Just wondering how much wood you go through in a normal winter. I know you in the colder East and North will use a lot more, but just wondering.
The location is just one factor. Other factors are how well insulated and sealed the house is. How large a volume is being heated, how much sunlight gain there is, the ambient indoor temp as well as outdoor temp, the wood species burned, etc.. We use about 2.5 to 3 cords a year, while my sister's place back in NYS uses about 2 cords for a slightly larger home, in spite of being in a colder climate. This is because their place is super insulated and they have a very well insulated greenhouse (R10 glazing) that helps heat the house when it's sunny. Our house, OTOH is an old farmhouse with so so insulation and way too much glazing.Just wondering how much wood you go through in a normal winter. I know you in the colder East and North will use a lot more, but just wondering.
The glazing would be great where you are, if only the sun would come out.We use about 2.5 to 3 cords a year, while my sister's place back in NYS uses about 2 cords for a slightly larger home, in spite of being in a colder climate. This is because their place is super insulated and they have a very well insulated greenhouse (R10 glazing) that helps heat the house when it's sunny. Our house, OTOH is an old farmhouse with so so insulation and way too much glazing.
Little you know. We are going on 3 weeks of solid sunshine, no rain.The glazing would be great where you are, if only the sun would come out.
That's another variable..you obviously won't burn as much when you are feeding the stove White Oak or Hickory, as you would burning soft Maple and Cherry.Mix of hardwoods each season (beech, ash, birch, maple, oak, and cherry).
I think it’s relevant that some folks that have posted here have failed to point out that a significant portion of their heat is from a central furnace so their cord usage is only telling part of the story.