I think i came out pretty good for my first year burn. These were my thoughts as i started moving wood this weekend into the empty racks for next year. I have about enough of this years wood to get me through about 3 more weeks. Im definately not burning as much now the weather is starting to break, but im in a habit now, i come home from work and start a fire, but also, its still cheaper to throw a few logs in than turn on the oil furnace for just a couple minutes.
My wood wasnt as seasoned as i would have liked it for this year, due to the fact that we didnt find out we were getting a stove until about this time last year and my hunt for wood didnt start till spring, but what i had, i didnt have any problems with, i know some peices i used were a bit damp. I cleaned the chimney once a month. And my guesstimate at how much wood i would use came out really good. And from the pretty chilly winter we had this past year here, i can probably use that as a good guage as what we will use next year. I already had my wood for next year sitting since the fall, so it will be ready to go for next year. Oh and the best part is i dropped my oil bill about $1200 this winter.
I do think that having a stove made more a bit more lazy this winter though. Because all that nice heat didnt really entice me to get up and do much, i really just liked sitting by the fire and watching some TV.
My wood wasnt as seasoned as i would have liked it for this year, due to the fact that we didnt find out we were getting a stove until about this time last year and my hunt for wood didnt start till spring, but what i had, i didnt have any problems with, i know some peices i used were a bit damp. I cleaned the chimney once a month. And my guesstimate at how much wood i would use came out really good. And from the pretty chilly winter we had this past year here, i can probably use that as a good guage as what we will use next year. I already had my wood for next year sitting since the fall, so it will be ready to go for next year. Oh and the best part is i dropped my oil bill about $1200 this winter.
I do think that having a stove made more a bit more lazy this winter though. Because all that nice heat didnt really entice me to get up and do much, i really just liked sitting by the fire and watching some TV.