EKO boiler

[buckman44]

I am just wondering how much wood i should have set for the winter. I live in central ny.

 

[cvanhat]

depends on alot of things. heat loss, size of boiler, size of storage, ect...ect.... i also live in central ny just north of utica. i have a ekco 60 with 500 gallons storage. i started up the system two weeks ago, and have not yet let it go out. supposed to be warm this week so i am going to let it burn out to see how long my storage will last. personally i think its easier to just keep it going when its below freezing at night.

 

[flyingcow]

with a gassifier I was told to figure per 150 gals of oil = 1 cord of well seasoned wood.

 

[Tony H]

I am in Northern Illinois and since late October I have used 1.5 cords. Iam sure there is a more scientific calculation but I am just keeping track of my use and then going to compare it to the heating degrees days stat.. From my use so far I think 1.5 cords for Dec , Jan ,Feb and 1.25 for Nov and Mar plus another 1 for Oct/Apr should be in the ballpark Total 8

 

[Medman]

You are referring to face cords, I hope?

I have been running for a short while, and I estimate by use so far that 9-10 face cords (3-3.33 full cords) of hardwood will last the winter. I also have a supply of dry white birch to use for the starts and short, hot fires in the shoulder seasons. With my woodstove I was burning the same amount of wood, but I also couldn't use the room the stove is in all winter due to the heat. Now the house is at an even 71 degrees, humidity is no longer a problem, and every room in the house can be used without putting on or taking off extra clothes. For the first time in four years I can walk around without slippers and not have numb toes. It's all good.

 

[Nofossil]

I am in Northern Illinois and since late October I have used 1.5 cords. Iam sure there is a more scientific calculation but I am just keeping track of my use and then going to compare it to the heating degrees days stat.. From my use so far I think 1.5 cords for Dec , Jan ,Feb and 1.25 for Nov and Mar plus another 1 for Oct/Apr should be in the ballpark Total 8

I'm with medman - I hope you're talking face cords. For me, 1 full cord did replace almost exactly 150 gallons of oil. My wood is much less than ideal, so good solid seasoned hardwood should be better.

 

[sfriedri]

With my Pacific Energy wood stove I was using about 3/4 of a face cord per week in the middle of the winter (southern Ontario), and total of about 12-14 face cords for the entire winter.

Since firing my EKO40 the first time in the middle of October, I have burned 6-1/2 face cords over 7 weeks. I cut my own wood, and it is all good quality hardwood (ash, maple, oak) dried 12-15 months. The only thing is that I tended to cut my wood short (~14") for my stove and I am using the same length for the boiler until next year. So my face cord is small, with 4 face cords to a full cord.

I am also heating my DHW and keeping my house warmer (70*F) with the boiler system compared to the wood stove, so it is not surprising that I am using more wood. My realistic guess is that I will use about 1.5 times as much wood as I did with my wood stove, so my total for the winter will be about 20 short face cords, or 5 full cords.

 

[mack7]

I have an eko 60 I installed last year, I heat an older home and cottage with it which totals around 4800 sq ft. I figure I went through around 8 full cords last year and it was not enough. I am planning on 10 cords this year.

 

[Duetech]

Starting guess no less than 5 full cords probably 8. I look at it that anything left over is already set for next year. A protracted look is from the day you stored it is, "if it starts to rot before you get to use it...you have enough"...LOL