First time poster long time lurker.
Finally joined! Would like to extend a sincere thank you to all who contribute to this forum, if it wasn't for this site I'd have probably lost my sanity.
Just a bit of back story about myself and how I came to find hearth.com
Me and my wife purchased a 2 story 20 yr old 2100sq ft house on 2.1 acres in the sticks of southern ontario in november of 2013. Having moved there from the city I had allot of learning to do and quick, considering the main heating was electric forced air with a hotblast 1400 wood furnace in the basement and a wood stove masonary insert on the main floor as "backup heat". I use that term loosly for insurance purposes.
Upon purchase of the house I had a W.E.T.T. certified installer/inspector come out to check everything out and this is where my journey began.
Wont make this post any more long winded as I plan to post separate threads on my hotblast, the trials tribulations and modifications to it and as well post a separate thread all to do with my main floor unit and subsequent teardown and new installation done there.
So far been able to save thousands of dollars on my heating costs over the last two years, I am still however refining my techniques from wood handling to storage to burning as it seems most others are continuously doing.
Thanks again for all the great info and advice that can be found here for new burners like myself.
Sincerely Jeff
Finally joined! Would like to extend a sincere thank you to all who contribute to this forum, if it wasn't for this site I'd have probably lost my sanity.
Just a bit of back story about myself and how I came to find hearth.com
Me and my wife purchased a 2 story 20 yr old 2100sq ft house on 2.1 acres in the sticks of southern ontario in november of 2013. Having moved there from the city I had allot of learning to do and quick, considering the main heating was electric forced air with a hotblast 1400 wood furnace in the basement and a wood stove masonary insert on the main floor as "backup heat". I use that term loosly for insurance purposes.
Upon purchase of the house I had a W.E.T.T. certified installer/inspector come out to check everything out and this is where my journey began.
Wont make this post any more long winded as I plan to post separate threads on my hotblast, the trials tribulations and modifications to it and as well post a separate thread all to do with my main floor unit and subsequent teardown and new installation done there.
So far been able to save thousands of dollars on my heating costs over the last two years, I am still however refining my techniques from wood handling to storage to burning as it seems most others are continuously doing.
Thanks again for all the great info and advice that can be found here for new burners like myself.
Sincerely Jeff
