I'm running low on firewood this year, and got some Homefire Prest logs to try out. I bought 9 to try out, and was expecting a lot, based on reviews here and elsewhere. My plan was to burn three logs for the entire day, and see how it went. If that worked out, I could heat the main part of the house for $3.60 per day, or $108 per month.
But after several hours, the temp in the room had hardly budged. I added more logs, up to seven, and it never really did the job.
It was an unusually cold day, so maybe I'll do another test, but so far it doesn't look good.
I have a Regency Warmhearth 2400, with a meter right above the door:
6:48 AM light three logs
9:20 Meter at 250 degrees, room still at 60, add two more logs.
11:00 Meter at about 350, room temp 64.5
1:37 Meter at 200, room at 64, add two more logs, open air control.
4:15 Meter 200, Room 66
Here's a video of my warmhearth with regular softwood, and a temp of about 500 degrees.
But after several hours, the temp in the room had hardly budged. I added more logs, up to seven, and it never really did the job.
It was an unusually cold day, so maybe I'll do another test, but so far it doesn't look good.
I have a Regency Warmhearth 2400, with a meter right above the door:
6:48 AM light three logs
9:20 Meter at 250 degrees, room still at 60, add two more logs.
11:00 Meter at about 350, room temp 64.5
1:37 Meter at 200, room at 64, add two more logs, open air control.
4:15 Meter 200, Room 66
Here's a video of my warmhearth with regular softwood, and a temp of about 500 degrees.