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General Category => Sustenance => Topic started by: JohnyMac on December 29, 2018, 01:54:23 PM

Title: Wood Heat 2018
Post by: JohnyMac on December 29, 2018, 01:54:23 PM

Attached is a article I wrote concerning the fuel we use for heating the cabin at the redoubt. I have not formatted it to fit here so please just click on the PDF provided.

I want to add, that last year we added a very efficient propane furnace to augment the wood stove. I set the temp on the thermostat for 66 degrees F for most of the day. At 0600 hrs I set the temp to 68 degrees in case I didn't get up at O' Dark Thirty to throw 2-3 logs on the coals.

If MrsMac and i are not here for a couple of days, I set the temp on the furnace to 58 degrees F. If she is here and I am on the road for a few days, she uses the furnace and not the wood stove.

I hope the article clears up any questions you might have for heating in a SHRF scenario.

Peace.... 

Title: Re: Wood Heat 2018
Post by: JoJo on December 29, 2018, 03:56:29 PM

 Maybe a dumb question but why did you sell 3.5 cords of wood instead of saving them for next year?

Title: Re: Wood Heat 2018
Post by: JohnyMac on December 30, 2018, 12:48:37 PM

Fair question. Neighbor helping neighbor on the mountain.

My neighbor uses an outside boiler for heat and uses 14-cords a winter. He bought a tri-axle load and he got around 10 cords and it wasn't the best wood at that. He and his family are going through a rough patch right now and I wanted to help them out.

Title: Re: Wood Heat 2018
Post by: JoJo on December 30, 2018, 01:30:12 PM

 Neighbor helping neighbor. :cheers: Some people just don't understand, sad. Sorry to say I know a few.

Title: Re: Wood Heat 2018
Post by: Nemo on December 31, 2018, 09:53:42 AM

I'll be a nickel that neighbor will have a chain saw that he needs exercising with you come summertime.

Nemo

Title: Re: Wood Heat 2018
Post by: zeerf on December 31, 2018, 11:56:25 AM

great post and info JohnyMac, thank you for sharing!

Title: Re: Wood Heat 2018
Post by: JohnyMac on December 31, 2018, 11:58:57 AM

You are welcome sir!  :cheers:

Title: Re: Wood Heat 2018
Post by: DMCakhunter on January 09, 2019, 10:48:42 PM

Thanks JM.

Title: Re: Wood Heat 2018
Post by: JohnyMac on January 10, 2019, 10:23:38 AM

DM, you are welcome!

It is so nice to read what others do successfully so we do not have to reinvent the wheel.  :cheers:

Title: Re: Wood Heat 2018
Post by: mechmedic on February 26, 2019, 05:27:45 AM

My house currently has a fireplace. Any recommendation on a stove insert or should I just deal with the fireplace. I do plan on putting a wood stove in my shop (it has two stories and is almost 1500 total square feet)

Title: Re: Wood Heat 2018
Post by: JohnyMac on February 26, 2019, 09:27:07 AM

ABSOLUTLY put in an insert.

I had a friend who put one in and he was successful warming his house with it. If you go that route make sure you have a back-uppower source as the better ones have small blowers.

Do you have space to use the fireplace chimney for the flue and set a wood stove in front of the fireplace? 

Title: Re: Wood Heat 2018
Post by: Nemo on February 26, 2019, 10:51:06 AM

I too am looking at an insert.  Nice brick fireplace and hearth and all that.  But those things cost a good number of pennies.

Nemo