Thank you to everyone on the site for giving me loads of information to help me pick out the stove that is best for my need. This is my first post on the site. I purchased my blaze king princess insert and it will soon be installed with an insulated liner and block off plate.. Before and after pictures to come shortly.
My question is: How much wood do you suggest I have ready for next winter? I currently have two cords of split mixed hardwoods that were cut in August 2013, split in October 2013, and will be ready to burn in November 2014. It is already reading less than 20% moisture 'on average' as of April 22nd 2014, so I imagine it will be seasoned nicely after a warm Philadelphia summer stacked in the sun. In addition to this, I will be ordering 1 ton of brick fuel that will be stored in my basement. My understanding is that 1 tone of brick fuel is similar to 1.0-1.5 cords of mixed hardwood. If this is true, I will have approximately 3 to 3.5 cords worth of wood fuel to burn.
I live in an 1,800 sf, two story brick colonial with a compact square layout and plenty of large doorways in each room for even heat distribution. The house was constructed in 1951 and has 'average' insulation properties (not too drafty but certainly not new construction). I have an existing oil furnace with 4 zones two downstairs and two upstairs. We used 800 gallons of fuel oil for this most recent winter (November to early-April). My hope is to heat the house primarily with the blaze king insert in November, December, January, February, and March. Do you think I need additional wood and if so how much? thanks in advance! Any other information that you think is relevant would be greatly valued.
My question is: How much wood do you suggest I have ready for next winter? I currently have two cords of split mixed hardwoods that were cut in August 2013, split in October 2013, and will be ready to burn in November 2014. It is already reading less than 20% moisture 'on average' as of April 22nd 2014, so I imagine it will be seasoned nicely after a warm Philadelphia summer stacked in the sun. In addition to this, I will be ordering 1 ton of brick fuel that will be stored in my basement. My understanding is that 1 tone of brick fuel is similar to 1.0-1.5 cords of mixed hardwood. If this is true, I will have approximately 3 to 3.5 cords worth of wood fuel to burn.
I live in an 1,800 sf, two story brick colonial with a compact square layout and plenty of large doorways in each room for even heat distribution. The house was constructed in 1951 and has 'average' insulation properties (not too drafty but certainly not new construction). I have an existing oil furnace with 4 zones two downstairs and two upstairs. We used 800 gallons of fuel oil for this most recent winter (November to early-April). My hope is to heat the house primarily with the blaze king insert in November, December, January, February, and March. Do you think I need additional wood and if so how much? thanks in advance! Any other information that you think is relevant would be greatly valued.
That way you will always be burning dry wood.
