Re: O/T Fireplaces wood vs gas

Posted by NC Wayne on October 14, 2006 at 21:12:37 from (205.188.117.14):

In Reply to: O/T Fireplaces wood vs gas posted by oldcraneguy on October 14, 2006 at 08:04:39:

I've got to agree with the others, pine isn't a good burning wood. As for the heating ability of a wood stove/ fireplace insert, I've got an Appalachian stove/insert with the catalytic elements and a three speed blower. The house is a 2 story, with 1800 sq foot (1100 down/gas heat, 700 up/heat pump) and I've heated with wood for the past 4 years with no problems. It typically keeps the house between 72 and 75 degrees except on the coldest days when it might drop to 70. The stairs to the second floor and the return vent for my gas pack unit are both in the same room as the fireplace so between the heat naturally rising and turning the fan on blower only on occasion the whole house stays pretty warm. As an example of how much it saves me, the winter before I got the insert my gas bill was nearly $400 over the course of the winter. The first winter I used it they topped the tank off in March and the bill came to $70. Since I also have a gas oven/stove and a gas cloths dryer I couldn't complain about a $70 gas bill for nearly 5 months. As far as the trouble to useit's easy. With the stove having the catalytic elements you can completely close the dampner once you get a good fire going so you extract nearly all the heat from the wood. When I'm using good, seasoned wood and get everything set right I can heat from the time I get home at 6 til the next morning at 6 using 5 to 7 pieces of wood. The main thing is to get everything set and leave it alone. Unlike an open fireplace you don't need a large fire. If you can get a small hot fire going you'll use alot less wood and get just as much if not more heat than you will from a much larger fire. Good luck.

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