Wood Burning Stove - is it worth having

[Sutol]

Part of the purported basis for the air management district's existence is protecting all the counties downwind outside the 9 Bay Area Counties... at least this is what they say.

The prevailing wind is usually On-Shore so the Bay Area generally has very good air quality... the complaint is the Bay Area Air accumulates at the foothills and beyond a 100 miles away...

And ??

 

[EddieWalker]

Part of the purported basis for the air management district's existence is protecting all the counties downwind outside the 9 Bay Area Counties... at least this is what they say.

The prevailing wind is usually On-Shore so the Bay Area generally has very good air quality... the complaint is the Bay Area Air accumulates at the foothills and beyond a 100 miles away...

CA better outlaw forest fires. Seems like they have plenty of those every year!!! :laughing:

Eddie

 

[Ken45101]

The story also went on to say that those burning wood have indoor air quality 10 times worse than Federal guidelines and one fire is the equivalent of smoking 30 cigarettes...

Goes to show how much they know about anything. ALL of our smoke goes up the chimney.... idiots

heck, I had one insurance company refuse to carry me simply because I have a log home. Save your self some trouble and check with your agent.

Oh heck, State FARM dropped us because we have horses. They need to change their name, obviously....

Burning wood is one of life's greatest pleasures. And, it keeps you toasty warm.

Love my Pacific Energy. It's the Summit model.

We love our PE Summit too :thumbsup:

Ken

 

[ultrarunner]

And ??

The "AND" is the wood fire ban applies to those in 100% compliance with EPA certified clean burn stoves too...

The second "AND" is that those living in the Foothills are not subject to the burn ban that is imposed on those in the Bay Area with clean air.

The irony I find is every 4th of July the area has unenforced fire work bans and cities and counties spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on fireworks that fill the sky with smoke.. while those who have spent the money and burn clean can't have a fire on Christmas Eve...

 

[Sutol]

The "AND" is the wood fire ban applies to those in 100% compliance with EPA certified clean burn stoves too...

The second "AND" is that those living in the Foothills are not subject to the burn ban that is imposed on those in the Bay Area with clean air.

The irony I find is every 4th of July the area has unenforced fire work bans and cities and counties spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on fireworks that fill the sky with smoke.. while those who have spent the money and burn clean can't have a fire on Christmas Eve...

Thing is our poluted air plows across the land and gets purified before blowing into the next city as clean air for the residents....in theory anyway

Same with water, the water we drink has probably been through some one or somethings body before we get to it.

We cant have a bonfire over here except on 5th November when everybody has one something like this to celebrate Guy Fawkes attempt to blow up the government

Gets the old tyres out of the way

 

[pajohn]

Guys, I have read most of the comments submited. Firewood (all hardwoods) in my area of Western PA goes for about $175 for a full cord. This is a lot higher than a couple years ago when the demand was not so great. I have my own wood. What I can't believe is the wimps out there who rush out and purchase a gas splitter. I am 68 years old and hand split 9 cords this year for my boiler. All the work includes cutting the tree down, cutting it into 24" pieces, carrying the pieces through the woods to my RTV. hauling to my woodyard, and then splitting with my 6 lb splitter. It's great exercise! Gee, did I forget stacking it in cords beside my funace. It's wood or Propane at three something a gallon.

PA, JOHN

 

[Ken45101]

What I can't believe is the wimps out there who rush out and purchase a gas splitter.

Wow, John, second post here and you go ahead and insult many of us.

I hand split wood for years. IMO, buying a splitter eight years ago was one of the best things I've ever bought. But I won't insult you just because you have a different view.

Ken

 

[EE_Bota]

What I can't believe is the wimps out there who rush out and purchase a gas splitter.
PA, JOHN

I know. :laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing:

Me and my buddy, we took our time, and thought long and hard about which splitter to buy. And we considered all the options, and even waited until we found a relative of someone who worked there to see if we could get an extra good deal.

Far from rushing, everything we did was slow and steady, and well considered. And, we were not in a rush on actually splitting the wood either. We knew his kids would be MUCH slower than us at splitting and stacking the wood for us, but still...no rush...we waited patiently for them to do the job. Eventually, those kids split 35 pallets of red oak.

It was a lot of work watching them sometimes, but for go-getters like us, it was not really that big an issue. We didn't need the exercise then, since we had WAY more work to do than split wood. We had cattle to work, fences to repair, tractors to work on, and also some good old fashioned goofing-off to do.

 

[ultrarunner]

I went in on a used one for $400 with 3 neighbors... great splitter, nothing stops it... too bad for us because now it is nearly a moot point with the Spare the Air burn bans.

 

[300UGUY]

Guys, I have read most of the comments submited. Firewood (all hardwoods) in my area of Western PA goes for about $175 for a full cord. This is a lot higher than a couple years ago when the demand was not so great. I have my own wood. What I can't believe is the wimps out there who rush out and purchase a gas splitter. I am 68 years old and hand split 9 cords this year for my boiler. All the work includes cutting the tree down, cutting it into 24" pieces, carrying the pieces through the woods to my RTV. hauling to my woodyard, and then splitting with my 6 lb splitter. It's great exercise! Gee, did I forget stacking it in cords beside my funace. It's wood or Propane at three something a gallon.

PA, JOHN

OK, You da man. I am 56 and much, much, lazier!!!