Wood heat
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: CA Central Coast
Oh yeah, using mostly pine and eucalyptus, both are plentiful around here. Enough so that when folks get 'em taken down they try to save a little money on the bid by posting the rounds for free on Craigslist or YahooFreecycle. I just last week picked up a trailer full of eucalyptus rounds, almost a cords worth.
Still use the propane furnace (auto t-stat comes on just before we get up) to get the nip out of the house, then top it off and keep it going with the stove.
Still use the propane furnace (auto t-stat comes on just before we get up) to get the nip out of the house, then top it off and keep it going with the stove.
Post Fiend
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Eastern WA
I use wood to supplement and to be prepared for unexpected outages. I'm a proponent of self sufficiency rather than depending on greedy, ruthless pubic utilities and other people, expecially in challenging times.
Cargo Master
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Pasadena, Maryland
I agree with CowboyBilly.....I don't enjoy making the rich any richer. We have oil heat and only use about 1/4 tank per year. I always carry my saw with me to get wood. I wont pay for that either. We burn about six cords per season. Just like that DAC song, "I spent my summertime cuttin up logs for the winter." Hillbilly? no I'm just cheap!
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Post Fiend
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From: Carhenge
Originally Posted by jetdoc
Just like that DAC song, "I spent my summertime cuttin up logs for the winter." Hillbilly? no I'm just cheap!
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Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Willamette Valley, Oregon
We heat with wood, and back up with natural gas. In Oregon its pretty cold and very wet all winter, the woodstove provides "cheaper" heat that is dry and warm, I make some deals for wood in July/Aug and get it pretty cheap, as well as cut some up myself.
Post Fiend
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From: Island Southeast Alaska
Wood heat and a Toyo. Use a lot more wood than oil. As the power is on and off year round in the North woods. Call a couple friends. grab a rack of frosty's and load three pick ups in three hours. Maybe longer is every Buddy brings frosty's.
Elder User
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Zimmerman, MN
Hey Jake,
Use a wood insert here at home. Don't need to be a hillbilly to do this...lol. Until I figure out a better method of getting the heat throughout the house, we use it and let the furnace kick on upstairs when the temp drops too low (split furnace house). Downstairs with the family room etc is typically around 74 degrees.
Couple things:
- Have a source for good wood (hardwoods)?
- Have a place to store that wood?
Let me know if you have any questions. Our insert cost almost 2 grand, 900 for the insert (nice heavy one), and 800+ for 60ft of stainless pipe (ouch that's expensive) and the topper etc.
Use a wood insert here at home. Don't need to be a hillbilly to do this...lol. Until I figure out a better method of getting the heat throughout the house, we use it and let the furnace kick on upstairs when the temp drops too low (split furnace house). Downstairs with the family room etc is typically around 74 degrees.
Couple things:
- Have a source for good wood (hardwoods)?
- Have a place to store that wood?
Let me know if you have any questions. Our insert cost almost 2 grand, 900 for the insert (nice heavy one), and 800+ for 60ft of stainless pipe (ouch that's expensive) and the topper etc.
Post Fiend
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Atlanta GA
> using mostly pine
Forget the insert and install a stove up through the chimney with Duraplus chimney (triple wall stainless steel) with the stove being in the room. You want to burn pine very hot. The inserts that go into the chimney return very little heat compared to other wood burning methods and will not allow you to burn a really hot fire.
I heat entirely by wood, though I might put a blower in to move air to the downstairs area from upstairs.
It gets so hot I actually have to turn on the house fan to cool things off.
A good quality install with tile, stove, and chimney will run about $2000 in materials.
Forget the insert and install a stove up through the chimney with Duraplus chimney (triple wall stainless steel) with the stove being in the room. You want to burn pine very hot. The inserts that go into the chimney return very little heat compared to other wood burning methods and will not allow you to burn a really hot fire.
I heat entirely by wood, though I might put a blower in to move air to the downstairs area from upstairs.
It gets so hot I actually have to turn on the house fan to cool things off.
A good quality install with tile, stove, and chimney will run about $2000 in materials.