation of burning season. First time in 20 years. We had a Great Gray owl hanging around a few days ago and hooting up the night. When they pass through this elevation it is a sure sign that colder weather is just around the corner!
Oh yeah. It's upper 60s, low 70s here. But it's colder in the mornings so I make a small fire typically or run the pellet stove on automatic over early morning hours and then turn it off when I get up.
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Just got 200 gallons of “shoulder season” oil. I don’t like firing up the pellet stove until there’s a good chill in the house (or in my bones).
I never stopped burning. there were a handful of nights over the summer that we didnt turn the stove on at all, but typically i have it set to turn on 1 hour before i wake up and then off again for the rest of the day. takes out that morning chill. I actually used very little pellets this way, maybe 4 bags over the entire summer. sure keeps the rust of out of firebox so its still worth it i guess.
We used about 50 gals of fuel oil last year. Furnace came on when we were away for over a week. Haven't needed to buy any for a couple of years.
Most of the last 2 months my house has been in the high 70's in the morning as well as very humid - so there was no morning chill to take care of. Other years I have been much as you - burning intermittently as needed.
Ugh! Getting pretty close here, House is 64* Gonna back some cookies and brownies before we back a pot roast for dinner. Hope it warms the shack up otherwise..............
Yup stoves going running very low to take out the last of the dampness in the old house. Run it overnight so that when i rise at 3 am its warm in the house and shut it down on the way out of the house. Got some rain coming so may be firing it up again just to remove the dampness as this old house with a dirt cellar gets pretty dang damp.
Listening to the thing stretch out now under the seasons first lite. It won't be for the long haul, but like Luneyberg, there's a dank chill and a good soak coming in. Per the War Department also.
