Hibernation (log burner question)

Just out of interest Esther, can you view the link to Channel 4 that I put up from your side of the pond?

 

Nope, Zig, says service not available in your area.

 

I suspected as much British advertising no good in the USA.

 

Slight update to this

Building work started last week. My beautiful side garden is currently trashed, I've lost 5 trees but luckily I planned the moving of the bird feeders well in advance and to a T so all visitors have happily moved 20 metres down the garden and are still enjoying light snacking, including the beautiful pair of doves

Only problem () is Mrs Axl is expecting so we need a bigger car. Everything non essential is now on hold including the log burner. Considering that was the point of whole room I feel like I've shot my self in the foot

Hope everyone's well!

 

Wotcha Axl

Put a "wanted" on freecycle for a log burner, you never know. I put one on for a dishwasher and got one in 2 days.

 

I did think about something like that but it's also the other costs and we're trying to do the build and buy a car using savings. The devil on one shoulder keeps telling me to speak nicely to the bank manager and the Angel on the other slaps him round the face with a wet haddock.

Take a pic of yours for me and I'll mount it on the wall

 

Good to see you Axl and great news of baby Axl

 

Have to mention, we got all our wood FREE for the stove. After we got the word out that we wanted wood, or I'd see s0meone clearing woods somewhere, you stop and ask for it, usually it was, no problem come and get it. So with husbands truck and his chain saw and a friend of his, they'd be off cutting up pieces to haul home. Then we have a log splitter, we'd split the wood, pile it in cords. I really don't recall any year we had trouble finding free wood. Our goal each summer was to at least have 8 cords of wood ready for the winter. And we usually had some left from the year before, so to mix in the old wood with the new wood is better heat.
But we really did not start the stove until end of December, not really that cold prior. So January, February, March, it just about ran all the time. Have to clean out some of the unnecesary ash to make room for the coals and air, and more wood. And keep a pot of water on top for moisture. I always thought the moisture also made it feel warmer. As the stove put out constant heat, the actual walls of the house was warm, the floors were warm. Remember the stove was in the basement, where we did not live, so the heat just naturally rose upward. We did not need a fan, it traveled well all over our house.

 

You'd be better to stack if for two years so its down to 18% moisture, rather than mixing it to burn. You'll use less wood 'coz it will give you more heat

Dunno if all parts of the world the same, but up in the hills of France the locals say you need 3 year's firewood supply. Its two years to dry (perhaps 3 is better, but it won't be by much), but the 3rd is in case you are too ill to chop one year ... and if you are too ill to chop for 3 years then you are a goner anyway!

We have got rid of two oil boilers that used to heat our house, and now have a single log burning boiler (its a big house, so its a big boiler ). Saving us a fortune compared to what oil would be costing us - we put the new boiler in about 5 years ago - the old boiler was bust, but we got lucky, timing-wise, with the price of oil increasing.