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Originally Posted by mikeb  well the house i just bought has a wood stove that i'll be running all winter. question is how good is dead wood for burning? i've got at least 4 dead trees in my yard i need to cut down and want to burn but i heard it will burn fast with little heat. that true? also how can i figure out how much i will need? sq ft of the home, size of the stove etc..? |
It depends what type of dead tree and how long it has been dead for. I went in the woods in March and cut some dead standing (probably been dead for 5 years) and burnt it right away...I was getting more heat and a longer burn time from it
As for how much you need, it's hard to say and depends on the stove. I have a old Vermont casting that was made in 1975 and while the stove is air tight, half the time the dampers are wide open to get the heat from it. If I burn it at 450-500 degrees on a 0 degree night, it'll maintain 70 in my house, and if you include the basement, it heats close to 2,000sqft. When I burn it that hot, I get about a 6 hour burn if I completely fill the stove with wood. On a normal day, I can burn it around 350 and get a 8-10 hour burn.
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Originally Posted by BadBoyBilly I got Natural Gas in my condo. In the dead of winter the highest I paid was around $100 a month which included the following.
1) Heating which was 53 away/60 home/55 Sleep (programmable thermostat)
2) Cooking on stove. Averaging around 44 meals per month.
3) Gas Dryer 4 times a month for 40 mins each (I do laundry once a week).
4) Hot Water Heater
I think that's pretty good considering what I'm powering for a whole month. Electic Bill has been around $30 per month. I think living by myself is a huge reason why my bills are not out of control. |
53, 60, 55? Does the heat ever even come on? I couldn't live being that cold
Living alone definatly keeps the bills in check. My electric bill has averaged about $35 per month sence i lived here!! It costs me more for cable tv/phone/internet than it does for heat/hot water/electricity
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Originally Posted by Bhavesh
how long will this last you?
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Using 100% wood and no oil, that pile will last about 2 months in the coldests winter months. I figure about a cord per month in the heart of winter, usually december, jan and feb.
And that pile has grown quite a bit...I added at least another cord to it today. One more evening after work and I'm done