We have a wood stove/fireplace insert that puts out a lot of heat once you get it going. I hate dealing with it though so it’s only used in emergencies.
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 7, 2022, at 12:00 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > A wood stove fire is sort of nice if you are going to sit around the stove > feeling the heat and hearing the fire crackle. Not so wonderful if you need > to heat your home with it. > If you are going to heat with a wood stove, it needs to be in the middle of > the house and the rooms need to be sort of in a circle around the central > area with the stove. > These days it is also a good idea to have a new stove with the catalytic > converter type thing in it so that your neighbours don't call the environment > police to complain. Also good if the stove has its own cold air intake so > that it does not suck air into the house from every small crack. > > >> On 07/03/2022 11:27 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >> True, but I feel just as good about turning up the thermostat, more so than >> lugging wood into the house from outside several times a day, having to >> light/start a fire every morning, and cleaning out the wood stove and >> dumping ashes daily. >> >> -D >> >>>> On Mar 7, 2022, at 12:22 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On Mon, Mar 7, 2022, at 12:18 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>>> With a gas bill of under $100/month in the coldest part of the year >>>> it’s difficult to justify the time and effort to burn firewood, not to >>>> mention it’s not exactly the most efficient or cleanest way to heat, >>>> either. >>> It is a lot more work, and does emit some smoke/particulate pollution, >>> but it is carbon-neutral! So you can feel good about it either way. >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
