Wood usage in 30NC vs BK King model

[djblech]

Here's my 2 cents. If his house is calling for that much heat he may only get 6 hrs out of a load. If the air temp is only 60* in the basement it is much harder to keep the stove top at 600-700 than if the air temp is even 65*. I only get 6 hr high heat burns out of my Liberty when the temps are cold. During the shoulder seasons it will cook us out. As far as boilers go, I don't like the complexity of the systems. Way more components to fail and all working together so if 1 fails it effects all of them. That is why I am going back to indoor radiant heat. The boiler did heat even and completely, but the GW(not the best example) liked about 8 cords /year. My current plan is to add a wood cook stove in the kitchen to supplement the liberty. I think the BK is a great stove and if I thought I could sell it to the management (wife) I would probably have one. (I also only have a 6" chimney) I did look at them, but didn't fit the budget at the time.
Doug

 

[myzamboni]

Maybe its just me but your splits look closer to thin than thick..?
May I suggest splitting bigger and making a "overnight" stash
Locust is great wood , try some more experimenting..
When you are reloading I am sure the stove is plenty warm/hot .. I learned that when my stove is hot I can close the air down to about half as soon as I put wood in ... the secondaries burn the smoke and the temp still rises fast, but on a more consistent rise, this allows me to get longer hotter burn times.... because it rises slower but seems to hang out longer at 600+

+1!! Those splits are sized for my Jotul F3CB. make 'em bigger and they will burn longer.

 

[Hiram Maxim]

Make your splits big. The 30 will tear through small splits.

My average splits for the 30 are 8"x7" or 8"x8" and 18" to 20" in length.

The ones I split last week for the BK are 10"x12" up to 12"x12" (but wont be used for at least 5 to 6 years)

I would first spend the $ on insulation. ;-)

It will not only make things way way more comfortable in Spring/Summer/Fall/Winter but will drop your wood consumption considerably.

 

[iceman]

Make your splits big. The 30 will tear through small splits.

My average splits for the 30 are 8"x7" or 8"x8" and 18" to 20" in length.

The ones I split last week for the BK are 10"x12" up to 12"x12" (but wont be used for at least 5 to 6 years)

I would first spend the $ on insulation. ;-)

It will not only make things way way more comfortable in Spring/Summer/Fall/Winter but will drop your wood consumption considerably.

X2 insulation makes a world of difference , I need to put MORE in mine and I just added some 2yrs ago