Thinking of putting in a wood stove.

[Cosmic_Charlie]

Just got a bad feeling about energy prices going forward. Also got a feeling that there won't be any wood stove stuff to buy come Autumn. I'll need about 25' of double insulated 6" stainless pipe, at tee and a wall fitting along with the stove and some plain black pipe for inside and other things. Probably concentrate on getting the wall outlet and support installed first. Probably will ***** my homeowner's insurance. If you have a propane tank or heating oil tank I would top them off now if you have the money.

[Thumbcocker]

It won't spoil and it doesn't eat anything.

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[Alasgun]

I did that back at y2k, the last time the world was gonna end! Cept; i built my own. Over the years i’ve made several of them and this one’s the nicest. As a Machinist it’s easy work, IF YOU HAVE THE TOOL’s!
We changed insurance companies once and the lady came to do a walk thru and fixated on the stove. Told me they couldn’t sell me insurance because there was no name plate on the stove. Said they needed the name of the manufacturer; so they’d have someone to sue if my house burned down!! After i showed her the thinest steel on the stove is the top and it’s 3/8 thick, and showed her the brick lining and showed her the fully machined door and draft dampers; capable of SHUTTING OFF THE FIRE due to being completely air tight then i gave her a piece of my mind and escorted her to the door.!

Completely flat top which is ground and polished and is a wonderful surface for cooking pancakes. 14 gallon stainless water tank on the back side; keeps heat away from the wall etc. door latch with rotating tumblers like a safe etc.
All the shiny stuff is some flavor of exotic stainless retrieved from large oil field pump components and machined into the vayious pieces you see, cept for the Moose which were plasma cut out of stainless sheet.
I’ve only burned it a handful of times since then but im ready and able when “God forbid” thing’s get so bad i need it as a primary source.

Sorry for the sideways pictures. Why they are one turn off is beyond me. Many work fine and a lot are like this even with the phone in the same orientation!

[dverna]

CC

About 2/3 of my heat comes from an insert. It has saved me quite a bit of money and I expect the return will be even greater in the future.

I believe you are wise for thinking ahead.

[rbuck351]

I have two. A heating stove in the basement and a cook stove in the kitchen. There is no doubt that electricity will be getting more expensive especially when he commies in power shut down all other means of power and there isn't enough power to run the country.

[alfadan]

The hardest part for me was cutting a big honking hole in my roof; a bit disconcerting. What is the outlet for? If for the fan that comes on new ones, mine is so noisy its practically unusable. My insurance is AmFam and they had no problem with my woodstove as long as I supplied pictures proving it wasn't a barrel stove or homemade.

[Battis]

I've been heating with wood since 1984. Last year there were three months in which I did not use the stove at all. I spoke with my "wood guy" the other day and he has to go up in price due to gas costs, which is fine with me. Two years ago oil was cheaper than wood but not now. Great source of heat, dependable, doesn't need electricity. Lots of work which equals free exercise.

[Cosmic_Charlie]

I can get wood for "free" if that is what you call cutting and splitting your own. We used to sell red elm fire wood delivered and stacked for $200 a full cord. Red elm seasons on the stump after it dies. Big 3 foot diameter trees just waiting to be turned into firewood. Harvested it on farmland too steep to till. There are blow downs and tangles a plenty in these parts, oak and maple with some aspen and birch. I have access to enough deadfall for next winter but i won't go after it until it freezes good and kills the deer ticks. I just plan to supplement my natural gas boiler with wood heat to keep costs down and also have an emergency source of heat for power outage.

[.429&H110]

I remember back when the price of fuel oil surpassed a dollar. A dollar a gallon, outrageous! We have a woodlot, a wood furnace, my dad burned wood at his house, and the neighbors would pay $100 a cord (split and stacked) so for my summer vacations I was a logger, cutting my big beech trees. My cost of a stick of beech 24"x10" was 10 cents, I never did make a dollar an hour. Chainsaw, splitter, small tractor, pickup truck and trailer, everything burned gasoline every day. I recommend a stainless liner for anybody's chimney, easily replaced, thin stainless warms up faster to make a draft sooner and helps contain the chimney fire.

Right now oil is still cheap.
When there isn't any more oil, or electricity, you're gonna need wood.
Everything has a price, and even with "free trees" wood heat is surprisingly expensive.

My uncle predicted I would get killed felling those beech.
He was almost proved correct, hollow beech is dangerous.

[Cosmic_Charlie]

Well we do have a chimney but the boiler and hot water heater use it now. Could replace the boiler ( ours is over 30 yrs. old) and run a passive water heater off a new direct vent boiler to free the chimeny up.

[Outer Rondacker]

My entire life I have heated with wood. Five years ago I built this new house. I had planned on wood heat but I got such a killer deal due to a new friend I went with propane. I burn 400-500 gallons a year for heating cooking and hot water. I told the wife this years project was to get a wood stove installed in the house. She didnt like the fact of going back to wood as I have to do all the work. I told her we will die up here in the mountains if we ever had to go a prolonged period without power. She has come around and agrees. She still wishes we could afford to let someone else do the work. We cannot.

If you were looking for support in your new adventure then I say DO IT. Even if there is no fuel to run chainsaws or gas you can always find small stuff to burn. One winter before the wife I was laid up after some operations. Things were not good. No money no eletric so on. I was young and could still walk and had one working arm. I spent my days in the woods with a kids sled gathering small wood in buckets. Kept me warm all winter. Well there is a bit to much info as the grandkids would tell me.

[jgstrug]

I live in a climate that allows us to get lazy and just let the propane heat the house. We have a nice old school Frontier wood stove and it is great for cold spells and power outages. I guess I burn it more than that,every evening for 90 days. Some of my friends switched over to pellets and I told them that I thought that was a bad idea. I was right,too much dependence on other things like power,pellet price,quality,delivery,weight.

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[Idaho45guy]

I grew up in a house heated primarily with wood. As the oldest child, it was my job to make sure the wood box was filled. I had to go outside to the wood pile and split wood and then carry it into the house.

We would go through about 5 cords a winter, but that is pine, which burns a bit hotter and faster. Today, that is about $1000 worth of wood if you had it delivered. We never did.

My dad liked to joke that wood heat warms you twice; once when you split and stack it, and then when you burn it.

[Thumbcocker]

My Dad put in a propane furnace the winter after I moved out.

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[unclemikeinct]

Up here in N.E. the best guy to know is the tree cutters & their boss. Free wood chips when you need them. Plus short loads of logs they don't want to haul to the [pay for dumping lot] Fees. The Only real way to save money using wood for heat. the Closer to "Free" the better. uncle mike

[Cosmic_Charlie]

My Dad put in a propane furnace the winter after I moved out.

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That there is funny! I went ahead and orded the stove from Menards, they have that 11% off everything deal going. Got a heating guy coming on Thursday to give me a bid on a direct vent boiler and passive water heater. Was running electric heat in the basement bedroom and bathroom but will switch to zoned hot water heat. Have to get wifey on board though. We did need a new boiler and h2o heater anyway. That way we can line the chimney which is a neat way to do the flu.

[Cosmic_Charlie]

Up here in N.E. the best guy to know is the tree cutters & their boss. Free wood chips when you need them. Plus short loads of logs they don't want to haul to the [pay for dumping lot] Fees. The Only real way to save money using wood for heat. the Closer to "Free" the better. uncle mike

I know some logers who would sell me 8' cords on their wood yards. Could make it into firewood out there in the boonies.These sanctions they put on Russia will hurt us more than them.

[bdicki]

Watch for carpenter ants, I heated with nothing but wood for 20 years at my house in New England, they were a constant problem.

[Markopolo]

I run 2 wood stoves in my home, and a 3rd in my shop… lot of work for 20 plus cords a year, but being in a rainforest, you gotta do it… about now, I am pretty glad we do… we loose power many times every year for extended periods…. But between battery banks, generator and wood stoves, it’s no big deal…

[Scorpion8]

Check your local air quality issues too. Woodstoves here get burn curtailments due to high particulate emissions and air quality concerns during weather inversions, but modern pellet stoves do not. Our air state agency tracks folks with wood stoves in the non-attainment zones and you can get fined for burning during a curtailment episode. Also, what's your wood "source" going to be? Dry, aged wood gives out less particulates than wet, un-seasoned wood.