How hot do you keep your home?

[rideau]

How big is your home?
How big is your firebox (are your fireboxes)?
How warm do you keep your home?
How much wood do you burn in a season? Hardwood, softwood, mix?
What zone to you live in?
Wood your only source of heat?
How many weeks do you heat?

 

[DexterDay]

1.) 2,180 upstairs (Ranch) and 2,180 basement (only heat about 800 sq of it). So close to 3,000 total.

2.) 3.5 cu ft NC-30 and 2 pellet stoves (one furnace in the basement thats 50,000 BTU and a freestander upstairs thats 47,000)

3.) 72°-76° ideally. Depending on outside temperature.

4.) Last year was 1st with wood stove and used 3 cord (30-NC in basement) and 2 ton of pellets. One in Furnace and one in freestander upstairs (only run one or the other/ furnace below 30° and freestander above 30°).

5.) Live in Nothern Ohio by Lake Erie

6.) No. Pellets also

7.) From when it gets cold, till it gets warm No LP usage in yrs. (Only to cook with) Pellet furnace is hooked to existing HVAC

1.) How big is your home?
2.) How big is your firebox (are your fireboxes)?
3.) How warm do you keep your home?
4.) How much wood do you burn in a season? Hardwood, softwood, mix?
5.) What zone to you live in?
6.) Wood your only source of heat?
7.) How many weeks do you heat?

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[rdust]

How big is your home?
How big is your firebox (are your fireboxes)?
How warm do you keep your home?
How much wood do you burn in a season? Hardwood, softwood, mix?
What zone to you live in?
Wood your only source of heat?
How many weeks do you heat?

1. Just shy of 2K

2. Advertised at 2.8

3. I like 70-72

4. Just over 3 cords last season, previous season a touch over 5 cords. Last year was the first year with the BK. Mostly mixed hardwoods with a touch of pine mixed in

5. Zone 5b

6. No but the furnace is off unless I leave on vacation

7. No idea on weeks, usually the end of Sept(hopefully not sooner)-April/May.

 

[steeltowninwv]

1- 2000 sq feet
2- not sure..its an older stove...20 inch pieces..
3- me 72-73 the wife 78-80
4- all hardwood 5-6 cords
5- west by god virginia
6- wood only source
7- when it gets cold until it gets hot

 

[Woody Stover]

How big is your home? 1000 sq.ft.​

How big is your firebox? 2.2 cu.ft.​

How warm do you keep your home? 70-72​

How much wood do you burn in a season? 1.5 to 2 cords.​

Hardwood, softwood, mix? Mostly hardwoods.​

What zone to you live in? 6b.​

Wood your only source of heat? Yes.​

How many weeks do you heat? About half the year, including shoulder burning.​

 

[ScotO]

How big is your home? 2750 sq. feet
How big is your firebox (are your fireboxes)? 3 cu.ft.(Napoleon 1900P in kitchen) and 2.78 cu.ft.(Napoleon NZ300 in living room)
How warm do you keep your home? between 70 to 80 degrees (depending on the outside temp, and if the Boss wants it warm!)
How much wood do you burn in a season? Hardwood, softwood, mix? usually between 6 to 7 cords, mainly locust, ash, hard and soft maple, and lots of oak too.
What zone to you live in? zone 5 (bordering zone 6) in the central mountains of Pennsylvania
Wood your only source of heat? Yes sir, have two forced air natural gas furnaces but do NOT use them at all!
How many weeks do you heat? usually around 26 weeks, sometimes up to 28 weeks

This year will be a bit different as we will be bringing the NZ3000 online, I have not used it yet. I am sure we will get more heat (the Napoleon 1900P heats my whole house easily, we recently remodeled our home and REALLY insulated the chit out of it). Also, the 1900P had a poorly installed draft rod from the factory and I used it that way for years, resulting in lots of wasted wood up the flue. I fixed that in the middle of the season last winter and it made a HUGE difference in firewood consumption. I'm excited to see the wood savings this year (will be hard to guage it off of last year, it was so damm mild here in the northeast). I'm going to share the heating duties between both stoves this year. I will probably use around a cord extra until I get the learning curve down. I'll be posting how it goes with the new install. Pics when it's finished.

 

[BrowningBAR]

2,150 sq ft of draftiness

9 cu ft

80 is good for me.

8 cord of hard wood.

SE PA area... Whatever zone that is.

We have an oil furnace that is occasionally used during mild fall/spring days.

Usually from mid-October until mid-April.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

Colder it gets outside,warmer it gets inside.

 

[rkshed]

1- 1000 sq feet
2- not sure..its an old Garrison II stove...16-18" inch pieces..
3- 70 to76
4- hardwood and 2.5 cords last year
5- Southern NH
6- wood but the furnace is set to 59 degrees as I cant quite get 9 hours of burn.
7- as much as needed. Dont want to give the oil company a dime.​

 

[ailanthus]

1800 ft2
1.5 ft2 ?
warm room is 76-78, down to lower 60s in the cooler spots (upstairs bedrooms)
TBD - I'm guessing 3.5 cords in a normal winter
Mostly hardwood, but whatever I can get for shoulder season
Mid-atlantic
90% wood, forced air heating oil when we're away for too long
Mid-october, last fire sometime in may
Do I love burning - YES! Used to dread winter, the house was always cold and uncomfortable while STILL hemorrhaging $$ to pay for heating oil. Now it's just the opposite. Way more comfortable & spending a tiny fraction of what I was before. Happier wife, too!

 

[heatwise]

1320
2.2 soapstone,1.9 steel
58-70
2.5 + depending on weather
Cincinnati
We do have a gas furnace but don't use it.
28+\-

 

[HollowHill]

How big is your home? 2400 sq ft
How big is your firebox (are your fireboxes)? 2.75 cu ft
How warm do you keep your home? 70 ish
How much wood do you burn in a season? Hardwood, softwood, mix? 3.5, hardwood
What zone to you live in? central NY
Wood your only source of heat? No
How many weeks do you heat?

TBD

 

[Jack Straw]

Is this the SAT's of wood burning or what?

1) 1600'

2) whatever a lopi Endeavor is

3) we like it 74

4) 4 cord of mixed hardwood, but I am gonna start burning Hemlock for the shoulder seasons.

5) eastern time zone

6) we have an oil fired boiler used as back up

7) around 28

 

[Woody Stover]

SE PA area... Whatever zone that is.

6b, looks like.
http://www.garden.org/zipzone/

 

[Ashful]

Is this the SAT's of wood burning or what?

If so, I want 90 points just for signing my name on the cover.

How big is your home? 5500 sq.ft.

How big is your firebox (are your fireboxes)? last year - one 3.0 cu.ft. cat stove. this year - two 3.0 cu.ft. cat stoves.
How warm do you keep your home? 62*F overnight, 68*F when we're up and around
How much wood do you burn in a season? Hardwood, softwood, mix? last year - 2 cords (stove was out of commission Jan/Feb)
What zone to you live in? Zone? Pennsylvania.

Wood your only source of heat? No. We "supplement" with oil.

How many weeks do you heat? Dunno. Typically mid-October thru mid-April

 

[PapaDave]

How big is your home?
How big is your firebox (are your fireboxes)?
How warm do you keep your home?
How much wood do you burn in a season? Hardwood, softwood, mix?
What zone to you live in?
Wood your only source of heat?
How many weeks do you heat?

Approx. 1250 sq. ft. ranch
I've measured six ways to Sunday and usable firebox size is about 2.1-2.2 cu. ft., non-EPA
Varies from 64 in the morning to 72-74 ....usually
Pretty steady at about 4.833333333 cord/yr. Pine, spruce, maple in fall/spring, oak in the depths of winter
Hardiness zone is between 4a and 4b, but I sometimes zone out
Yes, but only because other sources were turned off a few years ago
I don't do weeks of heat, but between 7-8 months. Starts last week of Sept.- middle of May, usually. Ok, for you, it's approx. 30 weeks I refuse to be cold.

 

[PapaDave]

"If so, I want 90 points just for signing my name on the cover."

You can do cursive?
I'm screwed.

 

[firecracker_77]

Home 2400 sq feet, office 1545
home = woodstock gas; office = 2 @ 2.3 cu ft
office = 75+
2010-2011 = 4 cords +; 2011-2012 = 3 cords
oak, maple
zone 6 i believe
h.e. nat gas furnaces at both office and home
24 weeks with shoulder season

 

[jharkin]

House 1396 ft2 conditioned space + 700ft2 unheated stone basement and ~300ft2 unheated attic.

Firebox 2.1 ft3

On wood - I aim to keep the stove room around 74F, keeps the rest of the house around 70F
On Gas - 68F

We burn 1.5-2.5 cord of hardwood depending on weather and how often we burn (weekender, some evenings)

Zone 6 I believe.

No, we also have an 83% efficient natgas steam boiler.

Weeks?, hmm. We have the gas heat on from sometime in October usually through the end of April. We burn the stove usually from early December through mid-March.

 

[firefighterjake]

How big is your home? 1,800 square feet . . . 1970s vintage Cape that I've added insulation to and replaced various windows over the years.

How big is your firebox (are your fireboxes)? I choose D) . . . beats me . . . Never measured the inside of the Oslo.

How warm do you keep your home? At a minimum . . . 60 degrees F since that is the temp I have the thermostats set at to kick on the oil boiler. As for the home itself with wood . . . depends on what room you're in. Living room with the stove is usually 70-76 degrees F. As you get further away the temp drops a degree or two as you go out. Upstairs temps are about the same as the room next to the living room -- about 68-72 degrees F. Our master bedroom is cooler . . . which is how we like it.

How much wood do you burn in a season? Hardwood, softwood, mix? I never actually figured it out exactly. I guess it depends on the winter, but I would estimate maybe 4-6 cords in a year with the woodstove providing 95% of my heating needs from mid- to late-September to early- to mid-May in a typical heating year. I mostly burn hardwood, but have some softwood that I burn -- especially for the shoulder seasons.

What zone to you live in? The Cold Zone? . . . I'm in central Maine. Draw a triangle between Bangor, Belfast and Waterville and I'm right in the middle -- middle of nowhere and central to it all.

Wood your only source of heat? Nope . . . I like having back-up heat so I can escape the cold and the snow for the sunny Carribean once in a while . . . or I can go away for a night or two and not have to worry about the place freezing up. That said . . . wood provides 95% of my heating needs -- when I hear the oil boiler kick on in the early morning in January or February while having a wicked cold spell I wake right up since I am not used to hearing it start up that often in the Winter -- in fact it's been two or three years since I've bought heating oil.

How many weeks do you heat? A lot.

So many questions . . . so much thinking . . . I have to go lay down now. My head hurts.

 

[robertmcw]

How big is your home?

1200 sq. ft.

Dad built it in the 1960’s and it has about half siding and half windows and the R-factor is about an R-12 for the siding and about an R-1 for the single glass.


How big is your firebox (are your fireboxes)?

Avalon 1190 Insert – 3.1 foot


How warm do you keep your home?

About 78



How much wood do you burn in a season? Hardwood, softwood, mix?

3 - 4 cords (oak only, cut stacked and covered for at least 3 years)


What zone to you live in?

Houston


Wood your only source of heat?

Wood and propane with central heat. We only use propane for cooking and hot water and use the furnace if it is more than 60 degrees outside.


How many weeks do you heat?

As needed. I guess 20 – 25 weeks?



Next will be different because the state will take my house for a new road and we will either build or buy a new house.



Robert

 

[teutonicking]

How big is your home? About 3400 square feet that we heat (top two floors, but not the basement)

How big is your firebox (are your fireboxes)? Progress Hybrid is 2.8 cubic feet according to Woodstock

How warm do you keep your home? Stove room is 75-79; upstairs is about 70-74

How much wood do you burn in a season? Hardwood, softwood, mix? Last year was first year of burning wood--burned about 4 cords of all hardwood (but didn't need to--having fun playing with new stove by burning it every day--many days when it was 50-55 degrees outside)

What zone to you live in? Maryland, near Washington, D.C.

Wood your only source of heat? Yes

How many weeks do you heat?

Last year only about 20 weeks--got the stove installed around Dec. 20th, burned through late April.

 

[begreen]

House: 2000 sq ft, 2 story
Stove: 3 cu ft
Interior temp: 72-74 with wood heat, 69-70on heat pump
Wood consumption: ~2.5 cords, mostly softwoods with hardwood during the coldest weather
Locale: Pacifc NW
Sole heat source: No, heat pump too
Heating season: Depends. With wood, usually from some point in early Oct. to some point in March or April. The heat pump is used exclusively when temps are above 50 outside and intermittently during the winter.

 

[KaptJaq]

How big is your home?................................... 3,280 sf, 2,750 sf heated
How big is your firebox (are your fireboxes)?.. 1.5 cf (upstairs) 2.0 cf downstairs
How warm do you keep your home?............... low 70s day mid 60s night
How much wood do you burn in a season?..... about 3 to 4 cords
Hardwood, softwood, mix? ...............................mix 70% hardwood
What zone to you live in? .................................6B - Coastal NY (Long Island)
Wood your only source of heat?...................... 75% wood, 20% coal, remainder oil during vacations/absences
How many weeks do you heat? .......................When it is cold! End of November 'till April most years.

KaptJaq

 

[Highbeam]

How big is your home?
How big is your firebox (are your fireboxes)?
How warm do you keep your home?
How much wood do you burn in a season? Hardwood, softwood, mix?
What zone to you live in?
Wood your only source of heat?
How many weeks do you heat?

1) 1700 SF single story built in 1963.
2) 2.3 specified but I measure 1.45 CF.
3) mid 70s in stove room, mid 60s in bedrooms.
4) Under 5 cords of softwood.
5) Zone 7b, Foothills of the cascades at Mt. Rainier.
6) Yes, electric wall heaters shut off but could be re-energized in an emergency.
7) Mid September to Mid June. So 9 months which is usually 45 weeks. About as long as a calf or human child takes to be made.