is there any benefit to a wood stove/pellet stove if i already have a gas furnace and im only paying $3.60/mcfi cant imagine after the hidden expenses of wood (stacking, drying, splitting, hauling) it comes out ahead vs a literal pipe that delivers gas into a furnace. the only exception is if you are a britbong or a eurofag with insane energy pricesi do think they are comfy af but id rather get a fireplace for the aesthetics at that point.
>>2952805>wood stoveWorks during a blackout. Nothing more romantic then cuddling on a rug in front of a fire. Flickering of flames are helluva soothing.>pellet stoveFlickering flames. That's it. They need electricity to run a fan to keep the pellets burning. This means they also make noise. Their only upside is you are basically recycling scraps.
we heat our home with 3 wood stoves. one in the great room, one in master bedroom and our kitchen stove/oven is wood fired.I bought 2 cords of wood in 2022. since then I have not paid for wood. I now collect wood from downed trees and property maintenance at jobsites. I had never used wood to heat prior to 2022.even with my "free" wood, I would say it does not necessarily save money. most wood needs 2 years to season properly. elm is 50% of my gather. it is low BTU and high ash production and does not split with an axe/maul. I still don't have a hydraulic splitter. the cost of (new) one is equal to 3 years of GRID power heat-pump, or 1 year of propane heat. then you factor in time, wear on tools, truck, trailer, tires and body. to further devalue the "savings" of wood heat, our house runs on 80% solar power, from a cash-paid DIY installed system. despite that, we still look forward to wood fire season.this post gives me anxiety. over 1/2 of my wood has not yet been cut to stove length. we do plan to use our heat pumps a lot more this year, since we doubled the size of our solar system.
There is ZERO reason to get a woodstove (other than aesthetics and comfyness) if you have a gas utility. Natural gas furnaces is still the absolute cheapest period once you factor in the labor and TIME. The TIME is Z E R O on a gas furnace.The only scenarios wood/pellet stoving makes sense:1. you are on oil heat (i.e., ruralfag with no gas utility)2. you are on propane (i.e., ruralfag with no gas utility)3. you are a ruralfag with no gas utility.4. you live in new england where the gas bills are stupid high for some reasonif you live anywhere else, midwest, south, etc, natural gas still beats out wood>i turn on the furnace>the furnace starts and stops itself>nothing stops a tranewood is "free" but retards who dont understand this thing called TIME VALUE OF MONEY ignore the fact you have to put insane amounts of TIME and LABOR to make it work.That said, there is an argument for getting one AS A BACKUP if you are a paranoid prepper fag. thats about it.
>>2952847yeah i live in maine and its the cheapest way to heat. We'll also have a noreasters or ice storms every few years that'll knock down power for a few days, so it's nice peace of mind for frozen pipes.
>>2952979Is natural gas expensive in maine or just not a lot of gas utilities?
>>2953004what natural gas heat source save for those silly vain flame bar fake woodstoves works when the powers out?
>>2953005Then why not a gas furnace for the 98% of the time the power's on and a backup stove for the 2%
>>2953006go shill nordstreem7 somewhere else me and the cats is goona keep sweating all winter
>>2953007not pictured: hauling wood around 300+ times a seasonat least be based and use those wood bricks
>>2953010chop wood carry water
>>2953007why do you keep your thunderbucket next to the stove? is it like a poopourri thing? eau de scat? what are you eating? I'm worried aboot your gut health, Anon. you gotta work on your hover-aim.
my take on home heating appliances is generally the more the merrierif you want a stove get a stove, it wont hurtmaybe gas prices will go up and youll want a cheaper option who knowsan open fireplace isnt the best option with modern hvac it will cause you to lose a ton of heat out the chimney and end up costing more to heat the houseif you just want ambiance maybe a gas fireplace would be a good option?
>>2953144thisits not either/oryou can have a TRANEtm furnace and also a
Paid about 450 for my 4 cords or wood since I didnt have time this summer to go out and cut some logs in the woods. Took me about 4 days of splitting and stacking.First year with the stove since I had to redo the flue and chimney so we'll see how long it'll last since my wife likes it a nice 73ish degrees inside.
how often you guys clean out your chimney
>>2952805Im at €28/mcf so I used the wood stove a lot but it’s just nice heat, cozy/romantic, it’s way faster than the more efficient low-energy gas heating we have. Be away for a week with the heating off and in an hours the entire house is nice and warm. It’s nice to look at too. It’s not our primary heating but I happily do the ‘work’ to run it evening in winter. Also > i cant imagine after the hidden expenses of wood (stacking, drying, splitting, hauling)I got my winter supply last week. 2 cords kiln dried, took exactly one saturday afternoon. Supplier guy dumps it in trailer with forklift, I pay him, drive it home and stack it. Every other weekend I move about 30-50 logs inside, takes maybe 15 minutes. Start the stove around 5.30 and let it burn out around 11Fireplaces let a lot more smoke in your house when starting up.>>2953340Once a year because mandatory for fire insurance. Mines a metal pipe though they need a lot less maintenance than brick chimneys afaik
