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tinfoilhat2020

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Wood Consumption
« on: December 07, 2017, 10:34:42 AM »

what is your total wood consumption per year on average? what is your length of burning season? what is your total sqft that you are heating? what is your climate like? what model stove?

Im trying to gather some information from members that im going to throw into a data logging program at work.

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Re: Wood Consumption
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2017, 10:55:31 AM »

Never paid attention to that before, I know I’m using less while heating more.

This year I’m actually trying to keep track of usage, most of the time more wood gets added to the racks that we have to cut while picking. This year I made it clear anything thats cut gets tossed on the pile to be stacked in racks later.

I’ve used roughly 2 1/2 cords so far, but it’s just gotten cold in the last day. Some of thats skewed as well as I’ve played with the waste oil boiler a lot lately getting the new oil gun tuned in.

Had some real odd weather as well, boiler was running but we had windows open as it was low to mid 60’s more than once the last 6 weeks or so.
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Re: Wood Consumption
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2017, 10:58:33 AM »

Very nice. I am going to start keeping track starting tomorrow.  ::)
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Re: Wood Consumption
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2017, 11:08:28 AM »

Oh yah, no need for the sidewalk either, today was the first snow and contrary to what the idiots that predict the weather claimed, it didn’t amount to jack. Doesn’t take a whole lot to keep it warm once it gets there, it pulls VERY hard when first turned on.
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Re: Wood Consumption
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2017, 01:46:39 PM »

G200, 6 3/4 cords last year, 7.5 cords year before that, heat late October to late April. 2800 sqft, temps are 20-50 degrees day time temps on average during the heating season.
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Re: Wood Consumption
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2017, 02:34:25 PM »

22 cord last year, 4800 sqft, October to May. G200
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Re: Wood Consumption
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2017, 02:57:30 PM »

G100 last year. Maybe 6 cords, maple,  oak, sycamore, gum. . 3,500 sq ft. But February was extremely mild. I'm guessing I'll hit 8 cord on a colder winter.
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Re: Wood Consumption
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2017, 05:03:57 PM »

22 cord last year, 4800 sqft, October to May. G200


THATS INSANE!!!! WE GOTTA GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHATS GOING ON
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Re: Wood Consumption
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2017, 06:37:37 PM »

I'm in my 5th season with a MF10,000E heating 3,000 sft of poorly insulated house in southern Indiana. I've burned between 11 and 15 cords the last 4 seasons.
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Re: Wood Consumption
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2017, 09:43:36 PM »

Old MS250 was 8-12 cord with 4400 sq ft depending on the winter, last year was the 1st on my C375 and ran through 7 or 8 with 5200 sq ft but winter was mild. I'd estimate I'm shooting for 9-10 or better this year, the pile is diminishing fairly rapidly. I brought 9 in and if we get the winter we're supposed to, it'll be gone and then some. Keeping a low stack temp but I'm also keeping the shop at 60 constant instead of 50+ when I'm in it
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Re: Wood Consumption
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2017, 05:25:21 AM »

22 cord last year, 4800 sqft, October to May. G200

Seriously?????  What are you burning, willow? Pine?  Cottonwood???
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Re: Wood Consumption
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2017, 05:26:37 AM »

I'm in my 5th season with a MF10,000E heating 3,000 sft of poorly insulated house in southern Indiana. I've burned between 11 and 15 cords the last 4 seasons.

I should add that I'm burning serious hardwoods.  Oak, Ash, locust.  The lowest value wood I'm burning is walnut and cherry.  And I don't have a lot of that in my stacks.
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Re: Wood Consumption
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2017, 05:33:31 AM »

22 cord last year, 4800 sqft, October to May. G200



Seriously?????  What are you burning, willow? Pine?  Cottonwood???

no he is burning all hardwoods. there is something wrong here
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Re: Wood Consumption
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2017, 08:21:34 AM »

For those that haven’t followed coolidge's dilemma the first winter he burnt around 7-8? cords with a P&M Optimizer 250, the next winter was around 14, last winter was 22. So something wonky is going on but can’t seem to find it. Whatever it is, is obviously getting worse every year. If the same stove basically doubled consumption from one year to the next its safe to say (I think) consumption would have went up again if he kept the P&M250?
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Re: Wood Consumption
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2017, 09:02:14 AM »

I have been talking to Coolidge on the phone. I think we have good direction and an explanation for the pm increase from one year to the next. I think the g200 may also be on track. I'll let Coolidge explain everything. Spoiler alert, it's not his heat loads.
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