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youngster

08-06-2005 21:18:26




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Its gettin about that time of year around here to start thinking about how to heat the house for hte winter and getting prepared. Last winter my dad blew his back out and i had to take over with carrying the fire wood in and any big pieces. I would do the same again but we dotn ahve the wood we still would have to go cut it and wed need 3 loads a week to have enough. one problem is my dad can only cut half a load a day and that dont include splitting it so its not going to work anymore. my dad has to buy a new furnace to heat the house as a main source. what would you recomend, whats teh best and most cost effective way to do it? we have a forced air system are those pellet stoves any good for heating a whole house or not should we jsut go0 to coal??? any helps better than none at all so give me your opinions thanks sam

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Bill in NorthCentral PA

08-09-2005 13:17:27




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 Re: furnace in reply to youngster, 08-06-2005 21:18:26  
Another idea (that maybe buys you some time if nothing else); around here the loggers sell tri-axle loads of wood for firewood. They deliver to your place, and pile. Then its amatter of two guys a day cutting and another day splitting (with a splitter). If you explain to them your situation, they might try to keep the stuff small in diameter which hand splits much easier. They charge $500 / load which provides enough to heat this old 2,500 square foot house for all of one winter (plus some). Sorry, Ive never stacked it in one place to measure the cords.

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Bill

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Cliff Neubauer

08-07-2005 10:59:54




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 Re: furnace in reply to youngster, 08-06-2005 21:18:26  
We have an A-Maize-Ing Heat corn burning furnace in our shop, it's a 165,000 btu forced air unit. I had about $5,000 in it by the time I installed it but I figured I was saving $20/day compared to what it would cost to run a gas furnace. If you have access to corn I think that would be an easier and cleaner way to heat than coal. With the newer corn burners there is very little maintance and they burn extremely clean.

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upred

08-07-2005 09:07:01




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 Re: furnace in reply to youngster, 08-06-2005 21:18:26  
I had a pellet furnace in my house in the UP of michigan and used it as my primary heat source. It worked great for heating my 1400 sqft house.



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buickanddeere

08-07-2005 06:56:06




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 Re: furnace in reply to youngster, 08-06-2005 21:18:26  
Harmon makes a thermostat controled, self lighting stoker that burns wood pellets or grain. Direct vented so no chimmney is required.



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Midwest redneck

08-07-2005 05:16:33




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 Re: furnace in reply to youngster, 08-06-2005 21:18:26  
The wood pellet stoves are good, heat a whole house with it I guess I dont have one. It cost about 1/2 to a 1/3 of gas or propane. I am told that you burn 40lbs. of pellets in a day (depending on how big yer house is)



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