House: 1923, 2900 sq. ft., three-story brick Georgian colonial with lousy insulation and good windows
Weather: humid, temperate mid-Atlantic climate; average about 4800 degree days; miserable winter this year
Heat Sources: oil boiler with cast iron radiators, electric oil-filled radiators in bedrooms for nights
Fuel Use: target 550-600 gallons oil this year, down from 800 last year (new stove in Feb 2009), down from 1400 first year in house
Stove: hearth-mounted, pitifully-undersized Hearthstone Phoenix (good stove, though); open fireplace (year...I know!); downstairs temps in low 70s usually, mid 60s upstairs
Wood Use: Looking to be about 6 cords of almost-seasoned wood this year, supplemented with about 3/4 cord equivalent Wood Brick Fuel
Goal: 5 cords fully seasoned wood, 400 gallons oil, something in open fireplace, better insulation, win the lottery
Still on the upward part of the learning curve and the getting wood seasoned curve.