I burn about 4.5 cords of minced hardwood. Mostly popple, butternut, and red oak this year. This will be my 4 year burning in my 2000 sq ft ranch. My wood shed is full of seasoned wood. I'm ready to rock!
I go through 8-10 cord a season. But I burn from September through April. If I am not sick and tired of burning at the end of March and quit at the beginning of April. Can you tell I was sick and tired of it at then end of last winter.
8 cord, plus about 100 gal of oil a year. Took a good step toward the 3yr plan this year. More attic insulation is in our near future, but I want to move the electrical boxes up where they can be seen/found, plus need to seal around the beams to slow/stop infiltration into the attic. Also considering lining another flue so we can add a second woodstove.
I have a geothermal system in that house that easily kept the house above 55ºF last winter so I won't be getting cold unless I have a power failure. This year it is much better insulated because I have all of the drywall up and some of the mud applied to stop even minor drafts. So far, with most days over 90ºF for the highs, the A/C has only run once and the house is staying at 74 or less. I believe in insulation and I use plenty of it.
last year was a bit more than average , maybe four and a half cords and the three years prior around three to three and a half ,this is an older home that lacks proper insulation in certain areas.
thats what comes to mind when i hear blazer,not those little new ones ,i love that picture ,i need to see the west.
2-3 cord of oak and some propane for the basement in-floor heat. It's an ICF house, 2000 sq. ft. main floor and 2000 sq. ft. basement. I kept the main floor at 72 - 76 degrees with the Sirocco. This cord calculator (http://www.state.me.us/ag/firewood.html) showed 2.16 cord. I burned 7 face cord the winter of 13/14. R50 in the ceiling. I had a tenant in the house last winter that only used propane. I am moving back in mid October. Hope to keep better records this year.
We used to burn 2.7 cords a winter with the previous EPA stove (VC Encore cat) but even with last year being a wicked cold winter, the new IS stove burned only 2 cords. With propane furnace backup, there are infrequent times the IS went cold. Have a bunch of FHC firestarters ( thank you Greg) in case this winter is the same.
5-6 cords for heat and hot water until the cold was over then switched to electric hot water. We are heating 2200ish fairly well insulated square feet with an indoor gasifiction boiler. This past year we didn't use any oil. By the time the snow files this year I should have at least 15 cords of mostly red oak stacked. Finally getting ahead!
Little over 2 cords of hardwood to heat 1200 sq ft. Use to burn 3+ when I had a stove in basement, replaced that with gas stove.
Use 8+ cords a year with a Fire Chief 700 furnace in the basement of a house that was built in 1952. The house is around 2200 sqft. Insulation is not that good and there are plenty of drafts. House stays between 72 & 75.
Typically 5 to 7 cords burning 24/7 October to April with primarily one stove and then a second stove when it get below -20 or heavy NW wind. Keeps 1600 sq ft ranch style in the low 70's.
I with shame say, I only burn about 1 cord, ----hey,hey, hey, let me add this before you run me out on a rail. I use to burn twice that until I came here and learned about efficient stoves and drying wood! So it's your damm fault I'm regulated to the shameful-est of only a cord a year. But the up side is, I now have a six years worth of wood. And at my age that's about as far as I need to get.
The important part is" you've seen the light Brother............you've been to the mountain"....... Always remember, it's not how long you make it, it's how you make it long......................
I burned 2 1/3 to 2 1/2 cord last year and am still working on more insulation in this old trailer, I also burned about 120 gallons of K1. I start burning as early as possible and don't quit till I have too and keep it really toasty.....
I put down 1 to 3 cords in the poll, but last year I actually used 3 1/4 cords heating 100% with Wood 1200 sq ft, stove in my signature. I do have a couple of portable space heaters I use once in awhile, when I need just a little heat in one room during shoulder season, or when it gets 20 below zero
Last winter I burned 1.5 cords of oak in a 1900 sq. ft. house. I work shift work (12 hour days or 12 nights) so counting driving time to and from work I tie up at least 13.5 hours during a work period. When I get home from the night shift I normally use the electric furnace instead of lighting a fire. I would guess I heat 90% of my needs with wood and 10% with electricity. When I retire next year I hope to heat my house totally with wood.
