Looks like this is it for us. Nighttime temps are in the high 40s to low 50s. The heat pump cycles a couple of times at 7am and usually doesn't come on again until late evening for another cycle if it's been a cloudy day.
End of the season
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SpaceBus
Minister of Fire
We are mostly done burning for heat here. I just run the cooker twice a day, usually for a brief period. Sometimes I have to open a window, but my wife was feeling chill this evening.
I’ve been using the heat pump for half of April . Ripping out the Clydesdale and installing a Jotul Oslo.
I was done burning 2 weeks ago. The temperature change is crazy this time of year, 4 weeks ago it was -33c (-27f) it was 23c (73f) here today. In the next week or 2 I'll sweep out the chimney and block the chimney for the summer.
Prof
Minister of Fire
For the shoulder season I use the summit in the basement. For the next couple weeks I'll probably build a small hot fire in the morning. It will take the chill off and I get to fry my bacon and eggs.
kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
I think its a wrap here to, I have 3 days worth of wood in the garage in standby just incase we get that chilly rainy day here, I will be doing the final cleaning of the stove and chimney in 2 weeks when I know for sure we're done.
On the plus side of things, this was a light winter here, only burned about 3 cords of wood, normally I'm 4, 4 /12 cords so I have 1 full cord saved, also way ahead on my splitting and stacking, only have one small pile of logs left which I will knock out today, so I'm sitting pretty, coasting 3 years + a head.
On the plus side of things, this was a light winter here, only burned about 3 cords of wood, normally I'm 4, 4 /12 cords so I have 1 full cord saved, also way ahead on my splitting and stacking, only have one small pile of logs left which I will knock out today, so I'm sitting pretty, coasting 3 years + a head.
vwmike
Feeling the Heat
I've been hunkered down in the cabin for the month of April. It seamed to be almost as cold as the winter months. A number of snow events and a lot of nights in the 20's. I was burning morning and evening fires. Burned significant amount of wood. Cooler this week again, nights in the 30's. 30's is where I will burn. Most years I will have an occasional fires till the end of May.
toddnic
Minister of Fire
kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
I saw the low temp of 36 for this coming Friday night and then again Saturday night, might be burning next weekend here.
Yeah, I got faked out this morning too, 41F. Lit a small fire. It's sunny so that will be it for the day. It's supposed to up to 80º by the weekend. Spring weather.
Sun is your friend this time of the year. Unbelievable how quickly it can warm up the house. No sun here today unfortunately, cloudy and brisk wind coming off the lake
lsucet
Minister of Fire
Here for the last 2 to 3 weeks have been anything between 70s up to 92. No burning here for sure. Lol. Already using AC, if temps drop the mini split will take care of it. No more burning for me this year.
WoodBurnerInWI
Feeling the Heat
Well of course I would just clean out my stove pipe, cap and the firebox this past weekend and wouldn't you know it below freezing temps predicted for Friday night and maybe Saturday night around here.
Might have to make a fire
Might have to make a fire
Looking at the forecast I’ve still got at least 10 days of highs 40 to 50. So more burning for me.
I think yesterday was the first day since Fall when I didn't start a fire . . . but I'm not going to clean the stove quite yet. I still remember that one year when I had a fire going in early July.
I've been burning, not burning. Went through more firewood in April than I did in March 
Cold front coming in tonight, going down to 30's here in the Hollow. Burning my "close to the back deck firewood to clean it up, it's my "close to the house winter stash", which I didn't have to use this year.
I'll fire off the PE tonight, for the upper level, and let the OB take care of the lower level. Not to worried about oil consumption right now
Cold front coming in tonight, going down to 30's here in the Hollow. Burning my "close to the back deck firewood to clean it up, it's my "close to the house winter stash", which I didn't have to use this year.
I'll fire off the PE tonight, for the upper level, and let the OB take care of the lower level. Not to worried about oil consumption right now
kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
Pro lighting up the fire sometime tomorrow, will burn through the weekend, cold winds coming in, also a chance of snow here Friday night into Saturday
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