when it's cold and you're burning hard. how much wood can you burn in 4 weeks? on average, dry wood, clean stove, good draft, ect..............
Fireview wood consumption
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I think they see -40, lol. At -20 I’m like 2 cubic feet every 6 hours. Thank God that that cold doesn’t last for weeks on end where I am!
I’ve never run straight out that long. Normal winter weather for me is 30h with 15l. So my wood consumption isn’t nearly that high.
Also noticed you’re asking about the Fireview specifically. I don’t have a fireview. I run a non cat, but the wood consumption will be about the same when running all out. The cats shine when running on lower output levels.
Lots of variables but when it’s cold I’ll burn 3 full loads of Oak per 24 hours in my Fireview to heat about 1000 sq ft log cabin. The majority of the Winter I can get away with a two load per day schedule. Last year I went through a little over 2.5 cords.
When you say "Wisconsin cold," are you asking about a Fireview burning in central PA? Because that's roughly the same latitude as Peoria, IL. The difference between that and where Todd lives, just south of Duluth, is similar to the difference between Peoria and southern Tennessee.
I can tell you that the Fireview doesn't use a lot of wood for the amount of heat it puts out. It will also run on a short stack, if that's a consideration. My BIL only has about 13' (straight up) and it will still draw fine when it's not cold out.
Last winter I started weighing my wood. Progress Hybrid about the same efficiency as the Fireview, but I think a bigger firebox (2.8 cubic feet) in mine. We had some cold stretches last winter here in Vermont. Unfortunately I lost my record, which was on a phone I lost and not in the cloud.
For overnight I’d load 25 to 30 pounds of hardwood. Morning load maybe 16 to 21 pounds. Often an evening pre-bedtime load of about 15 pounds. Probably a max of about 70 pounds in a very cold day if I remember my data, usually less.
Mixed hardwood, but a lot of ash. Ash is 2800 pounds a cord, maple I think 3200.
For overnight I’d load 25 to 30 pounds of hardwood. Morning load maybe 16 to 21 pounds. Often an evening pre-bedtime load of about 15 pounds. Probably a max of about 70 pounds in a very cold day if I remember my data, usually less.
Mixed hardwood, but a lot of ash. Ash is 2800 pounds a cord, maple I think 3200.
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