Just thinking out loud

I know what you mean . We put our Mansfield in just before Christmas and the house is 70 to 75F in the morning when I get up for work. We bought the Mansfield for our log home , which we won't be in to at least for 2 years. The stove is over sized for our 1200 sq ft ranch but should be nice for the log home. We have used a Fisher Grandma Bear for 32 yrs so Its tough to break habits and use less wood.

last year 75 seemed perfect, this winter anything under 80 seems a bit chilly

I walk into other houses (without wood heat) and I damn near freeze to death. Those same people, with forced air complain it's too hot in here.

When we entertain we plan our fire box loads so we dont cook our friends out. We seem to be much more used to the house being 23c-24c then they are. None of them burn wood like us but are always curious. A few times some would show up wearing a sweater until they learn!

80 isn't warm . . . sit on a patio in August in Las Vegas when it is 120 and slightly windy. Oh, wait, that's without a woodburning stove!

yup, you get used to 75-80 being a normal temp and freeze if it's 70. My friends that burn oil keep their house at 66 in the day and lower at night, I'd freeze for sure in their house.

Wow, When we get it up to 68(rarely) both of us are sweating. Walk around barefoot and a tee shirt. Wood heat does feel different than the forced hot air (We keep it at 60 or 62). We are still learning and will be burning more next winter. Would love to say I can't wait but after this winter

Seanm said:

When we entertain we plan our fire box loads so we dont cook our friends out

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Not me! When I go to other peoples houses they don't offer to turn there heat up, so I don't offer to turn mine down

For me, the comfort level inside is relative to the outside temp. When the outside temps are below 5-10F, I can feel the cold fighting to get in and can feel a coolness around me, even when the inside temp is 74. Anything above 10F and the comfort level changes and 74 actually feels like 74. Outside temps above 25F and I have to start bringing the inside temp down or be cooked out. I think that what I experience might be due to having a brick ranch. Yesterday, it was 66 here and we shut the stove down a few days before. I had to run a space heater because it was warmer outside that it was in here, so it seems that the bricks hold the cold for a while.