Machria
Minister of Fire
With the stat set at 2 (medium), it's true for me. All winter. 1560 SF house. In a much colder climate than Long Island. With very seasoned oak, hard maple, beech, ironwood, hickory. On different occasions, I have weighed each individual piece prior to loading, and have fit 100 lbs of wood into the thing with careful wood geometry in the confines of the firebox. It lasts a while. I fill it only once per day, at night before bed.
I have no reason to exagerate or deceive anyone on this forum, that's just the way it is.
Right, you put in 100 lbs of wood for a 24 hour burn in a 1500' home. I put about 30lbs of wood in for a 12 to 16 hour burn, in a 2200' house. That's about exactly what my neighbor and I have concluded after comparisons late last winter.