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  1. geoffm24
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    Gas bill Jan 2010 vs gas bill Jan 2011

    Oil prices would have to drop to 66 cents a gallon for me to end up with zero savings from wood burning. And that's with buying my wood. 8 cords...
    Post by: geoffm24, Jan 21, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  2. geoffm24
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    Gas bill Jan 2010 vs gas bill Jan 2011

    In my comparison I assume $0 cost for wood, chimney cleaning, tools, labor etc I only included the stove and the install in my 10-12 years break...
    Post by: geoffm24, Jan 21, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  3. geoffm24
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    Gas bill Jan 2010 vs gas bill Jan 2011

    My "Jan" gas bill just posted online and it was $180.05 this year. Last year the bill for Jan was $352.19. This is a little misleading because Jan...
    Thread by: geoffm24, Jan 20, 2011, 38 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  4. geoffm24
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    Stove top variations in temp

    Recently I have been shocked at the huge variation in temps you find when using an IR thermometer to check the stove top. Right now as I speak the...
    Thread by: geoffm24, Jan 13, 2011, 5 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  5. geoffm24
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    "Savings" on my gas bill this month $14.81 but actually lost over $58 burning wood?!

    Just got my electric bill which was $40 more then last year running all these fans to move the air around. So at this point if the wood was free,...
    Post by: geoffm24, Dec 8, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  6. geoffm24
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    "Savings" on my gas bill this month $14.81 but actually lost over $58 burning wood?!

    Just got my electric bill and it is $45 more then the same month last year running all these fans to move the heat. I'm glad I like the ambience...
    Post by: geoffm24, Dec 8, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  7. geoffm24
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    Black Birch

    My favorite wood!
    Post by: geoffm24, Dec 7, 2010 in forum: The Wood Shed
  8. geoffm24
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    "Savings" on my gas bill this month $14.81 but actually lost over $58 burning wood?!

    The house is a modern cape built in 2005 and is very well insulated with all the latest energy efficient windows etc.
    Post by: geoffm24, Nov 24, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. geoffm24
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    "Savings" on my gas bill this month $14.81 but actually lost over $58 burning wood?!

    In the winter I figure I spend about $40 a month on non heating gas expenses (hot water etc.). Now last Dec I used 166 Therms, Jan used 271...
    Post by: geoffm24, Nov 24, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. geoffm24
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    "Savings" on my gas bill this month $14.81 but actually lost over $58 burning wood?!

    Looking at my bill I used 8 Therms less this year then last year. 1 Therm = 100,000 BTU. Now it was also 3 degrees colder on average this year...
    Post by: geoffm24, Nov 24, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. geoffm24
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    "Savings" on my gas bill this month $14.81 but actually lost over $58 burning wood?!

    90% of the wood burned over that period was red maple so it was a pretty low BTU wood.
    Post by: geoffm24, Nov 24, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. geoffm24
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    "Savings" on my gas bill this month $14.81 but actually lost over $58 burning wood?!

    The Wood stove is wasting a lot of BTUs heating the stove room up to between 80-85 degrees and keeping the rest of the first floor at 68-70. Our...
    Post by: geoffm24, Nov 24, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  13. geoffm24
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    "Savings" on my gas bill this month $14.81 but actually lost over $58 burning wood?!

    I certainly expected a learning curve burning wood in the stove but even with free wood I'm losing money when you count the value of my time, the...
    Post by: geoffm24, Nov 24, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  14. geoffm24
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    "Savings" on my gas bill this month $14.81 but actually lost over $58 burning wood?!

    Well I got my first gas bill after burning nights a weekends for my first full month and let me say I am underwhelmed to say the least. I'm using my...
    Thread by: geoffm24, Nov 24, 2010, 113 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  15. geoffm24
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    ID... black locust?

    yup thats black locust
    Post by: geoffm24, Nov 23, 2010 in forum: The Wood Shed
  16. geoffm24
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    Need a new saw

    Thanks for the helo guys. I'm thinking about the Stihl 311 and the Husqvarna 359 now, both are in the low to mid 4 hp range, both are roughly 60cc,...
    Post by: geoffm24, Nov 23, 2010 in forum: The Gear
  17. geoffm24
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    Need a new saw

    I have been looking at the 455 460 and 359. The Stihl saws look great and people seem to love them but we do have a great Husqvarna dealer right...
    Post by: geoffm24, Nov 22, 2010 in forum: The Gear
  18. geoffm24
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    Need a new saw

    I have been running my little Husqvarna 16" 435 for about 2 years and not that I have gotten serious about dropping trees and burning wood I need...
    Thread by: geoffm24, Nov 22, 2010, 22 replies, in forum: The Gear
  19. geoffm24
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    Refinishing or "Bluing" old axes

    Naval Jelly works great for getting minor rust off. If you want to try your hand at blueing without getting into a hot blueing solution try...
    Post by: geoffm24, Nov 15, 2010 in forum: The Wood Shed
  20. geoffm24
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    Burning Wood Is More Expensive Than Gas!?!?!

    Not really, I'll bet dollars to donuts that since that sign was in a STOVE DEALERS store they were talking about a gas stove vs a wood stove not a...
    Post by: geoffm24, Nov 7, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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