Wood stove owners,on average, how much wood do you burn per season(face cords)? And in what State/Province?
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How many cords per season?
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firefighterjake
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AmbDrvr253
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As I use coal when temps remain low and use wood only for shoulder seasons I typically only use 1 cord. Tho the shoulder season this year was significantly longer in PA than usual. I was using wood until January.
toddnic
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You mean farce cord?
Last two winters I was at about 4.5 to 5 cords. This winter has been much milder, and I'm just barely at 3. Mixed hardwood (mostly Ash), 3000 square feet, keeping the house around 72. I'm in central Ohio, if it helps get a handle on the climate.
Your volume of wood consumed is going to vary significantly based on what species it is, how dry it is, how many square feet you're heating, and how toasty you like to keep the house.
Last two winters I was at about 4.5 to 5 cords. This winter has been much milder, and I'm just barely at 3. Mixed hardwood (mostly Ash), 3000 square feet, keeping the house around 72. I'm in central Ohio, if it helps get a handle on the climate.
Your volume of wood consumed is going to vary significantly based on what species it is, how dry it is, how many square feet you're heating, and how toasty you like to keep the house.
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Here in the North Bay, Ontario area, I will end up burning between 20-25 face cords, mostly hard maple. Now, this is in a 33 year old smoke dragon. I just picked up a used BK Princess insert, which I am pretty sure will cut my wood usage in half or more. I was looking at the PE Summit but the BK came along first. Where in Ontario are you?
Southern Ontario. South of Hamilton on the North shore of Lake Erie. A little warmer than North Bay.
The amount of wood is going to depend on many factors including house size, insulation, degree days, wind, wood species, stove location, average interior temp, hours burned, operator, etc.. We go through 2.5-3 full cords normally here in the Pac NW.
Plan on having 5 full cords (15 face) of fully seasoned wood on hand and ready to burn. If there's some left over, no problem.
Plan on having 5 full cords (15 face) of fully seasoned wood on hand and ready to burn. If there's some left over, no problem.
Ash
Burning Hunk
Usually 8 to 10 cords here in MN. One stove full time and 2nd stove when it gets really cold. We've only went thru about 6 1/2 cords this year with the mild winter we've had.
Southern Ontario. South of Hamilton on the North shore of Lake Erie. A little warmer than North Bay.
Isn't that considered tropical? Depending on how warm you like it, I would guess 10-15 face cords would be plenty. That being said, if you can get more cut, split and stacked, you will be better off for next season. I will probably still do my 30-40 face cords for next season, even if I expect to burn 10 or 12, that way, I'm still good for a couple more years.
last year was our first year of burning, and we burned from end of november until now. We only burn nights and weekends, and we are heating roughly 1/2 of our 2000 sq ft house. We ended up going through roughly 2 cords. its a bit difficult to tell, because we didn't really start out with things stacked in cords... we sort of had them stacked in piles, boxes, pallets, towers, racks, snowmen, etc.
One of my racks that I filled 4 times (since january) is 8' x 4', and then one of my other racks i went through 2 of, and they each hold 1/3 of a cord. I currently have 2 chord css, but have about 4 more that still needs to be processed....
One of my racks that I filled 4 times (since january) is 8' x 4', and then one of my other racks i went through 2 of, and they each hold 1/3 of a cord. I currently have 2 chord css, but have about 4 more that still needs to be processed....
Smoked
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A little over 10 face cords. Most of my splits are 18" or more so in the 3.5 real cord range. I am a little surprised as warm as it was but burning the second stove when it was cold made a difference. I have already replaced almost all of it so only need to scrounge a little bit more.
English BoB
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Two..........three on a very cold winter. Does not include kindling, uglies and those odd pieces we always end up with.
Its not always about the number of cords but the stuff too make the cords burn.
Upstate NY.
bob
laxin213
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I have a newer epa insert. Last year I burned 4 full cords (about 12 face), FT nearly 7 days a week nonstop burning 2700 sf to 72 or so. House built in 1985, decently well insulated. This year with the warmer weather burned 2.5 full cord (about 7 face or so). We burned closer to part time this year, no where near he non stop pace of last winter. I'm Near buffalo NY.
As stated there's a lot more too - operator, species, how dry, wind, how cold the winter, your learning your stove, on and on.
As stated there's a lot more too - operator, species, how dry, wind, how cold the winter, your learning your stove, on and on.
corey21
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Don't know about how much cords but before I started burning coal. I would burn about 10 truckloads. Life is easier with coal.
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Ctwoodtick
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Poindexter
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I stack ten green cords every spring, lose 18% to shrinkage while drying and go into winter with about 8 seasoned cords... I think that is 24 face cords since I run 16" sticks.
fire_man
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What a question...rhetorical, not existential .
1. Begreen has it complete...except---
2. No such measure as "face cord". Forgetaboutit. 16'" splits, .3m splits, 17.5 " spilts, 12" "whatever" is the meaningless word. A cord is a cord.
3. How much % of your heating load is wood ? -- few do not have central heating. Entertainment or weekend wood ?
4. How warm and how many ft² do you want heated ? ( See my post about how most homes in northern Europe do not heat all rooms.
In actual homes I have been in in the past 5 years in Iceland, Switzerland, Norway, Scotland, Germany. These real homeowners see no need to
heat bedrooms or rarely used space for example as most here do. Romantic under a thick, down comforter !)
5. Some of us here in Vermont and northern New England don't have or see a need for central heat if we can use wood: stoves, Russian fireplaces,
biomass furnaces, or those inefficient, smoky outdoor boilers.
Answer in cords = 4.2 for this easy winter. We'll have +/- 5 cords in the wood sheds for next year, plus the harvest from this year.
1. Begreen has it complete...except---
2. No such measure as "face cord". Forgetaboutit. 16'" splits, .3m splits, 17.5 " spilts, 12" "whatever" is the meaningless word. A cord is a cord.
3. How much % of your heating load is wood ? -- few do not have central heating. Entertainment or weekend wood ?
4. How warm and how many ft² do you want heated ? ( See my post about how most homes in northern Europe do not heat all rooms.
In actual homes I have been in in the past 5 years in Iceland, Switzerland, Norway, Scotland, Germany. These real homeowners see no need to
heat bedrooms or rarely used space for example as most here do. Romantic under a thick, down comforter !)
5. Some of us here in Vermont and northern New England don't have or see a need for central heat if we can use wood: stoves, Russian fireplaces,
biomass furnaces, or those inefficient, smoky outdoor boilers.
Answer in cords = 4.2 for this easy winter. We'll have +/- 5 cords in the wood sheds for next year, plus the harvest from this year.
madison
Minister of Fire
Stack as many cords as your property can handle, and then double that amount, you can never have too much stacked and drying.
2 - 5 real cords , 24/7 burning Nov - March, shoulder seasons add another 1/2 cord. 5 cords was the most and that was 2 yrs ago where we had an abnormally cold yr in the north east.
2 - 5 real cords , 24/7 burning Nov - March, shoulder seasons add another 1/2 cord. 5 cords was the most and that was 2 yrs ago where we had an abnormally cold yr in the north east.
fire_man
Minister of Fire
Unless you currently have 26+ cord on the lot, only burn 4+ per year, and don't know when to stop scrounging
brad wilton
Feeling the Heat
I use 15 face cords in a very badly insulated house in a more northerly lattitude.go with that amount if your going to be heating 24/7,if not at least you won't run out of wood
heavy hammer
Minister of Fire
A lot of factors play into how much wood is needed as said earlier by many others. I live in northeast Ohio and like a very warm house. We burn about five cords a year this year much less because of a milder winter. You can never have enough wood ready when you get over 20 cords you should be good for a year or two, but it seems like you always need more. Look at it as money in the bank, do you really ever have enough. More is always better!
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