BrotherBart said:
Hiram Maxim said:
Starting in September
I have burned about 1/3 of a cord in the Englander
And about 2/3 of a cord in the BK
So about 1 cord.
I run my natural gas furnace one day a week to get the basement warmed up.
The last 4 Winters have been Very Cold in the Great Lakes region.
You just have to be the winner of the least wood used sweepstakes! That insulation job you did is doing mind boggling things.
With all the money & time I put into my home I don't find it as mind boggling. :cheese:
I replaced 27 single pane windows with gas filled double pane low-E.
Brought the attic insulation up to R-50, some rooms barely had any to start with.lol
Exterior walls in main part of the house are 8" thick. First 4" closed cell spray in foam,and then R-15 fiberglass in the last 4"
Even insulated the interior walls most of which were 2x6.
New insulated Exterior doors.
Also eliminated a lot of problem areas where outside air was making its way in.
I shut down about 800 sq ft of my house, I don't heat 2 of my 3 bedrooms, and the second bathroom. So I'm heating around 1300 sq. ft. give or take.
I only burned a few times in September. During the month of October I would have a fire in the Englander about every 2 to 3 days until the temps dropped in mid/late October.
With the solar gain and the house being tightened up, the house really holds the heat well.
I got the BK running in mid November.
My wood is well seasoned and splits are biggens this year.
BK runs on 1.5 to 1.75 on the T-stat most of the time.