cord or face cord

[taxidermist]

When people talk wood they usally talk about "cords" of wood when what we really mean is a facecord of wood. 4'x8'x16"most common homeowners wood stack not 4'x4'x8' So my question is for tarm and eko users what are you burning a year in face cords. I know you can just x it by 3 for a full cord but I have found when you ask if you mean face or full cord they say face cord but refer to it as a cord.


I am trying to figure out if with the wood I have on hand is enough to make it the 3 years it would take me to pay for the unit I buy.

Thank you,
Rob

 

[Donl]

When someone tells me they burn a cord, I assume they mean 4' x4' X 8' or 128 cu ft. If they tell me they burn a face cord, I assume the mean 16" X 4' X 8' or 42.66 cu.ft. If they tell me they burn a cord but they mean a face cord, then I get confused!

Don

 

[Eric Johnson]

People with boilers and furnaces usually talk in full cords. I think everyone around here does.

 

[taxidermist]

Well I have seen it both ways so thats why I have asked the question. I assume they mean a cord 4'x'4x8' when talking here but was not sure.

 

[renewablejohn]

In uk I am used to cubic metre or tonne so I presume your cord equates to approx 2 cubic metres or 2 tonnes (dependent on moisture)

 

[Eric Johnson]

Two tons is about right for a cord of semi-dry hardwood.