Winter already??

[S.A. Boggs]

I deal with TSC and got an e-mail of a pre season specials on wood fuel. Have one cord of wood blocks left over from last season, going to pre-order 10 more. Have 3 wood stoves in the cabin now, going to add a small 4th to the new bedroom. I have looked around and there are many options for a large amount of heat, something I do not need. Bedroom is 14x20' with 12 foot ceiling, any suggestions?
Sam

[Merc]

I use a pellet stove to heat my summer home in the spring and fall. It’s thermostatically controlled and keeps the place comfortable.

[S.A. Boggs]

I use a pellet stove to heat my summer home in the spring and fall. It’s thermostatically controlled and keeps the place comfortable.

Looked into this as it is promising, my problem is that I need something that does not use electricity due to power failures...sometimes prolonged.
Sam

[Sunray]

"...Winter already??..." Local dollar stores will have Halloween stuff in the aisles in the middle of next month. And Xmas stuff in September.
"...one cord of wood..." That a cord or a face cord? A cord is 4 feet x 4 feet x 8 feet. The idle need to know. Well, think they do. snicker.
"...due to power failures..." Solar panels will fix that.

[S.A. Boggs]

A full cord of 2,000lb. Solar is nice, in the winter more clouds then sun.
Sam

[Merc]

Looked into this as it is promising, my problem is that I need something that does not use electricity due to power failures...sometimes prolonged.
Sam

We discussed generators on a previous post and I’m pretty sure you have one. A pellet stove should work fine on generator power. There are back-up battery packs available on some stove models that can handle short power outages.

My stove is self-starting and is rated at 40,000 BTUs. It can heat the room it’s in on low or the entire 7 room house on high. There’s a ceiling fan in each room that we run blowing upward on low speed to help circulate the heat.

The rate of pellet consumption depends on what you’re asking the stove to do. One bag of pellets can last for 12 hours with the stove blasting on high, 24 hours on medium and up to 36 hours on very low. I buy only a few bags in the spring and fall because we close the place during the winter. Those who heat their homes all winter usually buy a ton of pellets (fifty 40 pound bags) and get a price break.

Like all electronic devices in areas that are prone to power failures, the stove should be plugged into a surge protector to protect the electronic circuit board. Power failures used to be common at Pymatuning and one wiped out the circuit board on my stove shortly after we had it installed. Luckily, it was still under warranty so it was replaced for free. There have been numerous power failures each year but no problems since I began using the surge arrestor.

We debated getting a wood burning stove but chose the pellet stove once I learned how much an insulated vent pipe needed for the wood burner would cost plus the labor to install it through a 16 ft vaulted ceiling. The vent pipe for the pellet stove goes through the wall and resembles a clothes dryer vent. The burning pellets produce some smoke on start-up but they normally burn without smoke and each bag produces less than a cup of fine ash. The stove needs cleaned and the ash bin needs emptied once a year.

Pellet stoves are a clean efficient source of heat.

[Sunray]

Most solar panels work with cloud cover as I recall. Cheap, they ain't though.
Or a windmill. They're not all the big, ugly, noisy, things our idiot socialist former Provincial government foisted on us.

[S.A. Boggs]

Currently my AO is under a heat advisor, remember this from just a few months ago?
Sam46210

[PWC]

Currently my AO is under a heat advisor, remember this from just a few months ago?
Sam46210

I wish I could bottle this and release it a little bit at a time, like today...... Weatherman says 112 degrees today; it's 114 on my patio in Phoenix.

Oh well, this winter while you are shoveling snow, I'll be shoveling sunshine off my driveway.

[S.A. Boggs]

I wish I could bottle this and release it a little bit at a time, like today...... Weatherman says 112 degrees today; it's 114 on my patio in Phoenix.

Oh well, this winter while you are shoveling snow, I'll be shoveling sunshine off my driveway.

What is nice is to set by one of my wood stoves in my cabin, drinking a cup of joe and watching it SNOW outside! If I get tired of this, mosey into the greenhouse surrounded by green plants to sit and relax in summer.
Sam

[PaFrank]

I can't wait for winter... I HATE the summer heat!

I burn a woodstove.. A Harman exception.... cooks me out more often than not. If I recall, its rated at 70,000 btu when cranked up.

What wood do you all like to burn? Apple, when I can get it, give the most heat... Usually burn red oak and occasionally some hickory when its available..

my absolute favorite is white ash... plenty of heat, burns clean, not a lot of sparking and crackling bui it burns completely... little or no charcoal in the ashes... but it is very had to come by in trhese parts..

[PWC]

What is nice is to set by one of my wood stoves in my cabin, drinking a cup of joe and watching it SNOW outside! If I get tired of this, mosey into the greenhouse surrounded by green plants to sit and relax in summer.
Sam
STOP! You're killing me!