Outside temps

[nmaho]

At what temp do you start your stoves, how cold does it have to be?

 

[Chimney Smoke]

I start mine in the fall when the house gets cool.

 

[red oak]

I don't look at the thermometer but sometime in early fall the wife will say "It's chilly in here." 5 minutes later there's a fire.

 

[Standingdead]

I fire up my wood stove late September and switch to boiler mid November. As soon as the house hits the low 60's I fire up the stove. I think you will find a lot of burners on this forumn who burn Sept to April.

 

[firefighterjake]

When my wife or myself are cold inside the house we light a fire ... regardless of what the outside temperature is.

 

[Jon1270]

The outdoor temperature has to be around 50F or cooler for it to be worth it. Warmer than that and the weak draft makes getting a fire started a little challenging, and then the room ends up too hot.

 

[woodsman416]

I start up when it hits October or colder.

 

[billb3]

any time it is cold enough

 

[Missouri Frontier]

late September to mid or even late may. 24/7 October to April. Just at night the other months.

 

[fireview2788]

Mid-October to April but it all depends on the temps. I HATE giving the power company money so I'll have some soft fires just to take the chill out earlier if need be.


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[PA. Woodsman]

As long as I hear the oil burner going on I'll start fires.....

 

[Backwoods Savage]

At what temp do you start your stoves, how cold does it have to be?

This question seems to come up a lot but usually in the hearth forum. Who cares what the outdoor temperature is? It is the indoor temperature that dictates when a fire is built. I would add though that in the fall, it usually is into the 30's before we need a fire.