Hi all,
We moved into our new house mid Sept. 2010. There is a 16x10x8 wood shed that was 3/4 full of.....cottonwood. Now, being new to using wood for heat, I wasnt sure how much we would burn. We started burning, say, Oct 1, and burned say 18 hrs per day,and I have about 2 weeks of wood left. Our house is a 2100 sq.ft. rancher with a Pacific Energy Spectrum free standing stove, which from what I have read, is a good stove.
The winter this year was typical southern BC, it had its cold snaps, but they only last a week at a time. I think we had 2 cold snaps where it went down to -10C
I know cottonwood is not a very high BTU fuel, and I will be burning different wood this winter. I will be burning mostly Doug Fir, and some Big Leaf Maple, it is seasoning now as we speak, and once the snow melts, will be scrounging more. I have about 6 cords now. (Can you ever have enough wood?)
So my question is, all things being equal this winter of 2011, will I burn less wood this year, being that I am burning Doug Fir, and some Maple?
If that same shed was 3/4 full of Doug Fir, would I still have some left?
Thank you for your help
Barney
We moved into our new house mid Sept. 2010. There is a 16x10x8 wood shed that was 3/4 full of.....cottonwood. Now, being new to using wood for heat, I wasnt sure how much we would burn. We started burning, say, Oct 1, and burned say 18 hrs per day,and I have about 2 weeks of wood left. Our house is a 2100 sq.ft. rancher with a Pacific Energy Spectrum free standing stove, which from what I have read, is a good stove.
The winter this year was typical southern BC, it had its cold snaps, but they only last a week at a time. I think we had 2 cold snaps where it went down to -10C
I know cottonwood is not a very high BTU fuel, and I will be burning different wood this winter. I will be burning mostly Doug Fir, and some Big Leaf Maple, it is seasoning now as we speak, and once the snow melts, will be scrounging more. I have about 6 cords now. (Can you ever have enough wood?)
So my question is, all things being equal this winter of 2011, will I burn less wood this year, being that I am burning Doug Fir, and some Maple?
If that same shed was 3/4 full of Doug Fir, would I still have some left?
Thank you for your help
Barney