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[loneryder]

I can't believe all you guys say you aren't using more wood.  Same kind of weather here in eastern WV.  And mine is using more wood at a faster rate.  Last night I loaded my CB 5036 with the biggest pieces I could lift, as much as I could get in.  This am there was a flat bed of coals and the water temp was dropping below the 169 set point with the damper open.  I've got huge rr tie size pieces inthere tonight.  Loaded it at dark and went out at 10pm to put a couple more pieces in.  Hope it last thru the night.  Therm is set at 67 at night and during the day...69-70in evening.

[DaveWertz]

I use railroad ties also and nothing else (untreated) of course. I fill mine up about a solid 2 times a day during cold spells like this. Whens its 25+ degrees out I load 1-2 times a day and house temp is usually right around 70. I guess the woodstove can't keep up with a 10 degree difference in my house. I think I loss allot of my heat threw all the copper piping in the house though. I have been considering wrapping them to see if that helps.

[Scott7m]

I use railroad ties also and nothing else (untreated) of course. I fill mine up about a solid 2 times a day during cold spells like this. Whens its 25+ degrees out I load 1-2 times a day and house temp is usually right around 70. I guess the woodstove can't keep up with a 10 degree difference in my house. I think I loss allot of my heat threw all the copper piping in the house though. I have been considering wrapping them to see if that helps.

What kind pf underground pipe do you have?

[DaveWertz]

Honestly I don't know. This was my grandparents house and the unit is a 2004ish. They had it installed in 2007. All I can tell you just from me clansing at it is that it is about a 1" diameter white flexable piping LOL if that helps. Im still learing these things and all the parts. I'm the type of person that I want to try everything to save anything.

[Scott7m]

Yea..  The underground pipe is very very important

Hopefully you don't look down and see someone has shoved some pipe through schedule 40

[DaveWertz]

I wish I could compair what I have by pictures to others piping. Like I said Im not sure what I have. The stove is about 15ft from house on concrete. The white piping goes down into a larger green pipe and into the house. I would like to have this changed but without knowing what I already have its a bit difficult.

[Scott7m]

Yep.  Makes it tough

[DaveWertz]

Going to start a new thread and see if I can get some pictures and better explain what I have and ask for some opinions to better what I have.

[Scott7m]

Sounds like u have what isnt good, but ur only going 15ft

So it could be much much worse lol

[Trint]

In Northeast PA here. My house was built in 1901 and really have only replacement windows. My house was a little chilly today being down in single digits. I had the thermostat set at 72 and it stayed between 63-66. Needless to say when it got a colder tonight I set it at 76 before I left and can't wait to see what it says when i get home. Anybody have any tips what I can do to help heat this old place up? It's base board water btw. Could start a fire in basement have a new stainless insert in chimney that I haven't used yet but I hate dealing with two fires.

Having the same issues as you 1860's house hot water baseboard, set at 68-70 staying at 65-66 for the most part.  I bumped my boiler temp up to 190 and restricted some on the zones going to rooms we were not using and that helped some.  My main problem in the rate the house is using heat, the old oil burner can't keep up either need to get more than 3in of insulation in the attic, mostly single story house.

[rick n kristi]

Black BTU's burning during the cold snap. Really well seasoned wood, better known as Coal baby! 24 hour burns with the 325G. Mixing bit coal and wood. House is at 75 when were home 68 when we go to work. Fill her up in the morning before my shower. Lows in the back woods of southern Ohio around 4 with -15 wind chill. Highs around 10 to 15. Heating 3600 SQ/FT hillside ranch, circa 1970.

[woodywoodchucker]

I can't believe all you guys say you aren't using more wood.  Same kind of weather here in eastern WV.  And mine is using more wood at a faster rate.  Last night I loaded my CB 5036 with the biggest pieces I could lift, as much as I could get in.  This am there was a flat bed of coals and the water temp was dropping below the 169 set point with the damper open.  I've got huge rr tie size pieces inthere tonight.  Loaded it at dark and went out at 10pm to put a couple more pieces in.  Hope it last thru the night.  Therm is set at 67 at night and during the day...69-70in evening.

Im using more wood. My problem is that I work 12 hr shifts and its just too much during these cold snaps. This is my first years with the restrictor in the pipe and the baffle inside the fire box. It did go thought the night last night on 3/4 full fire box.I was home last night and could check it. Today I filled it at 4 pm and wont see it again till 530 am. Ill post my findings.

[victor6deep]

I even turned my pump on low speed so my furnace humidifier can run longer but that didn't help. I simply have a efficient stove etc IDK.

[swede]

Serious cold in the forecast for tonight 32 degrees below.  Stove works pretty hard in this weather my biggest concern is that the blower is noisy when it gets seriously cold.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=MNZ033

[woodywoodchucker]

ok. Night before last it got to -14. I was gone 15 hours. had a nice bed of coals but the temp was at 145. Still better than I expected. Today it was about -5, but with 15 +mph winds and I was gone 15 hours. The temp was 165.It seems that the use of the restrictor plate, the baffle inside the furnace helped. And to top ot off this is the first year I have cut my wood at around 21 inches.Last 3 years I was cutting wood at 30  to 36  inches.
  On both days the house was still at 68*. thats where I keep it always.Im building this house as I can. Out of pocket and have it 2/3 sided. Every little bit helps.