Well it is hard to believe that a few weeks ago we were concerned that we would not get the chance to adequately test our new stove out.... This morning we were minus 16 degrees celsius with a windchill that took the feeling down to 21 degrees below freezing!
Needless to say we are still going through wood at quite a quick clip.
While the stove we purchased is far from the ideal size it is definitely making a difference with our electrical bill. As we move into better wood (mostly ash for next year) we will see even more savings.
Lots to learn and as the weather here in Manitoba never quite goes as planned we will be keeping a supply of wood stacked by the stove right until the end of June just in case.
At the same time we have been using the in laws old smoke dragon KOZI to boil off maple syrup and we have almost 20 pints ready to go for the year for pancakes, waffles and baking. We have been using up some of our junkier wood splits as the stove is huge and it doesn't matter how much wood it takes as the in laws make this their full time hobby for the few days that they take off the sap.
Needless to say we are still going through wood at quite a quick clip.
While the stove we purchased is far from the ideal size it is definitely making a difference with our electrical bill. As we move into better wood (mostly ash for next year) we will see even more savings.
Lots to learn and as the weather here in Manitoba never quite goes as planned we will be keeping a supply of wood stacked by the stove right until the end of June just in case.
At the same time we have been using the in laws old smoke dragon KOZI to boil off maple syrup and we have almost 20 pints ready to go for the year for pancakes, waffles and baking. We have been using up some of our junkier wood splits as the stove is huge and it doesn't matter how much wood it takes as the in laws make this their full time hobby for the few days that they take off the sap.