Reply #7: Thoughts on wood heat [View All]

[rambler_american]

I've used wood to heat our home in NH for half a lifetime. Like you I thoroughly enjoy the radiant heat given off by the stove. For many years I cut,split, carried and stacked my own firewood. I buy it now, but still carry and stack it. It is immensely satisfying to see a couple of well stacked cords of wood on the porch, proof against the impending winter. And the satisfaction goes beyond the fact that I'm not tied to the fuel barons, though clearly that is part of it. It just feels good to know that I have taken some degree of responsibility for our comfort. Rarely does a winter pass that we have not had a power failure of at least several hours if not a day or more. Being able to stay warm in those conditions is priceless. Now if I could just find a way to flush the toilet when the pump isn't working (other than melting snow to fill the tank)....