so how much wood have you used so far

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I guess people should say if they burn 24/7 or not.

We burn 24/7 until the temps outside get near 45 - 50::F, then shut it down until temps drop again.
 
I'll be moving my last cord of "seasoned" (I use that term loosely) wood up to the house this week. That'll make 5.5 cords for the year, when it's done, probably early February. I'm going to have to increase my firewood production drastically, if I'm going to continue keeping two stoves going full-time thru March in future years. I shut down one of the stoves (excepting weekends) back in December, when I realized how quickly I was running out of wood, but we're still chewing thru quite a bit in the other stove.
 
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Just over 2 cords of our pine. We have been burning 24/7 since early October.
I need to burn a lot more of our remaining 7 cords so I don't have to move so much in the summer. I am planning/hoping on building a wood shed/shelter this summer. If I do get around to doing it, I will have to move all remaining wood as the shed will be going where the wood is now.
 
24/7 since oct. Used 2 cords. Record cold December. 1000sq ft bi level (each floor) supplemented with baseboards in the basement. Comfy year with new windows and doors!
 
The stove has been in since late december, the 19th I think well it has been 3 face cords so far, I have 5 more left. 2400 sq ft.

What is killing me is the hot water, all of my hot water is fed off the furnace. I am burning about 70 of oil gallons a month for hot water and supplimental heat.
 
Burning 24x7 since November. Heating 1250sq' no basement bungalow. Have baseboard electric in 2 bedrooms and bathroom. Not using them unless it's very cold.

Less than 1.5 cord. I figure I am 3 weeks ahead of where I expected to be by this time of year. Very pleased.
 
Burned exactly enough to stay toasty warm.

seriously...about 2 cords burning from October in evenings to 24/7 starting in Nov.
 
this thread topic got me curious as to how much fuel I go through for the season, I calculated more than 6 cords by the end of this season. I knew it was going to be a lot but didn't quite know exactly how much is a lot. Next few days is going to be single digits so I plan on keeping the stove cooking.
 
I have burned more than I wish I had burned...I am nearly halfway through my wood for the winter! I am going to get a few cases of logs that are on sale this week at a local hardware store...I would rather be safe than heat with electricity in the basement :)
 
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4 to 5 cords depending upon the weather. This year has presented a varied weather pattern in the northeast, especially from RI to Cape Cod. That said, it is hard to predict. I just keep feeding the stove and regret nothing.
 
I am going to be in a bind. I had to use a half cord of this years wood last year because it got cold early. Now it did it again and colder this month than usual.

Whoops.
 
I just figured out my consumption so far and I'm at 2 cord burnt. 24/7
Hoping to get by on one more.
 
I am going to be in a bind. I had to use a half cord of this years wood last year because it got cold early. Now it did it again and colder this month than usual.

Did the same thing, resorted to mixing in some slab wood to stretch this years stacks out more.
 
Did the same thing, resorted to mixing in some slab wood to stretch this years stacks out more.

I am going to have to resort to having a 70 degree house. :mad:
 
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Mill ends have been a great addition in the stacks for years. Dad would always take me with to the saw mill when we needed extra wood in a pinch. I have done the same ever since.

Used to get cut offs from a pool stick manufacture too before they closed down. Man, a whole load of pool cues in that old basement furnace sure did cook you out!
 
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right at 1 cord with another ready...almost every evening till early morning with some all-nighters...
 
around two right now.if we get the cold they are promising this week another full face will go up the chimney this week.oh well have plenty in reserve,thanks to my pdd addiction to cutting all summer long.
 
damn, i just sat down and figured it out and it just dawned on me i need at least 8 cords of wood to make it thru a winter. I had no idea it was that much, wow. Its my 2nd year of burning so im still dialing everything in and figuring it all out.
One 18"w x 6 1/2 ft H x 13ft L row lasts me 2 weeks so i'd need 8 rows to last me from mid Nov to mid March. Most definitely getting a stove in here for next winter so i dont have to rely solely on my stupid wood furnace. No way on can keep on top of 8 cords a year. Wow, Im kind of dizzy right now.
 
Just shy of 1.5 cord so far this year. Been burning since end-Oct.

That was on 28 Dec. Now at a hand full of splits short of 2 cords heating a 1100 sq. ft. bungalow from a fully finished basement. Aside from last week, been burning 24/7 since 1 Nov :)
 
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We have burned about two cords burning more or less 24/7. The stove does burn out sometimes when we are away from the house, or if we don't bother to reload at night, but in general it is hot most of the time.
 
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