Apologies if this has been done to death, but this is my first visit here from the boiler room. The degree day charts I've perused seem to indicate that we've just about passed the point where half of our woodpile will get us to next summer. Agreed?
fossil said:Depends on what comes up when Mother Nature rolls the dice. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. I'm always happy when we have a nice long Indian Summer (certainly a lot happier than were the folks who gave it that name)...and then I'm equally happy when we have a nice warm early spring. Hey, we need a name for that. Indian Summer describes warmer than normal weather lasting longer than expected into fall. What should we call a season characterized by warmer than normal weather coming sooner than expected before summer? Dunno. Rick
Rory said:The degree day charts I've perused seem to indicate that we've just about passed the point where half of our woodpile will get us to next summer. Agreed?
yep, but by degree days or whatever it should be Tomorrow(ish)Rory said:I'm talking halfway through the annual heating load, not halfway through the heating period. January is by far the biggest month,
Where is the difference? The annual heating load is during the annual heating period, right? But yes, January is by far the biggest month here, in which case, midnight on January 15th would be pretty close to halfway through January's heating load. And, if my heating period is roughly September through May, then the middle of my annual heating period load would also fall at midnight on January 15th.Rory said:I'm talking halfway through the annual heating load, not halfway through the heating period. January is by far the biggest month,
quads said:Where is the difference? ...Rory said:I'm talking halfway through the annual heating load, not halfway through the heating period. January is by far the biggest month,
I try not to think it that deeply. When I'm cold, I put wood in the stove. Ha ha!Rory said:quads said:Where is the difference? ...Rory said:I'm talking halfway through the annual heating load, not halfway through the heating period. January is by far the biggest month,
Are you serious? The heating season would be defined by the earliest date in the annual cycle we start heating on a regular basis and the end of the same. Since the amount of heat required varies asymmetrically based on the length of the day, average sunshine, etc, halfway between those points won't necessarily represent the point in time at which half the fuel we require for the season has been used.
Danno77 said:yeah, we are halfway, it's official. although i read on here that halfway is the 22nd, I declare today the halfway point because it HAS to be halfway for me, as i've officially burned half my wood. if winter lasts too long or spring is too cold then we're all doomed, lol.
ChillyGator said:Danno77 said:yeah, we are halfway, it's official. although i read on here that halfway is the 22nd, I declare today the halfway point because it HAS to be halfway for me, as i've officially burned half my wood. if winter lasts too long or spring is too cold then we're all doomed, lol.
I pretty sure I am.....not so sure about the rest of you!
Backwoods Savage said:The old saying still is best. Have half of your wood pile left on Groundhog day. That assures you will have enough in the event of a long cold spring. If you have some left over, that is great because it has another summer to season even more.
But what is even better is to have half of your wood pile left in May.