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Michelle K linnane
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Well installed my stove and chimney in 2011 so I figured the stove has paid for itself this by 2013 I used about 500 or 600 gallons of fuel oil a year. So for the stove and have chimney put in was $3356. I normally buy some green wood in March to use the next heating year. I get almost 3 cord cut split and delivered for $450. This is always all good wood, maple, beach, oak. That way if I can not cut my own, I have some wood and gives me a little jump start, I would like to get two years a head on wood but never seems to happen. So got almost three cord delivered in march 2013. The stuff you want to burn in Dec, Jan, Feb. Last year I had paid for 65 gallons of fuel oil. I normal turn my heat on in the morning to circulate the warm air on the house once temp comes I turn thermostat down.
I am not working right now, so working on taking dead falls out of the hedgerows and dragging them up with my ATV. I finally broke down and bought a new Polaris ATV this year, and used it with two rope to drag the dead falls up here once we enough wood up here in log lengths then I pick up with forks of the tractor and cut up into firewood and we stack right where we cut. Trying not to handle it so much. If you look it really amazes me how much wood dies. And many of the trees I am dealing with are small enough they do not need to be split. I love round wood that is already seasoned. I normally stack my round separate, for my overnight use and banking the stove.
I get as much out of my stove as I can as I often cook on it, making pot roast, Chili, soups, spaghetti sauce, baked beans, stews. This year I will try some other dishes on there. I find myself not cooking what I mentioned above in summer just because, I love to slow cook the stuff on my wood stove. Get the ingredients ready in the morning throw
on and go do something else.
Now this morning I did turn my furnace on as we are going down to 40's and 50's at night but right back up into the high 70's during the day. Runs enough just to take chill off. Also just had furnace fixed and want to make it works right, so when I got back to work if I have travel I know I can use the furnace if I have to.
But looking back on it now I am still very happy with my wood stove, and yes it is work
but not that bad if you are set up properly. Considering fuel oil was almost about $4.00 a gallon last year and the year before that was about $3.95 a gallon. In two years that would of been $4770. So they way I look at it my stove and everything I spent on it has paid for it self in two years. So I am pretty pleased. I thought this an interesting thread and for those who are thinking of wood heat would enjoy reading.
I am not working right now, so working on taking dead falls out of the hedgerows and dragging them up with my ATV. I finally broke down and bought a new Polaris ATV this year, and used it with two rope to drag the dead falls up here once we enough wood up here in log lengths then I pick up with forks of the tractor and cut up into firewood and we stack right where we cut. Trying not to handle it so much. If you look it really amazes me how much wood dies. And many of the trees I am dealing with are small enough they do not need to be split. I love round wood that is already seasoned. I normally stack my round separate, for my overnight use and banking the stove.
I get as much out of my stove as I can as I often cook on it, making pot roast, Chili, soups, spaghetti sauce, baked beans, stews. This year I will try some other dishes on there. I find myself not cooking what I mentioned above in summer just because, I love to slow cook the stuff on my wood stove. Get the ingredients ready in the morning throw
on and go do something else.
Now this morning I did turn my furnace on as we are going down to 40's and 50's at night but right back up into the high 70's during the day. Runs enough just to take chill off. Also just had furnace fixed and want to make it works right, so when I got back to work if I have travel I know I can use the furnace if I have to.
But looking back on it now I am still very happy with my wood stove, and yes it is work
but not that bad if you are set up properly. Considering fuel oil was almost about $4.00 a gallon last year and the year before that was about $3.95 a gallon. In two years that would of been $4770. So they way I look at it my stove and everything I spent on it has paid for it self in two years. So I am pretty pleased. I thought this an interesting thread and for those who are thinking of wood heat would enjoy reading.
