I turned the heat on
First time for this fall/winter. Its 46 Fahrenheit here in Toronto - my wife said she was freezing.
shareWe've got our first hard freeze predicted for tonight. Also, it's very windy.
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Mine went on tonight too...close to same temp here in NY
Annoying...
I need 2 cords of wood asap to counteract the oil $$$
you have a fireplace or a wood burning stove ??
shareOne main oil burner in basement feeds heat to the house...two 240 gallon oil tanks
2 fireplaces (one on west and one east end of house warm most of the first floor...we supplement with oil tho)
I use firewood on first floor and oil in basement and second floor
It can be adjusted (5 zone)
I try to wait as long as possible, its 44 right now. The house is still moderately warm without it running yet. I can usually tolerate it for awhile, but got to watch it with the kid.
shareMy area is facing its first forecast that mentions windchill. Right now, it's 35 degrees F, but with the strong winds it "feels" like 17. Yep, it's nippy out there (just got home). We could get up to 4" of snow by tomorrow afternoon. It won't stay but it'll make for a sloppy commute tomorrow. Earlier today when it was a balmy 52 I mowed my lawn for what I hope is the last time this season.
shareLow temps here also....but we use fire wood for stay warm and cooking.
shareall winter ???
shareAll winter,yes.
shareThat is a lot of work. I grew up in Eastern Canada and we had a wood stove in the basement and it was my job (and my brother's) to feed that thing. But we had a oil furnace as a back up. I still have blisters from chopping wood.
shareI actually like the wood chopping bit. What I don't like is having to then gather up the wood and bring it inside. I don't have a large furnace so it's not as much wood, though.
But don't you find that it's warmer, and for longer, using wood for heating? I prefer it over the electric heaters, which is what I use in addition to the wood.
The problem with heat from wood is distributing it throughout a house. Its great for one or two rooms or a small house imo. I agree electric heat is terrible/expensive and dissipates quickly. I have a natural gas furnace now and it is the best - problem free and relatively inexpensive. I know my father was trying to save money with all the wood drying/cutting/gathering. My brother and I can laugh at it now looking back.
shareHeat distribution is a problem, yes. Unless you have a water jacket (or whatever you call it in English) or it's on a centralised heating principle for bigger houses. Even then, a lot of wood probably has to go into it. Since my home isn't _that_ big, it works for me. And it is cheaper than using just electricity. Natural gas isn't an option, as far as I'm aware, for where I live.
It's nice looking back on memories like that. I have some of me helping my dad collecting fruit that I though was such hard work back then, but I look fondly on it now.
At my old house we had an outdoor wood burner to heat the house.
It was big 2500 sq. ft. house. It worked great.
I also had to burn about 10 cords of wood a winter.
That was a lot of work cutting, splitting, stacking and hauling.
It was a year long job getting the wood ready for winter.
You always had to stay a year ahead so the wood would dry.
One way to stay in shape.
I love the earthy aroma of my neighbor's wood burning stove which always contributes to the ambience of fall.
shareIt's coolin' off. Seems like a pattern! 'Supposed to get down to 28 tomorrow night. I can hear the wind howlin' out there right now.
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