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john11756

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I am just curious how others are doing. Ok 20 degrees outside house temp in the stove room is 87 and the damper 1/4 open fans on high.
Windows closed. drafty old house.850 square foot living space small I know.
back rooms are 68 69. No fans pushing air around except the stove fans.
I know there is more to this but just give the basics if you'd like.
Cheers and stay warm
 
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2000 sf ranch, uninsulated block. 16* -real feel 12, stove burning at 350 with cathedral ceiling in family/stove room 2 ceiling fans spinning counter to each other and smaller fans pushing the air towards the bedrooms. 73 in stove room, 65 back by the bedrooms. Probably be warmer if the 4 dogs would stop making me let them in and out lol. Alternating cherry, ash and hickory, I'm comfy
 
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Open lay out, 1200sf home 75-77, a little cooler in the bedrooms 67-68, No stove fan, 2 ceiling fans reversed. heating 24-7, 4 loads every 24hrs. 11 degrees today 7 tonight. I have arthritis so keep it a bit warmer then most. Your doing fine
 
We just have the stove fan and one ceiling fan moving the air. The room Where the stove is it is way over 90 in the tv room we keep it between 74-78 , the kitchen and bedroom is 76 and then the very back room is 72. Now that is with the wind blowing and temp is close to 10. Add I am burning soft maple. Will most likely get into the hardwood Wed night and Thursday as they are saying 10-15 below here.
 
Big old 150 year old house. Stove keeps main room very warm and heat travels upstairs. Last night it was 23 degrees. Our bedroom window was open about 4 inches. We close off 3 bedrooms we don't have occupied though. Nothing like wood heat, as we all know
 
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2666 SF, about 14 degrees outside this morning, 62 inside downstairs, a few degrees higher upstairs.
High of 21 today here, house got up to 66, down to 64 now, just tossed some poplar in to bridge my normally 12 hr reload. I been experimenting at colder temps by bridging between reloads with soft, light wood to keep insert and house temps swings low, and the poplar affords me to have quick, high heat output, with little to no major coal penalty when overnight reload comes round at midnight. And a good bit of coals will remain from the prior load of oak at noon, for midnight's reload.

Back here in my office is the worst place of the house, 58ish this morn in here, using an electric space heater to get it to mid 60's in here.
Tomorrow night looks around 0 with whatever windchill off that.
 
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2666 SF, about 14 degrees outside this morning, 62 inside downstairs, a few degrees higher upstairs.
High of 21 today here, house got up to 66, down to 64 now, just tossed some poplar in to bridge my normally 12 hr reload. I been experimenting at colder temps by bridging between reloads with soft, light wood to keep insert and house temps swings low, and the poplar affords me to have quick, high heat output, with little to no major coal penalty when overnight reload comes round at midnight. And a good bit of coals will remain from the prior load of oak at noon, for midnight's reload.

Back here in my office is the worst place of the house, 58ish this morn in here, using an electric space heater to get it to mid 60's in here.
Tomorrow night looks around 0 with whatever windchill off that.
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o man 58 degrees that's like hat and glove weather lol. I space heat the bed room at night. and im still a newb and still learning about soft and hard wood I can spot red oak from a mile away I scratch my head at the rest, I just try and burn the white stuff when im up and the red stuff when I go to bed haha.but man 12 hour burn times is really nice.
 
2500 sf house. Keep it around 75 in living room where the stove is. It gets around 67 in the back bed rooms with outside temps in the 20s have to load around 4 times in 24 hr period. Love my wood stove!
 
You're doing just fine. If I had 850sf I would be roasting too.
Yeah I got thermal top, and slippers on, with a space heater going.At 20 and above not a big deal, teens and singles, get a little chilly at times.
Well 12 hrs does not make it tropical here. Not above 30 it will be much warmer and 12-14 hours. Over 40, 16 hours is not out of the question. Many times during the shoulder season, I'll have some coals in there 20-14 hrs later, nothing putting out heat though.
 
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We just have the stove fan and one ceiling fan moving the air. The room Where the stove is it is way over 90 in the tv room we keep it between 74-78 , the kitchen and bedroom is 76 and then the very back room is 72. Now that is with the wind blowing and temp is close to 10. Add I am burning soft maple. Will most likely get into the hardwood Wed night and Thursday as they are saying 10-15 below here.
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Sounds like you need the hardwood... !!!
 
My family room is downstairs and that's where the stove is. That room is 84, upstairs hallway is 70, and bedroom is around 68. Currently 17 degrees here and the house is about 2,000 sq ft.
 
1352 sf 76-80 degrees. open floor plan with cathedral ceiling.14 degrees outside.
 
3500 Sqft.......17 Deg outside....70-73 throughout, garage is 55....All with the Greenwood , Radiant, and one Hydronic Zone....
 
2600 sqft. pretty drafty and certainly need new windows. Average between 64-72. Highest I've got it is 79 but that was way too hot for me. 70 is perfect. What do you all use to measure the temperature and where is it located in relation to the stove?
 
I'm cold unless I'm home babysitting the stove that's all I know. It takes several hours to get going ... I just replaced the wic on my kerosene heater I was hoping to put to bed ... but that was a pain in my ass that didn't take either so I'll have to dive into that again tomorrow. Several attempts at different things today all no results...that's the way it goes it will all come together tomorrow I guess!
 
Love winter 71 inside 19 outside only fire the boiler to keep the heating pipes from freezing. Looking at 8 hour reloads to maintain that delta
 
Ah, my house has temperature differences in certain areas. I go by the CH thermostat in the hallway between the living area and bedrooms.

It's currently 23.5C according to the thermostat and -10C outside. No forced air for three days now and it's set @ 20.5C.

23.5C = 74.3F

-10C = 14F
 
I have a few thermometers and hydrometers sprinkled around.

-30dF outdoors.

+80dF in the living room, 1200sqft of five star energy rated envelope.

Coldest temp in the furthest bedroom from the stove, +72dF, I have some practice moving cold air towards the stove with fans.

12 hour reloads in my BK Ashford30, burning spruce.
 
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I have a few thermometers and hydrometers sprinkled around.

-30dF outdoors.

+80dF in the living room, 1200sqft of five star energy rated envelope.

Coldest temp in the furthest bedroom from the stove, +72dF, I have some practice moving cold air towards the stove with fans.

12 hour reloads in my BK Ashford30, burning spruce.
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That's good. Real real good.

I heat 2400sft and 25% of the basement is concrete walls. I have a few unused areas in the home segregated.

Is that current temps?

5 star envelope, 6" walls? 8"?
 
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I'm cold unless I'm home babysitting the stove that's all I know. It takes several hours to get going ... I just replaced the wic on my kerosene heater I was hoping to put to bed ... but that was a pain in my ass that didn't take either so I'll have to dive into that again tomorrow. Several attempts at different things today all no results...that's the way it goes it will all come together tomorrow I guess!
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Something doesn't seem right. Why does it take several hours for your stove to get going? Is it a boiler system? I work a weird schedule and am away from home for 24hrs at a time. When I get home I lite my stove and within 10min it is pumping out warm air. It quickly heats the living room but does take some time to fill the rest of the house.
 
The house always stays 69-70, regardless of temperature outside. On cold stretches like this, it will tend to hover more at 69 and I feel like I'm always trying to feed the beast just to catch up.
 
-21* outside windchill 7* air temp without the wind. House was 75* upstairs thru out. Down stairs was 68* toasty. Using fans to move heat but blower is on the way
 
1950 sq ft. Full poured basement. Never have house over 70f, unless mother in law visits. [emoji34]
 
1,800 square foot Cape. Late 1970s vintage. Mostly 2 x 4 walls . . . definitely has some air leaks that we are slowly and surely working on sealing up when we find them.

Outside temp: Negative single digits to low teens right now.

Inside temp: High 70s in the room with the stove. High 60s elsewhere except for the mudroom/bathroom/utility room where the oil boiler sits (cooler there) and the master bedroom (probably low 60s there if I had to guess.)
 
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