I've learned quite a bit the past couple of weeks with us using the wood stove. Here's a few of them:
- Always on the lookout for more. It's like an addiction where your always looking for your next fix. I've added to my Google Reader a watch from Craigslist for firewood in my area. In addition, as I drive home I watch out for wood I can put in my trunk. What I pick today though won't be good to be used until a year from now.
- It's going to take a lot of wood to keep us warm. Today we did not use any wood until the evening, but we're using on average 10-15 pieces/day and we're not into the coldest times yet. I don't know how long what we have will last, even though we got a lot.
- There are so many little tricks with starting and keeping a fire going.
- The blowers they sell are not worth it, a ceiling or box fan does just fine. We did not buy one, but the only positive items I've heard about them are from the people selling them. If it was an insert, then it would be useful.
Any other tips you have?
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We heated with wood last year (then we moved and lost our fireplace). One tip is to get rounds in the summer/spring. Then they are dry by winter.
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