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Originally Posted by reallydedpoet
Yeah wood is good 
We have an airtight in the basement, and burn about 2-3 cords a year. Mainly on weekends, some evenings and holidays ( it was on 24\7 over Christmas ).
Even at that it makes a difference. Oil is our main source. For now anyway. |
This is my first winter in the house but i'm figuring on burning about 4-5 cords over the season pretty much 24/7 and keep us down to only one tank of oil. That's the plan anyways.
For those who don't know much about it there are a few more things I'm finding I like about wood heat.
It's labor intensive. I get a good 20 minute workout once per week filling the basement wood bunker. And it gets me up out of the lazyboy once an hour at night to stoke the fire.
It's cheap. A cord of seasoned hardwood delivered is running about $250 but if you own a decent chainsaw and are willing to do your own cutting and splitting (another source of some good exercise) the cost goes down to literally nothing.
I love the smell of wood smoke. The scent of it pervades the house and it's so cheery I find myself looking forward to coming home every night. It kinda reminds me of camping which is something else I love to do.