It's a 25 year old house, so it's fairly efficient. Not to modern standards though. My comment was more tongue in cheek in my response- 3 bags is a lot of BTU's though.. Wow.
First 3 bag day ............
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sportbikerider78
Minister of Fire
2,000sqft ranch with very high ceilings everywhere on top of an uninsulated basement. (fixing that next year)
I have the drolet on setting 2 most of the day and sometimes on 3 to kick things off a little in the morning. I believe we are just at 2 bags a day, but my wife loads it most of the time.
I have the drolet on setting 2 most of the day and sometimes on 3 to kick things off a little in the morning. I believe we are just at 2 bags a day, but my wife loads it most of the time.
Golfeur
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-47*F with the windchill = 2 1/3 bags/day house 3 floors 2400sqf
second floor 74*F
third floor 68*F
basement stove P68 87*F
second floor 74*F
third floor 68*F
basement stove P68 87*F
AccentraRRT
Burning Hunk
I am at 1 bag every 18 hour or so when in the low 30s. That keeps the finished basement about 75-80 (brutal but my wife still sits under a blanket..?) and the upper two floors at 66 and 67 respectively. When in the 20s close in at about 2 bags/day.. Will see what the next few days of teen temps with sub zero winds bring.
SidecarFlip
Minister of Fire
I don't even keep track, just pour it in, half corn, half pellets. Stove's been running wide open for a couple days (thermostat is set on 70 but it never gets there....) Window is nice and clean.......
alternativeheat
Minister of Fire
Ya that was last winter. No OAK and air leaks 40MPH winds and around 0 out.. Nearly a week of that . The rest of the winter was two bags.This winter OAK, plugged up a bunch of leaks so when spring comes I'll know what happened. But that's why we bought a P61, for the extra BTU if needed and knowing up from the house and wind around here may require that much..
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