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> 10 cords in a single winter what's the interior temperature at that rate? Surely you can do with less if you can live with a lower temperature...
by prodmerc 10y ago
> 10 cords in a single winter
what's the interior temperature at that rate? Surely you can do with less if you can live with a lower temperature...
- grecy 10y agoIt depends if you have a new wood stove with a catalytic combustor and good thermostate or not. Usually we keep it around 18C (pretty low). When it's past -40C outside, I jam six of the biggest logs that will fit through the door of the woodstove in every ~6 hours. I even set my alarm for the middle of the night, otherwise it will be too cold in the morning.
- prodmerc 10y agoMy grandparents' old house (~100 years old) has two rooms - an entrance/storage with a stove for cooking and a living room. The living room has the heater - a very interesting contraption, it's basically a stove that heats up the whole wall and a small bed, no smoke/heat is wasted. Well in -20 degrees winters, water freezes near the windows (single glass) and entrance door. Inside it's about 15 degrees tops, but since you can sit on the heated bed, it's pretty livable (tho not by modern standards I guess). My grandmother still prefers it over the bigger new house. My main point is that in a catastrophic scenario, you can definitely do with a lower interior temp, even 10 degrees...