Right on the money....wood used this year

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My Oslo heats my home

My Oslo heats my home

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Sep 20, 2010
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South Shore, MA
I'm wondering how everyone else made out with what they typically burn in a season?? Happily for me I was very close to what I typically burn, 5 - 5.5 cords for approx 2,000 sq ft home using an Jotul Oslo (main stove) and Jotul 602 (backup on severely cold days). Even with the extended below normal temps and above normal precip I stayed right where I usually am. I have about 1/4 cord left of typical winter cordwood that was stored on the covered porch and I will be going back to shoulder wood shortly. Nothing like the Northeast weather being itself.
 
I burnt about 3 cords this year. I recently changed my stove to a larger more efficient stove. Id be interested to see what kind of consumption i do next winter. I also burnt a little over a ton of pellets. I have a split level home of about 2000Sq. Ft.
 
I've used just under 2.5 cords. 1000sf main floor, 600 second floor. One fireview burns 24/7, 2nd when temps go below 10F or I just feel like burning both. Hope to wrap up this season at 3 cords... maybe a half cord more than typical.
 
Won't know for sure until the heating season is done but it does look like we might be a bit more than previous years. Normal here is 3 cord.
 
Well into our fourth cord this year and we're not done yet! We used only three last year.

Jim
 
First year for me. Planned on 6 cord, will be right on 6 cord when all is said and done.
 
I'm thinking we'll end up somewhere between 3 and 3.3 cords this year. Slightly up from last year's 3.1 cords. Not too bad really - burned less in Feb than last year which made up for the 'overburn' we did in Sept/Oct. So far this month we're burning more than last year which is why I expect to be over for the year. As Dennis said - won't really know until the season is over (don't count those chickens til they are hatched eh?).

It rather surprises me how consistent the burn has been from year to year really. I'd have expected much wider swings to be honest. But then again, this was only my 3rd year burning so there is still plenty of time... I'm relatively green here... what do I know...
 
Probably used 2 cords here. Have about seven or eight total cuz trying to get the oak to dry more than one year. The Buck 91 uses alot less wood than the Black Bart did.
 
I'm a little high this year, I typically burn around 2.5 cords and it's looking like 3 this year. I think it's more because I'm burning almost all maple this year, I usually get mostly oak.
 
Rhonemas said:
I'm a little high this year, I typically burn around 2.5 cords and it's looking like 3 this year. I think it's more because I'm burning almost all maple this year, I usually get mostly oak.
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Whoa! Good to see ya Rhonemas. Been a while.
 
First year in 2300 sqft farm house. Figured 5. Burned 4 1/2 so far. 1/2 cord left will get me thru.
 
I guess my only excuse for the amount I burn is the house is kind of drafty, not quite as tight as I'd like it to be. Most everyone else is at 4 cords or lower. So, another question; Do you all include shoulder wood in your burned cordwood totals? I don't because the shoulder wood is the pieces I would not generally use in peak burn times.
 
I had 5 cord put away in the barn - about 1/2 cord left and should last till early to mid-April. First full year and hoped to keep to 5 cord - should be right on target, with perhaps a tad oil use if we get chilly in late April. I've heated 100% with wood this season in NH, with a tough winter, 3000sqft, and a beast of a stone stove. In the coldest weather, the house was in the mid to high 60's (I'm talking -10*F and worse), otherwise, 70's and better in the house. Never been so warm, for so cheap, in my life (all wood burned was free minus work time and expenses). For future years, I may stack 6 cord in the barn just in case, and have a little less wood to bring to the barn the next year if I don't need it. Cheers!
 
Rhonemas said:
I'm a little high this year, I typically burn around 2.5 cords and it's looking like 3 this year. I think it's more because I'm burning almost all maple this year, I usually get mostly oak.
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Were the hell!!!!!!!!!!
 
Last year, seven cords with two non EPA rated stoves. This year I had a little over two cords. So the 24/7 burning was interrupted by the occasional weeks (about 3-4 weeks spread out this winter) of oil use. We used an extra 100 gallons compared to last year. My total wood consumption would be about three cords for a winter like this one in my 1000 sq ft. house with old storm windows.
 
No idea for sure, I moved a lot of wood around right when I started burning so I can't remember what I moved exactly. I also gave a bit away so I have a hard time remember how much I gave away.

Either way I'm fine, I think I've torched 3 1/2 or so to this point, 11 or so ready to go and a few in heaps from this winters work.
 
ponyboync said:
Probably used 2 cords here. Have about seven or eight total cuz trying to get the oak to dry more than one year. The Buck 91 uses alot less wood than the Black Bart did.
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ponyboy, it sounds like you and I are NC blood brothers. I also traded my 30 year old Black Bart (sold it actually) for a Buck 91 that I found on CL in Charlotte. Only been using it a couple of months but can tell that it uses MUCH less wood. I'm planning on about 2 cords for next year and have been able to scrounge C/S/S almost 6 cords so far and I have a friend who is having 4 big oaks taken down in the next couple of weeks so the hits just keep on rolling.

So far really pleased with the upgrade and have some work to do on the install to make it more efficient next year.
 
About four cords by the time I'm done. It feels good to be using less wood. With the warmer weather,
I'm only burning two fires per day now.
 
Mine will come in at the usual three cords here in the tropics. In fact today and tonight in the monsoon rains I am just letting the electric heaters take over. By December I am usually tired of wood burning. Tonight I am sick of it.

If the joint is cold in the morning, well, here we go again.
 
Very pleased this year. I have literally just started my 3rd cord on Tuesday. We have burnt 24x7 since the beginning of November. Last year I ran through all 3 cord by mid Feb and had to scrounge at least a cord or more of dead / standing swamp ash and some elm to get through the season (end of March +/-)

The main difference between this year and last......... (temperarture was essentially the same)
Last year = 5 year old, non epa, $500, box store stove.
This year = New, Pacific Energy Super 27!!!!!!!

I'm looking at a 35-40% reduced consumption. IMO, that is an incredible number.
 
Still burning, but not as much or as hot, and we will wrap up at about 3 cords. We are ordering 2 more in April so we can keep it covered and dry. (1200 square foot tri-level built in 1943, not too drafty though).
 
My Oslo heats my home said:
I'm wondering how everyone else made out with what they typically burn in a season?? Happily for me I was very close to what I typically burn, 5 - 5.5 cords for approx 2,000 sq ft home using an Jotul Oslo (main stove) and Jotul 602 (backup on severely cold days). Even with the extended below normal temps and above normal precip I stayed right where I usually am. I have about 1/4 cord left of typical winter cordwood that was stored on the covered porch and I will be going back to shoulder wood shortly. Nothing like the Northeast weather being itself.
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You should change your screen name to "My Oslo and my Jotul 602 heat my home". We burn less than 5 cord with the Fireview. I have noticed I definitely burn less when the wood is properly seasoned. The difference is that the stove is still very hot at the end of the burn cycle with seasoned wood. With unseasoned wood the stove is cold and there are unburned coals in there, and I find I must open the draft up more to get less heat. Thank goodness for all of the preaching I have heard on this site about the need to burn seasoned wood.
 
You should change your screen name to "My Oslo and my Jotul 602 heat my home". We burn less than 5 cord with the Fireview. I have noticed I definitely burn less when the wood is properly seasoned. The difference is that the stove is still very hot at the end of the burn cycle with seasoned wood. With unseasoned wood the stove is cold and there are unburned coals in there, and I find I must open the draft up more to get less heat. Thank goodness for all of the preaching I have heard on this site about the need to burn seasoned wood.[/quote]

I like that idea with the screen name. I think I only lit the 602 maybe 15 times this winter, it has to be in the Low teens or below to really need it. After reading most of the responses here I thought about my house in general. We are in the process of remodeling an 1880 farmhouse, balloon frame style with no insulation behind the horsehair plaster. In the last 2 years we have demo'd 4 of the 8 rooms, insulated and tightened what seemed to be an 'open window'. We can feel some drafty areas on windy days and of course the insulated areas are on the 2nd floor, the first floor is yet to be done. So, unfortunately we have to push the stove hard to keep up, at least for now until it gets a little tighter here.
 
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